How to estimate the energy produced by a photovoltaic system
Consistent appraisals of homes and businesses outfitted with photovoltaic installations (PV) are a real challenge for the nation’s real estate industry, but a new...
Third Gen Solar Inventor Wins $1.07 Million Millennium Prize
At École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, Michael Graetzel is a scientist and professor of photonics and interfaces.
To the rest of the world,...
The quantum dots and the shape of a solar concentrator significantly increases its efficiency
Luminiscent solar concentrators are designed to absorb solar radiation over a broad range of colors and re-emit it over a narrower range (for example,...
How to determine the solar efficiency of your roof
It is becoming more and more common to install solar panels on roofs in order to obtain green electricity, but not all roofs are...
Windows as Solar Power Plants Using Organic Photovoltaic Cells
MIT labs will face us with a new discovery and thanks to it the entire surface area of a building’s windows could be used...
Researchers study quantum dots to increase the amount of electricity solar panels produce
Studies done by Mark Lusk and colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. Their latest work...
Juwi solar completes construction of largest solar project in Ohio
Juwi solar Inc. (JSI), a Colorado-based solar power company, announced the completion of the Wyandot Solar project. Located in Wyandot County, Ohio, Wyandot Solar...
Solar Energy Storage System at Paris Auto Show
AllCell Technologies has designed and developed for Matra Manufacturing Services the Matra Solar Flow-R energy storage system (ESS). The system stores solar energy...
Solar powered aircraft to break the boundaries
A Solar Ship Company from Toronto has designed a solar powered aircraft able to travel 1,000 kilometers carrying up to1,000 kilograms of cargo.
Most impressive...
Solar energy captured by a sun catcher sculpture in Florida
An innovative way to illuminate a street using solar energy with a solar catcher sculpture is working yet in Florida.
The artist Dee Dee Morison...