Scientists Look to Space for Renewable Energy Source
Research is underway on new equipment that will allow solar power to be gathered in space and transferred back to Earth through microwaves or lasers,…
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3D Solar Towers, The future of Photovoltaics?
As efforts continue to improve green technology and the performance of solar photovoltaic cells, a team of MIT scientists have developed a new space saving…
Teaming Up to Slash Solar Cell Cost
Solar start-up company Ampuse has teamed up with NREL and ORNL to reduce the cost of solar cells through the use of a new manufacturing…
Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency Improved With Infrared-Absorbing Polymer
Improvements in polymer solar cell technology continue as a new report documents the highest independently measured efficiency for a polymer solar cell, 10.6+/-0.3% with respect…
Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Could Lead to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Energy
Researchers at the University of Southampton and REAPsystems have found that using lithium iron phosphate batteries as the storage device for photovoltaic systems has the…
Researchers Develop IE2 for Analyzing Solar Cell Materials
A team of researchers believes they have developed a more efficient way to make a silicon solar cell. Using the free online tool “Impurities to…
Juno Spacecraft Completes First Trajectory Correction Maneuver
The solar-powered Juno spacecraft that was launched in 2011 to improve our understanding of Jupiter’s formation and evolution just completed the mission’s first trajectory correction…
Researchers Study the Use of Photosystem-I as Photovoltaic Panels
MIT researcher Andreas Mershin believes that low-cost photovoltaic panels may one day be made from plant material. His work is an extension of the research…
Scientists Develop “PV Value” to Accurately Appraise PV Systems
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power Electric teamed together to develop a tool to appraise homes and commercial buildings with photovoltaic (PV) installations….
Nature’s Sunflower May Help Increase Solar Efficiency in CSP Plants
Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, such as PS 10 and PS20 located in Spain, help supply clean electricity to thousands of homes; but researchers at…
Germany’s Solar Power Output Rose By 60% in 2011
Here’s a bit of good news for renewable energy from Germany. The German Solar Industry Association (BSW) says that the nation’s solar power producers have…