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New solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energyColumbia MO (SPX) May 17, 2011 Efficiency is a problem with today's solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of available light. Now, a University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years. Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the MU Chemical Engineering Department, says energy generated using traditional photovoltaic (PV) methods of solar collection is inefficien ... read more |
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  Exposing ZnO nanorods to visible light removes microbes The practical use of visible light and zinc oxide nanorods for destroying bacterial water contamination has been successfully demonstrated by researchers at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). ... more | .. |
 New Barometer published: photovoltaic barometer For the first time, Europe's photovoltaic sector installed more new capacity than any other renewable electricity source over the year. EurObserv'ER estimates that 13023.2 MWp of photovoltaic module ... more | .. |
 Solar thermal hydrogen fuel production cost targets in sight A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel University of Colorado Boulder method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight comp ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Photosynthesis or photovoltaics: Weighing the impact Which is more efficient at harvesting the sun's energy, plants or solar cells? This salient question and an answer are the subject of an article published in the May issue of the journal Science. ... more | .. |
 In Less than 100 Days Discount Barry Trashes Reputation and Commercial Law The NSW Premier has decided that commercial contracts in NSW are not worth the paper they are written on and has moved to retrospectively legislate to change existing Solar/Wind gross feed in tariff ... more | .. |
 Solar cells more efficient than photosynthesis - for now In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun's energy, solar cells beat plants, according to a new paper in Science. But scientists think they can even up the playing field, says researcher David ... more | .. |
 House GOP looking at alternative energy After spending weeks focused on oil and nature gas, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are turning some of their attention to alternative energy projects. ... more |
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 New technique improves artificial photosynthesis This discovery will make it possible to improve photoelectrochemical cells. In the same way that plants use photosynthesis to transform sunlight into energy, these cells use sunlight to drive chemic ... more | .. |
 Pairing Quantum Dots with Fullerenes for Nanoscale Photovoltaics In a step toward engineering ever-smaller electronic devices, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have assembled nanoscale pairings of particles that s ... more | .. |
 Clear Skies Sign 162KW Contract Clear Skies Solar has announced it has signed a contract with a New Jersey car dealership and the approved funding will be using our Power Purchase Agreement program, or PPA. The PPA allows a ... more | .. |
 SunPower to Build Solar Power Systems for Rancho California Water District Rancho California Water District (RCWD) and SunPower have announced that SunPower will design and construct solar power systems totaling 1.7 megawatts at two RCWD facilities. The systems are expecte ... more |
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 American Vision Brings New 'Light' to Solar Energy Environmentally-aware homeowners looking to live a bit 'greener' - while significantly saving some 'green' ($) on monthly utility bills - can turn to the experts in solar panel installation, America ... more | .. |
 Clean Energy Pathways Develops Unique Roof Mount for Solar Energy Retrofit Clean Energy Pathways has completed a large solar retrofit and energy efficiency project at the IMAX Fitness Center in Columbus, Georgia, utilizing a unique mounting process. The retrofit consisted ... more | .. |
 Wilmington Friends School to use new campus solar power system Wilmington Friends School has announced that it will install more than 700 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the rooftops of two campus buildings this summer, resulting in one of the largest of sola ... more | .. |
 New Solar Charging Stations from Duo-Gard Rising interest in electric vehicles and solar power has sparked a Michigan manufacturer's development of solar-powered charging stations for cars, bikes, scooters, carts and motorcycles. Duo-Gard I ... more |
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 Solar Trust of America Expands into Photovoltaic Market Solar Trust of America has announced it signed a letter of intent with SolarHybrid AG to form a joint venture upon finalization of negotiations to be called SolarHybrid of America, LLC. The new comp ... more | .. |
 Carmanah Awarded Contract to Outfit Ontario Elementary Schools Carmanah Technologies has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.8 million (CAD) to provide solar grid-tied PV systems for two elementary schools in Southern Ontario. Architects and plan ... more | .. |
 ManTech Awarded Contract to Support Development of Solar Energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected ManTech International for a prime contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical support assistance (SETA) services for the department's S ... more | .. |
 Centrosolar Debuts Ontario Made S-Series Centrosolar Canada has announced the release of the S-Series photovoltaic modules, now available to local solar dealers and installers. Engineered in Germany and manufactured in Ontario, Centrosolar ... more |
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 Companies Form Strategic Alliance to Capitalize on Growing Indian Solar Market United Solar, the leading global manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar laminates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) has announced an order for 500 kilowatts ( ... more | .. |
  Pentagonal tiles pave the way towards organic electronics New research paves way for the nanoscale self-assembly of organic building blocks, a promising new route towards the next generation of ultra-small electronic devices. Ring-like molecules with unusu ... more | .. |
 'Swiss cheese' design enables thin film silicon solar cells with potential for higher efficiencies A bold new design for thin film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon - and may boost their efficiency - is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in ... more | .. |
 Renewables key for climate, world energy supply: IPCC Renewable energy could meet nearly 80 percent of the world's energy needs by mid-century and play a crucial role in fighting global warming, the UN's climate scientists said Monday in a major report. ... more |
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Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile shield for US
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 Measurement of hot electrons could have solar energy payoff Basic scientific curiosity paid off in unexpected ways when Rice University researchers investigating the fundamental physics of nanomaterials discovered a new technology that could dramatically imp ... more | .. |
 New Surge Protectors for PV Systems Automation Systems Interconnect Inc is pleased to announce the release of their new line of overvoltage and lightning protection modules. For both the AC and DC side of a solar PV network, ASI ... more | .. |
 MAG Providing Solar Automation Systems for XsunX MAG IAS has been selected to provide back-end processing systems, installation services and 24/7 global service and support for the patented CIGSolar cell manufacturing lines being developed by Xsun ... more | .. |
 Renewables major part of 2050 world energy mix: UN Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050, according to a draft United Nations report obtained by AFP. ... more |
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 Natcore Technology Successfully Uses LPD Process on Textured Solar Cells Scientists of Natcore Technology have shown that Natcore's liquid phase deposition (LPD) process can be used to apply an antireflective (AR) coating to textured solar cells as well as standard plana ... more | .. |
American Vision Brings New 'Light' to Solar Energy Environmentally-aware homeowners looking to live a bit 'greener' - while significantly saving some 'green' ($) on monthly utility bills - can turn to the experts in solar panel installation, America ... more | .. |
 Southwest Solar Announces New Collaboration at Research Park Southwest Solar Technologies has announced an agreement with Burns and McDonnell Engineering to research and test new solar technology at the Southwest Solar Research Park in Phoenix, Arizona. South ... more | .. |
 Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation Installs Solar Panels The Hertz Corporation's solar energy program continues to expand with the installation of solar electric systems at various Hertz locations. The most recent installation was completed at a Her ... more |
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