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October 07, 2016

Motion-directed robots on a micro scale
Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2016
Phototactic behaviour directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness: This enables them to utilize solar energy as efficiently as possible for their metabolism, or, otherwise, protects them from excessive light intensity. A team of researchers headed by Clemens Bechinger from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of Stuttgart, as well as colleagues from the University of Dusseldorf have now found a surprisingly simple way to direct synthetic microswimmer ... read more

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Efficient organic solar cells with very low driving force It was believed that efficient operation of organic solar cells requires a large driving force, which limits the efficiency of organic solar cells. Now, a large group of researchers led by Feng Gao, ... more		Food waste could store solar and wind energy Saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is down or the air is still requires a storage device. Batteries get the most attention as a promising solution although pumped hydroele ... more		Global grand challenge strategy needed to develop clean energy In a comment in this week's science journal Nature, an international group of researchers from nine countries call for a grand challenges strategy to set global priorities for developing renewable e ... more
				New advances in solar cell technology With the high environmental cost of conventional energy sources and the finite supply of fossil fuels, the importance of renewable energy sources has become much more apparent in recent years. Howev ... more		After Paris, India gets support for solar power After depositing its signature to the Paris climate deal, India's low-carbon objectives received financial support to advance solar energy, a lender said. ... more

Researchers report advance in low-cost clean energy generation Researchers at the University of Houston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported a substantial advance in generating electricity through a combination of concentrating solar power an ... more		Farewell Rosetta: ESA Mission to Conclude on Comet's Surface The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission will come to a dramatic end on Friday, Sept. 30, with a controlled touchdown of the spacecraft on a region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko known ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks		Stacked Solar Module achieves unprecedented efficiency at 17.8 Percent Scientists from imec (partner in Solliance and EnergyVille), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Wurttemberg (Centre for Solar Ene ... more
				A cost-efficient compact hybrid system for solar-diesel microgrids Danvest and Pon Power are launching a second-to-none, low-load Compact series for solar-diesel hybrid power plants. This Compact series offers power producers a complete, cost-effective solution tha ... more		Huawei Solar expands European supply center Huawei Solar has announced an expansion of its European Supply Center with a new inverter production facility in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The center will greatly increase the flexibility of the compa ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

Columbia Chemists Find Key to Manufacturing More Efficient Solar Cells In a discovery that could have profound implications for future energy policy, Columbia scientists have demonstrated it is possible to manufacture solar cells that are far more efficient than existi ... more		Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes 200 Megawatt Tranquillity Solar Project Canadian Solar has announced the commercial operation of the 200 MWac/258 MWp Tranquillity solar power project in California. The Tranquillity solar power project was developed by Canadian Solar's w ... more		NASA blocks Chinese citizens from working on space programs Black hole explosion may soon reveal origins of matter in the universe Surviving hostile Venus conditions with new alloy and sensor technologies		OPDE begins construction of a new 5MWp solar farm in the UK OPDE is going to begin the construction of a new 5 MWp solar farm near the little municipality of Low Bentham, North Yorkshire County, north of the country. According to the information given ... more
CleanFund closes 6 transactions for commercial buildings in California CleanFund has announced the closing of six California transactions. Property owners used CleanFund's new SolarPACE program to finance renewable energy improvements to their properties. CleanFund pro ... more		More Mid West locations to get finance for home energy improvements Starting Thursday, the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program will be available to homeowners in Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri. HERO financing enables homeowners to make energ ... more		Tenaska's Second Large-scale Solar Project Begins Commercial Operation The 150-megawatt (MW) Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West, a new solar plant in Southern California capable of powering 55,000 homes, is fully operational. The project supplies power under a 2 ... more		New NOMAD sea buoy utilizes renewables for reliable data monitoring and transmitting from ocean to shore Kyocera's solar panels, tested for long-term deployment in marine and coastal areas, are powering an innovative Ocean Internet of Things (IoT) remote data monitoring platform off the coast of Huntin ... more

	New fabric uses sun and wind to power devices Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have taken the next step, developing a fabric ... more		Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight When it comes to water, some materials have a split personality - and some of these materials could hold the key to new ways of harnessing solar energy. These small assemblies of organic molecules h ... more

Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China 'futile'

China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs

Russian drones in Poland put NATO to the test

Rapid gene analysis method accelerates photosynthesis studies		Solar panels + lead-acid batteries to increase electricity self-sufficiency		US should act to support innovation in increasingly clean electric power technologies		DOE SunShot Initiative supports five ASU solar research projects		MiaSole aims to revolutionize flexible ultra-light solar technology
The Golden State gets greener with Interior decision		ARENA solar funding shines on - for now		ERC to revolutionize efficiency, cost and stability of thin-film solar cells		New perovskite research discoveries may lead to solar cell, LED advances		New tool can calculate renewable energy output anywhere in the world

NREL supercomputing provides insights from higher wind and solar generation in eastern grid

Recurrent Energy announces commercial operation of 100MW Mustang solar power project

A new technique opens up advanced solar cells

Growing PV pipelines across Europe await policy support

Canada talks up low-carbon ties with China

Solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts

An effective and low-cost solution for storing solar energy

U.S. capital comes up short on solar power

Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight

Class AAA LED solar simulator supports testing and development of PV devices

SLAC, Stanford gadget grabs more solar energy to disinfect water faster

New high-temperature device captures a broader solar wavelength spectrum

Material for polymer solar cells may lend itself to large-area processing

Tiny high-performance solar cells turn power generation sideways

New PV200 Combines Solar PV Tests With I-V Curve Analysis

NREL technique leads to improved perovskite solar cells

Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer

Installation of 2nd MW-scale sun2live solar power plant in Antigua has commenced

Rocky Mountain Institute Issues RFP to Bring Solar Power to Rochester

Decision by Australian Energy Regulator protects solar users against unfair costs

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