New Efficiency Record in Solar Cells Obtained With Perfect InGaN Crystal
The world of solar is reaching new heights, as scientists and engineers fight to achieve maximum efficiency at minimal cost by inventing new technologies...
Mirrors Help Small Norway Community See Sunlight – See How
News about improvements in efficiency of solar cells, or devices that save lives and run only on energy from the sun, emerge every day....
Three Startups Target Cost and Efficiency of Solar Systems
The energy market is probably one of the most competitive branches of the economy. New, more efficient and much cheaper technologies emerge every day,...
New Smart Windows Save And Generate Energy While Controlling Incoming Light
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have designed a new generation of smart windows, made of materials that control the amount of incoming radiation...
American Middle-Class Most Likely to Invest In Residential Solar Power
Generating power using solar panels is becoming increasingly popular. With all the incentives and subsidies that governments offer, switching to solar energy somehow seems...
Nanoscale “LEGO” Setup of Aluminum Studs Improves Solar Cell Efficiency
Most often, precious metals like gold and silver are used in solar cell efficiency. Now, an international research team has found that aluminum...
Eco-Friendly Cities of the Future Will Use Transparent Solar Cells
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) recently conducted a study in which researchers fabricated an optimal organic solar cell with both a high level...
Air Force Aims for Solar Power Storage Innovation
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Advanced Power Technology Office (ATO) is considering using a Hawaiian computer center in order to demonstrate an advanced...
Self-Contained Portable System Purifies and Transports Water Using Solar Panels
The availability of clean drinking water in many areas around the world is limited. Engineers and scientists are continuously searching for solutions to this...
New Solar Powered Robotic Birds Hold Promise For Effective Environmental Monitoring
Environmental monitoring has always presented quite a challenge, especially when it comes to obtaining information about the state of remote and difficult to access...
