New Organic Solar Cell Efficiency Record Obtained by Heliatek
A new efficiency record for organic photovoltaic cells has been reached by Heliatek, for the third time in a row. The German company created...
California's Rooftop Solar Power Reaches 1 Gigawatt
A new report made by Environment California, a statewide advocacy group, reveals that the state has hit a major renewable energy milestone: it is...
Facebook's New Headquarters to Be Powered by Solar Energy
Facebook, the world's largest social networking website has recently decided to turn to renewable energy. The company plans to install a nicely-sized solar power...
Grätzel's New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Cheaper and More Efficient
As our loyal readers already know, Michael Grätzel invented dye-sensitized solar cells 20 years ago, but, despite their low price, these organic cells have...
Interesting Floating Marine Solar-Wave Power System Designed By Phil Pauley
British designer Phil Pauley has come up with a unique, innovative design of a scalable hybrid marine solar PV cell (MSC). According to him,...
Silver/Silicon Oxide Nanoscale Shape Absorbing More Sunlight
Researchers from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a material that could one time revolutionize the solar cell industry,...
New "Invisible Glass" Could Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency
An invisible glass like the one developed by Nippon Electric Glass Co could really make a difference in how much of Sun's rays are...
Powerhouse Solar Shingles by Dow Solar Launched for Colorado Homes
If you haven't installed a solar panel on your rooftop so far, then some of your reasons may have been that a solar panel...
Apple to Build New Solar Powered Data Center in Maiden, NC
A new data center belonging to Apple will be built in Maiden, NC, says GigaOM's Katie Fehrenbacher, quoting a local newspaper. Nothing fancy so...
Cold Mountain Tops: The Best Locations for Harvesting Solar Power
If you were to install a solar power plant, where would you? I bet your answer stands in between California and Sahara, and you...
