Rooftop Solar Panels Could Earn NSW Inhabitants Up To $10,000 A Year
Installing solar panels on your roof seems ok from one point of view. Getting money for your installed panels and trading the energy you get from them back to the grid is even better.
31% Efficient Stirling Engines Used to Convert 1.5MW of Arizona Solar Power
Stirling engines are known to mankind for about 200 years but they are not so widely used today, except maybe for the pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecrafts. This will soon change as 60 stirling engines will be used in Phoenix, Arizona, to harvest solar power which will be converted into electricity.
Sanyo Double-Sided PV Cells Increase Efficiency With DuRock Reflective Membrane
The Sanyo' HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer) is a double-sided photovoltaic module that can be mounted very easily over carports, canopies, porches and other types of coverings.
Holographic Planar Concentrator Brings Solar Cell Cost to $1/Watt
The company Prism Solar Technologies has made an important step in the solar energy field by developing a new technology that can produce more renewable energy in regions like New York (or Germany) where the insolation level is comparatively low. The official said that this invention could brings the cost down to $1 a watt.
Photovoltaic Retinal Implants Powered by Onboard Solar Cells
Scientists at Stanford University have developed photovoltaic retinal implants for people that suffer from degradation in their photoreceptor cells, causing partial vision.
Asia's Largest High-Concentration PV Plant Capable of Producing 100MW in Taiwan
Yesterday ( 23 December 2009) has been inaugurated in southern Taiwan the largest High-Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) in Asia. According to the officials this HCPV power plant is expected to save up to 700 tons of carbon emission annually.
Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Expected to Produce More Power at Less Cost
â€Ã…“Eventually units could be mass-produced and wrapped around unusual shapes for building-integrated solar, tents and maybe even clothing. This would make it possible for hunters, hikers or military personnel in the field to recharge batteries for phones, cameras and other electronic devices as they walk or rest.†said Greg Nielson, Sandia lead investigator.
Solar Tree – An Artificial Tree to Produce Clean Electricity from Wind and Sun
The leaves of the tree are connected to a vertical-axis wind turbine. Every leaf has a grouping of high-efficiency photovoltaic solar cells that transmit electricity down the tree's core. The solar cells are connected from the upper turbine to the trunk through wireless energy transfer by induction.
Hot Electrons Could Increase the Solar Cell's Power Output
Researchers at Boston College have developed new solar cells that successfully use hot electrons to increase the cells' power output. According to the scientists, the concept could lead to solar cells that break conventional efficiency limits.
80MW Sarnia Solar Project to Power About 12,800 Homes
Last week, First Solar Inc. and Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement to expand the Sarnia Solar Project in Canada from its current generation capacity of 20 megawatts to 80 megawatts (MW), costing about CDN $300 million.
