Extremophile Bacteria Transform CO2 and Light Into Fuel Better Than Photosynthesis
Someone has to fund experiments in this world, to accelerate the rhythm of their success, and that is currently ARPA-E. The "electrofuels" program is...
U.S. Troops Powered by Solar Cells in Innovative GREENS Project
The 300-watt photovoltaic/battery system provides continuous power to Marines in the field. The widely dispersed units need constant power for their computing devices, targeting systems and communications. GREENS will even cut fuel use, cost and risk of ambush on the supplying convoys.
New Nanomaterial Could Serve for Dust-Proof Solar Cells and Supercapacitors
The new material is made up of molecules of peptides that "grow" to resemble small forests of grass. And as if the coincidence wouldn't had been enough, supercapacitors could also benefit from this nano-coating.
Harvesting Solar Power in Spain With Very Efficient 30 Year Old Technologies
Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables have teamed up to build two 50MW concentrating solar power plants in Spain. With a total investment...
Micro-Turbine Designed to Be Powered by Solar Thermal Energy
Israel-based HelioFocus Ltd and the Californian Capstone Turbine Corporation have announced an agreement to build a micro-turbine that will produce electricity from concentrated solar energy.
Solexant's Single Layer Thin Film Solar Cell Proves Both Efficient and Cheap
A San Jose, California based company called Solexant has started the development of a thin film solar cell which is cheap and very efficient. Solexant is very confident that their serial production thin film solar cell will have and efficiency increase of 10% compared to silicon based cells.
Sanyo Develops Flexible Solar Cell That's Thinner Than Human Hair
After announcing the company's plan to become Japan's largest solar manufacturer and one of the top players in the domestic solar industry, Sanyo claimed that it has developed a new type of flexible solar cell that is thinner than a human hair.
Coral-Shaped Nanomaterials Making Great Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Coral shaped nanomaterials could help scientists make more efficient solar cells. A team of chinese researchers, led by Jinhuai Liu at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, changed the structure of tin oxide to serve various purposes in solar cells, batteries, gas sensors and other devices.
Daniel Nocera's Sun Catalytix Receives $7.1 Million for Developing Photosynthesis System
Daniel G. Nocera of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the inventor of the most important solar energy system of the century. His 2007 designed system is able to create cheap solar energy based on the photosynthesis process.
Amazing Experiment Creates 3D Self-Folding Solar Cell Around Water Droplet
University of Illinois researchers discovered a method to manufacture three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon solar cells from thin films. They used photolithography and a process driven by capillary interaction that made the micron-thick film to bend around itself.
