World's Most Efficient Solar Cell Converts 43% Incident Sunlight into Electricity
Researchers at the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia, have created the world's most efficient solar cell. Professor Martin Green and his team of U.S. researchers have succeeded in developing solar cells that convert 43 percent of sunlight into electricity.
Two-New Massive Solar Plants to Be Built in The Californian Desert
Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced that it is partnering in two large-scale solar installations in Southern California.
eSolar SunTower CSP Plant Capable of Generating 5MW of Solar Energy
eSolar, a leading provider of modular, scalable solar thermal power technology has unveiled its 5-megawatt (MW) SunTower power plant, being the first CSP solar tower of its kind in the US.
Synthetic Leaves Performing Artificial Photosynthesis
A team of scientists at MIT and Michigan along with researchers at the University of California have discovered that artificial photosynthesis could produce electric energy.
Moth Eyes: Research Advances On Efficient Solar Cells Inspired by Them
Last year, we reported in an article how scientists discovered that the moth's eyes could increase the efficiency of solar cells. Thanks to the super-transparent coatings, windows in homes and cars, computer screens and other consumer products could be improved. Now, new figures show the advances in this nature-mimicking technology.
Italy Plans to Install the World's Largest Rooftop Photovoltaic Plant
An Italian company plans to install the world's biggest rooftop solar photovoltaic plant with a Padua warehouse and truck-loading complex to generate its electric energy from the sun, according to a Berlin manufacturer.
Potable Water Tank Mixer Eliminates Stagnation Utilizing Solar Power
The company SolarBee has created a potable-water tank mixer, designed to eliminate thermal stratification and stagnation in potable water.
GreenRay Solar's Microinverters Make Solar Cells Easier to Handle
To solve the problem of expensive equipment associated with electricity conversion from DC to AC, a start-up company, GreenRay Solar studies the development of a solar panel able to generate AC current directly.
Solar Stirling Engine System Working in Colder and Darker Areas
Stirling engines become more and more used and promoted among alternative energy circles. The interesting fact with them is that they can be fueled by any source of heat, and the cleaner the source is, the better the stirling engine does to the environment.
Scientists Developing Artificial Leaves to Produce Energy
Mimicking nature has been man's dream since he tried inventing the airplane, and even earlier. Mimicking a leaf for obtaining energy from the Sun has been even more challenging than learning to fly, though, until now, nobody succeeded imitating the evolution or creation or whatever our nature is made of.
