How Thermophotovoltaic Solar Cells Could be 80% Efficient
Theoretically, single-junction photovoltaic solar cells can only achieve 34% efficiency, a theoretical maximum, since that's pretty much all the spectrum they can absorb and...
Students From Dutch Delft University Win The World Solar Challenge
The World Solar Challenge, held in Australia, ended on Thursday with an impressive win by the Dutch team from Delft University of Technology. The...
Rust Boosts Artificial Photosynthesis, Scientists Find
In an article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, chemists at Boston College detailed their breakthroughs in developing a way to harness artificial photosynthesis...
Solana Power is United States’ First Molten Salt Solar Power Plant
Solana Power, southwest of Phoenix, Arizona is ready to come online as the first solar plant in the U.S. to use molten salt...
Mosaic Offers Renewable Energy Investment for the Average American
Renewable energy, to be sure, is an expensive prospect, requiring investment capital to install the advanced technology to convert the energy around us into...
First Ever Solar Powered Sidewalk Brings Light to George Washington University’s Technology Campus
A new solar-powered sidewalk is generating electricity as we speak at the George Washington University's Virginia Science and Technology Campus. The great feature, part...
Quantum Dots or Nanowires Hold the Future of Solar Panels, Study Finds
Recent improvement in solar panel technology and solar cell efficiency have made solar power one of the most promising renewable energy sources of the...
Most-Efficient Electric Vehicles – Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
This weekend, the world's most-efficient electric vehicles will compete in a 3,000km race across the Australian Outback in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
It might...
DoE’s Solar Decathlon Competition Gathers Green Housing Designers From Across The Globe
In the coming two weeks, the Department of Energy is hosting the Solar Decathlon competition in Orange County Great Park, California. Teams from all...
Small Community Solar Projects Solve Energy Issues in Western Australia
It is quite remarkable that some communities in remote regions of Western Australia have to pay thousands of dollars per year on their energy...
