EU to Tax Chinese Solar Panel Imports Starting June
The European Commission (EC) announced last week that they will impose import duties and hefty penalties on half of the solar panels from China...
Mogadishu a Safer Place Thanks to Solar Powered Street Lights
Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is now a safer place to live thanks to solar-powered streetlights installed by the British and Norwegian government. The lights, spreading...
Light Control Sheets “Self-Adjust” Solar Load, Can Make Home More Efficient
One way to reduce the amount of energy in a building is to regulate solar load. The sun adds heat, which helps warm a...
Plasmons Make Liquid Solar Cells More Efficient And Affordable
A new generation liquid solar cells are being developed at SUFY Buffalo. Although the new technology is expected to have lower efficiency than conventional...
Researchers Harness Photosynthesis to Produce Energy
For years, scientists have been trying to harness the energy of photosynthesis since plants themselves are the perfect solar technology. Plants use photosynthesis to...
![RedWave Energy's Nanotech Currently Works in the Infrared [to the right], Could Be Modified to Produce Solar Cells that work in the Visible Spectrum [in the center]](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dr_J_talking_about_the_visible_light_spectrum.jpg?resize=180%2C130&ssl=1 "Nanotech Solar Cells being Developed by RedWave Energy")
Nanotech Solar Cells being Developed by RedWave Energy
Energy is all around us, but harvesting it remains an issue if we are going to really clean up our act. Nanotech solar cells...
New Technique Identifies Manufacturing Residue, Improves Solar Cell Efficiency
Scientists from Argonne National Laboratory discovered that the efficiency of solar cells is reduced by traces of residue from the manufacturing process of organic photovoltaics.
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Single Atomic Layer Photovoltaic Device May Lead to Flexible Solar Cells
An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, National University of Singapore, and the University of Boston have developed an atom-thin photovoltaic...
European Commission to Impose Import Duties On Chinese Solar Panels
Import duties on solar panels from China are about to be proposed officially by the EU's chief trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, next week...
Graphene and Monolayers For More Efficient Solar Cells
With all the talk about nanomaterials making up more efficient solar cells, most of the focus has been on graphene and its unique properties....
