New Mexico Thin Film Solar Energy More Affordable than Coal Power
The biggest thin film solar panel producer in the world, First Solar Inc. is planning to distribute electricity in New Mexico at a rate...
Solar Thermal Energy to be 50% Less Expensive by 2020
According to the director at the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), by 2020, solar energy...
Leaders In The Global PV Market: Germany, China and North America
Research done by NPD Solarbuzz analysis placed Germany, China and North America in the top 10 photovoltaic (PV) global market chart of 2012.
The incredible...
New Dye for Organic Solar Cell Hits Record 11.9% Efficiency
Solar cells may be the cleanest energy source available, but they have one thing working against them, which is efficiency. Sure, there are some...
Holographic Solar Panels – Cheaper and More Efficient
Apollo Shipping GmbH & Co. KG, from Dresden, and Solar Bankers LLC, which is based in Arizona, have banded together to develop a silicon-based...
Novel Crystalline Silicon Process May Lead to Cheaper Solar Energy
A recent study published in the Journal of American Chemical Society entitled “Direct Electrodeposition of Crystalline Silicon at Low Temperatures” details how researchers at...
Exotic Form of Silicon Improves Solar Cell Efficiency
Researchers have discovered that an exotic form of silicon may improve solar cell efficiency. This predicted improvement using a structure of silicon called silicon BC8...
New Efficient Solar Cell Design Inspired by Evolution
Researchers at Northwestern University published a paper entitled “Highly Efficient Light-Trapping Structure Design Inspired by Natural Evolution,” in the journal Nature earlier this month,...
Report Indicates Photovoltaics Better than Biofuels in Converting Solar to Mileage
A recent report indicates that in terms of conversion of solar energy to how much distance one can cover on wheels, photovoltaics come out...
Solar-Powered “Solarship” Could Deliver Supplies to African Villages
Exactly 30 years ago, the idea for a solarship, which can be used to deliver critical supply to remote areas, emerged. It was supposed...
