AQUASUN – Floating Solar Panels Designed for Inland Bodies of Water
Israel-based Solaris Synergy and French EDF Group are planning to develop a new system of floating solar panels, called AQUASUN, that has the possibility of being installed on the surface of existing bodies of water.
Solyndra Equips Greenhouses With Innovative Solar Powered Shades
It's no secret anymore that Solyndra makes cylinders covered with flexible, thin solar cells. But I guess few know that Solyndra's tube solar panels can also be used in agriculture as shades in greenhouses.
Solar Powered Oil Rig in Fremont: Serving The Nation's Dirty Fuel With Renewable Resources
I laughed my a** off this one: a Fremond-based company, GlassPoint Solar, is actually helping the oil industry prosper by selling them solar panels for oil extraction purposes! Now this is the hottest news I've ever read since the dawn of the Green Optimistic.
Japanese Water-Filled Solar Power System Produces Electricity and Heat More Efficiently
The term of "co-generation" is often heard in the crowds of biofuel scientists and generally burnable fuels, because it provides both heat and electricity, through an intermediate mechanism. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) redefines this term, linking it to solar power in all of its meaning.
New Rigid Sails Harvesting Solar and Wind Power to Propel Future Ships
The Japan-based company Eco Marine Power, is planning to develop a solar power system for ocean-going vessels and ships. Currently, the company is designing rigid sail panels fitted with solar modules, dubbed The Aquarius, that are able to collect solar and wind energy on board ships.
Startup Company Makes Cheap Solar Panels With a Third The Silicon Needed Normally
High performance single-crystalline solar cells have historically been expensive, mostly due to the materials used in the manufacturing process. A Santa Clara, CA, startup company, Crystal Solar, has developed an innovative process of manufacturing solar cells that have the same efficiency but cost a lot less.
Stanford Researchers Get Threefold Efficiency Gains by Binding Organic Layer to Solar Cells
While studying quantum dot solar cells, chemical engineering Professor Stacey Bent and associate Professor Michael McGehee of the department of Materials Science and Engineering coated a titanium dioxide semiconductor in their quantum dot solar cell with a very thin single layer of self-assembling organic molecules.
13kW Solar Concentrators for Heating Water at Home Produced by Canadian Firm
Do you remember Eric Jacqmain, who built his "Death Ray," a solar concentrator that was able to melt everything that stood in its path? Well, Solar Beam, a Canadian company now produces solar concentrators, based on the same principle Eric used, but aimed at heating your home and providing hot water... for free.
Efficiency-Boosting Solar Concentrators from HyperSolar a Step Closer to Commercialization
Tuning existing solar cells so they run at their best is the hardest thing to do next to creating new ones, with the most advanced technology to date. HyperSolar, a company specialized in building solar concentrators, has reached that point where they can say they'll be able to develop a commercial product in the following period.
NTU Scientists Use Artificial Leaves Technology to Split Water and Generate Hydrogen
A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have recently set up a new laboratory (the first in Asia) that will be used to convert water into hydrogen fuel. As the scientists said, the development of this technology may reduce the cost of using solar power to the same price as using conventional energy sources.
