Tamura Improves Back-Reflecting Material for LED Lights and Solar Panels
Normally, the parts of the visible spectrum are lost because they pass through. Thanks to this new material, both the infrared and visible light are reflected back better, thus helping solar panels to produce more energy and making LED lights brighter.
Solar Panels Used by U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Cut Fossil Fuel Consumption by 90...
A Marine Company went to the war from Helmand Province in Afghanistan endowed with solar panels and believes its generators' fuel consumption could be reduced by nearly 90 per cent. This can make the rest of the military think that one can battle carbon footprints and rebels at the same time.
NASA's MMS Mission to Have Solar Panels Provided by Emcore
NASA's Goddard space Flight Centre (GSFC) has awarded a contract to Emcore Corporation, a provider of subsystems and semiconductor-based components for the solar power and fiber optic markets. The value of the contract is about $10 million and refers to producing, testing and delivering panels for the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS).
Google Earth-Based Solar Power Map Could Help Homeowners Optimize Solar Panel Placement
Jan Kleissl, Environmental Engineering professor at the San Diego University of California, has been working with his Ph.D. student Matt Lave and other students at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering at the improvement of the solar map for the state of California, turning Google Earth into an accessible partner.
Free Solar Panels Installed on Staples Rooftops – With an Interesting Catch
A new, inspired method of both promoting and providing solar power at minimum cost comes from SunEdison, subsidiary of MEMC. This new company policy enables the customer to have sun panels installed at zero cost, as long as they agree to pay for the power produced and used.
Masdar's Green Plans for This Year: New Solar Power Plant and Wind Turbine Project
The director of Masdar Power, Frank Wouters, considers that the wind speeds in the UAE are moderate, but at the same time sufficient for these turbines. He also confesses that the company are evaluating the requests from the international companies which are interested in helping Masdar building the plant.
Photocatalysis-Based Water Purifier Uses Sunlight to Break Down Impurities
Cleaning water effectively so it becomes potable is an important issue in poor countries nowadays. Using solar power, a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by Xuming Zhang, built a water purifier that improves the technology with a novel approach.
Self-Repairing Organic Solar Cells Use DNA Strands to Work
A grand breakthrough in solar cell technology is attempted at the Birck Nanotechnology and Bindley Bioscience centers at Purdue's Discovery Park. It involves the creating of a brand new carbon nanotube enhanced and DNA manipulated solar cell, capable of self-repair.
Sunswift IVy, World's Fastest Solar Powered Car Entering Guiness Book
Achieving a high speed of a little over 88 km/h (54 miles/h), the UNSW's Sunswift IVy, powered only by silicon solar cells significantly topped the previous 1987 record of 79 km/h and was quick to make it into the Guinness World Book of Records.
PowerMod – New Portable Solar Shelter Could Be the Solution for Disaster Relief
One of the latest disasters in Australia, that demands huge relief efforts and centers on the need for portable energy is flood. The collaboration between FTL Solar and Ascent Solar leads to a solution that consists of flexible panels offering clean solar energy and also forms a shelter.
