New Fullerene-Based Transparent Honeycomb Polymers Could Act As Power Generating Windows
Nowadays, many researchers search methods of making transparent solar cells that can act both as windows and as solar harvesters. Some of them can even be manufactured relatively cheaply using a technology that can spread them onto large areas.
UK Large-Scale Solar Power Plant to Power 1,000 Dorset Homes
The British company Eco Sustainable Solutions has recently put forward its plans to develop a large-scale solar power plant in Dorset, UK. Eco Sustainable Solutions, in partnership with Dorset County Council and Natural England are to install about 30,000 photovoltaic solar panels on a field that is currently used for turf cultivation.
German Solar Power Production Costs Could Beat Fossil Fuels by 2020
Germany's solar power subsidies still fascinate and amaze me. The same goes with the well-known German exactness, which has calculated that the price solar power in their country is estimated to outweigh the price of coal and fossil-derived energy.
Luminescent Solar Laser Concentrates Sunlight For The Most Efficient Photovoltaic System
Collecting solar power in cloudy days is really a problem for the solar industry, since it can make this source of energy unreliable and pretty intermittent. An MIT researcher, Carmen Rotschild, presented a solution that would be perfectly suited for this.
Scientists Create Photovoltaic-Piezoelectric Fiber To Power Gadgets With Light & Motion
A group of researchers at the University of Bolton have created a new piezoelectric-photovoltaic fiber that has the possibility to be implemented into different gadgets to power them using light and motion.
Revolutionary Method Of Creating Conductive Transparent Thin Films Discovered by Mistake
A novel method for developing conductive and transparent thin films, that could be used in applications ranging from solar cells to ultracapacitors, has been discovered by a team of UCLA researchers, by mistake.
New Report Claims 4.2% of U.S. Electricity Coming From Solar by 2020
According to a new report made by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, solar energy can provide 4.2% of U.S. power needs by 2020. This will become reality only if the U.S continues to make investments in the energy sector and decrease solar costs.
THEKPV: A Real Solar-Powered Bike With Regenerative Braking Built by DIYer
THEKPV is more than a solar-powered bicycle. Designed and manufactured by Terry Hope, who has actually wrote to us about his bike, THEKPV (The Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle) is powered by a 50-watt solar cell array, has a battery and a capacitor for boosting its acceleration capabilities.
Germany's Solar Power Will Soon Overload The Grid
Germany could soon be confronted with a problem: they will have too much solar power, unadapted to their lifestyle. The electric grid, designed for times that had far less consumers and producers than they are now, will ultimately come to an overload, says Stephan Köhler, head of DENA, Germany's energy agency, to the Berliner Zeitung on Oct. 17.
New Peel'n Stick Solar Panels Launched By Lumeta, No Prices Set Though
Lumeta, a California-based subsidiary of DRI Companies, has recently launched the "peel n'stick" solar panel that uses monocrystalline solar cells. The cell also contain a DuPont Tefzel front sheet and fiberglass-reinforced plastic for increased flexibility.
