Boston College Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Thermoelectric Device Harnesses Sun's Heat, Transforms Directly Into Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chen-thermoelectric-solar-mit-20110503/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chen-thermoelectric-solar-mit-20110503/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:25:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18403 A new material that could one day change the efficiency of thermal solar panels has been invented by MIT and Boston College researchers, with collaborators from GMZ Energy. The thermoelectric device is at least eight times more efficient than what's currently available in labs.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chen-thermoelectric-solar-mit-20110503/feed/ 1 18403 Hot Electrons Could Increase the Solar Cell's Power Output https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hot-electrons-could-increase-the-solar-cells-power-output-20091220/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hot-electrons-could-increase-the-solar-cells-power-output-20091220/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:36:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5801 Researchers at Boston College have developed new solar cells that successfully use hot electrons to increase the cells' power output. According to the scientists, the concept could lead to solar cells that break conventional efficiency limits.

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