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Highly-Integrated Organic Photovoltaic Modules Developed by Mitsubishi

Mike Sandru — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:32:12 +0000

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokki Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), have created a new highly-integrated organic photovoltaic module.

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Solar Cells Now Cheaper Than Coal!

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:11:47 +0000

Nanosolar has created a thin film solar battery, much more efficient than anything existing on the market nowadays. Its thin film technology transfers the sun light in a very efficient way. The Nanosolar power plant will begin producing energy in 2008 and will cover 430 megawatts/year. That’s more than all the capacity of the currently […]

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Green energy device patents

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:23:44 +0000

Disintegrating polystyrene Foam polystyrene is a major environmental concern. It is used as a protective packaging for all sorts of products, but it is not biodegradable. Various manufacturers have experimented in making it more environmentally friendly, for example by incorporating cellulose and starch which microbes can break down, or by adding light-sensitive polymers that degrade […]

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Exfoliation used to produce cheaper and lighter solar cells

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:28:49 +0000

An ultra-thin solar cell that could provide a cheaper, lighter alternative to existing devices has been created by researchers in the US. James Zahler from Aonex Technologies, together with colleagues from Harry Atwater’s group at the California Institute of Technology and researchers at EMCORE PhotoVoltaics made the device by replacing the relatively thick semiconductor substrate […]

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NASA using hydrogen fuel cells

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:01:23 +0000

Astronauts have been using them for power aboard spacecraft since the 1960s. Soon, perhaps, they’ll be just as common on Earth–powering cars, trucks, laptop computers and cell phones.They’re called fuel cells. By combining hydrogen fuel with oxygen, fuel cells can produce plenty of electric power while emitting only pure water as exhaust. They’re so clean […]

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