Hybrid Solar Module Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:59:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Weidlinger's Hybrid Roof Solar Panels Delivering Both Electricity and Heat https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-roof-solar-panels-20100127/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-roof-solar-panels-20100127/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:59:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6380 Usually, heat and light cannot be separated, because heat is a also a form of energy that we can't ignore. Weidlinger Associates, a NY-based company, received a $150,000 grant this week to develop better, more durable hybrid solar roof panels.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-roof-solar-panels-20100127/feed/ 1 6380 Holographic Planar Concentrator Brings Solar Cell Cost to $1/Watt https://www.greenoptimistic.com/holographic-planar-concentrator-brings-solar-cell-cost-to-1watt-20091230/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/holographic-planar-concentrator-brings-solar-cell-cost-to-1watt-20091230/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:42:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5987 The company Prism Solar Technologies has made an important step in the solar energy field by developing a new technology that can produce more renewable energy in regions like New York (or Germany) where the insolation level is comparatively low. The official said that this invention could brings the cost down to $1 a watt.

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