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Improved Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Get More Efficient and Durable

Mike Sandru — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:52:04 +0000

Researchers at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in collaboration with those from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have announced a new discovery regarding the production of solar power. They have developed a new type of an electrolyte system for solar cells that makes them much more efficient for long periods. Their study has […]

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Newer and More Efficient Solar Cells Simulated by Coppin State University Scientists

Mike Sandru — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:57:23 +0000

Researchers at Coppin State University have announced their latest breakthrough that consists in simulating the most efficient solar cell in the world. The new type of cell is four percent more efficient than those made by Boeing Company's CA-based Spectrolab, known for simulating solar cells in recent years.

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New Organic Solar PV Technology To Make Solar Cell Installation Easier and Cheaper

Mike Sandru — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:17:24 +0000

The UK environmental group Carbon Trust and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory have jointly formed a new company called Eight19 concentrating on the development of new organic photovoltaic (PV) technology that could make the installation of solar cells cheaper and easier.

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Hot Electrons Could Increase the Solar Cell's Power Output

Mike Sandru — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:36:25 +0000

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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New Cheap Plastic Stick-On Solar Cells Could Power Future Electric Cars

Mike Sandru — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:40:51 +0000

Scientists at the University of Queensland have designed stick-on solar cells made from low-cost plastics, being cheaper than the silicon panels fixed to rooftops.

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