optical fiber Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:17:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 First Silicon-based Optical Fiber With Solar Cell Properties https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-silicon-based-optical-fiber-with-solar-cell-properties-20121207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-silicon-based-optical-fiber-with-solar-cell-properties-20121207/#respond Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:53:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29552 A scalable silicon-based optical fiber with capabilities of a solar-cell was developed by scientists at Penn State University. This innovation can serve as a stepping stone for creating flexible, twisted or curved solar fabrics. In the next issue of the journal of Advanced Materials, the team led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry, will […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-silicon-based-optical-fiber-with-solar-cell-properties-20121207/feed/ 0 29552 Wake Forest's Plastic Fiber Solar Cells Doubling Energy Output of Flat Ones https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wake-forest-fiber-solar-cell-20100410/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wake-forest-fiber-solar-cell-20100410/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:41:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7323 Solar cells get efficient as time goes, but there are methods to improve the performance of current ones, made with older technologies. Wake Forest Center for Nanotechnology has just received a patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of current silicon flat cells at highly reduced costs.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wake-forest-fiber-solar-cell-20100410/feed/ 1 7323 Interesting and Easy to Build Solar "Sandwich" Makes Efficient Use of Space https://www.greenoptimistic.com/interesting-and-easy-to-build-solar-sandwich-makes-efficient-use-of-space-20091120/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/interesting-and-easy-to-build-solar-sandwich-makes-efficient-use-of-space-20091120/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:18:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5433 I have just received a comment on one of my articles this afternoon from a certain mr. Ryszard Dzikowski, who presents his innovation I call "solar sandwich", consisting of two Gratzel organic cells, faced one another, and covered by reflective layers on the sides, except for one, which is used to feed the aggregate with light.

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