New MIT project could result in cheap solar for developing countries - Clean Energy Authority
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 Energy Harvesting Journal | New MIT project could result in cheap solar for developing countries Clean Energy Authority “Ideally, there is no bag at all, just a one page cartoon flyer with universally understandable instructions on how to assemble universally available materials into solar-power generating devices,” Mershin said. The result could be photovoltaics mixed ... Solar cells from grass clippings Cheap DIY PV Cells Engineered From Plants Soon a Reality? MIT scientist explains how to make solar cells out of grass clippings |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 01:31:48 PM
New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials - MIT News
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 MIT News | New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials MIT News To make a silicon solar cell, you start with a slice of highly purified silicon crystal, and then process it through several stages involving gradual heating and cooling. But figuring out the tradeoffs involved in selecting the purity level of the ... |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 01:31:48 PM
Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels - EurekAlert (press release)
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Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels EurekAlert (press release) "It circulates round and round rather than passing through and this is very desirable for solar applications." The researchers estimate that light circulates around the circumference of the shells a few times during which energy from the light gets ... |
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Alta's single-junction GaAs solar panel verified by NREL as 23.5% efficient - Semiconductor Today
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 PV-Tech | Alta's single-junction GaAs solar panel verified by NREL as 23.5% efficient Semiconductor Today Alta Devices of Santa Clara, CA, USA says that its most recent solar panel has been verified by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to have a solar energy conversion efficiency of 23.5%, demonstrating progress toward its objective of ... Alta Devices Solar Panel Receives NREL Verification of 23.5% Efficiency Solar startups set new power records US thin-film PV companies boost efficiency, module strength |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 01:31:48 PM
Solar carnage hits suppliers, as Sanyo, Sumco, Schott cut manufacturing ... - OregonLive.com
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 OregonLive.com | Solar carnage hits suppliers, as Sanyo, Sumco, Schott cut manufacturing ... OregonLive.com By Richard Read, The Oregonian Carnage in the solar industry is spreading upstream as companies that make ingots and wafers used in cells and panels announce layoffs and plant closures. So far, Oregon's manufacturers appear intact, with relatively new ... Sanyo Will Dismiss 140 Workers in California as Solar-Wafer Factory Close Sanyo To Close Solar Factory In California |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 01:31:48 PM
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