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In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency
By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity. With military colleagues, the UB researchers have shown that embedding charged...
Eskom Embarks on Pilot Solar Project
Eskom has embarked on a pilot project that will see it using the power of the sun to generate electricity at three of its facilities.
How Do Green Algae React to Carbon Nanotubes?
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are up to 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and as light as plastic. Despite this they have a higher tensile strength than steel, are harder than diamond and conduct electricity better than copper. These properties make CNTs...
Berkeley Lab Helps Develop a Google-like Search Engine for Materials Research
New materials are crucial to building a clean energy economy—for everything from batteries to photovoltaics to lighter weight vehicles—but today the development cycle is too slow: around 18 years from conception to commercialization. To speed up this...
First Solar Sells 550-Megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
First Solar, Inc. has announced completion of the sale of one of the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power projects – the 550-megawatt (AC) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm near Desert Center, Calif. How People Arrived Here: cambodia solar farms,...
Cupertino Electric Completes PG&E Solar Projects Totaling 35 Megawatts
The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. (www.cei.com) has announced the completion of two ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) stations totaling 35 Megawatts (MW) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in Central California.
Substantial Fall in the Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems in the United States
The installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2010 and into the first half of 2011, according to the latest edition of an annual PV cost tracking report released by the Department of Energy’s...
Department of Energy Offers Funding Help for Rooftop Solar Power on U.S. Military Housing
The Department of Energy (DOE) has offered a conditional commitment for a partial guarantee of a $344 million loan that will support Project SolarStrong, which will install up to 160,000 rooftop solar installations on as many as 124 military bases in...
