The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, finds that if... Read more
LED lights and monitors, and quality solar panels were born of a revolution in semiconductors that efficiently convert energy to light or vice versa. Now, next-generation semiconducting mate... Read more
A new ‘double-glazing’ solar power device — which is unlike any existing solar panel and opens up fresh opportunities to develop more advanced photovoltaics – has bee... Read more
Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap. That’s Illan Kramer’s (ECE) hope. Kramer and colleagues have just invented a new way to spray solar cells o... Read more
As the installation of photovoltaic solar cells continues to accelerate, scientists are looking for inexpensive materials beyond the traditional silicon that can efficiently convert sunlight... Read more
This procedure yields the highest photocurrents observed to date for semi-artificial bio-photoelectrodes while the electron transfer rate exceeds by one order of magnitude the one observed i... Read more
Photovoltaics proved so successful in Hawaii that the local utility, HECO, has instituted policies to block further expansion William Walker and his wife, Mi Chong, wanted to join what... Read more
One advantage of quantum dot-based PVs is that they can be tuned to absorb light over a much wider range of wavelengths Using exotic particles called quantum dots as the basis for a photovol... Read more
KIT Controls Fluctuation of Renewable Energies by Using Modern Storage Systems Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuat... Read more
Low-cost, high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material A technology that would enable low-cost, high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any... Read more
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar... Read more
Adding transparent solar cells to the glass would be a relatively small cost Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhab... Read more
Using ordinary sunlight he’s getting 44% efficiency A new discovery from a chemist at the University of Texas at Austin may allow photovoltaic solar cells to double their efficiency,... Read more
