One of the potentially limiting characteristics of solar power is the fact that it takes up a lot of space. Solar panels obviously aren’t going to be of much use if they’re stack... Read more
Idaho-based Solar Roadways founder Scott Brusaw is excited that his company has a received a USD$100,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to develop further his prototype that t... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Worth repeating . . . THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Most people would assume that 20 years from now when historians look back at 2008-09, they will conclude that the most important... Read more
Using carbon nanotubes, however, Cornell University researchers now hope to lead the way to the next generation of highly efficient solar panels. Read more
Here is a great example of real invention happening “sideways” . . . and causing us to add a new category: Process of Invention While attempting to find a cure for Alzheimer’s di... Read more
Hybrid vehicles are becoming more and more commonplace on our roads and now the world’s first hydrogen powered hybrid ferry is set to take to the water off New York. Following on from... Read more
With solar power plants requiring large areas which aren’t usually available in or close to urban areas, Sweden-based architect Mans Tham proposes cities like Los Angeles take a differ... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A few years ago, Silicon Valley start-ups like Solyndra, Nanosolar and MiaSolé dreamed of transforming the economics of solar power by reinventing the technology used to... Read more
The size and efficiency of current photovoltaic (PV) cells means most people would probably have to cover large areas of their rooftops with such cells to even come close to meeting all thei... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Deserts are the obvious locations for solar power plants. The land is cheap and the sunshine is plentiful. Unfortunately so too is the dust, dirt and wind that leads to d... Read more
Although wave power is attracting a lot of attention as a renewable energy source, it is possible to generate power from still water. All you need is an electrolyzer, which separates water i... Read more
Imagine if all the windows of a building, and perhaps even all its exterior walls, could be put to use as solar collectors. Soon, you may not have to imagine it, as the Norweigan solar power... Read more
Photovoltaic solar cells convert light energy from the sun into electricity. Although significant strides have been made in increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic technology, they usually... Read more
Although we’ve seen sunlight to electricity conversion efficiencies of over 40 percent with multi-junction solar cells in lab environments, most mass-produced cells can only boast a conversi... Read more
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/) researchers want to develop solar cells with an efficiency of over 65 percent by means of nanotechnology. In Southern Europe and North Africa these n... Read more
