IMOMEC, associated laboratory of IMEC, located on the Hasselt University campus; developed a method to stabilize the morphology of nano-solar cells, and it resulted an impressive improvement.
With these stable solar cells efficiency can be compared with the standard ideals of organic solar cells. This discovery paves the way for commercial solar cells with a lifespan [...]
These new solar cells, with the size of a 12 letter from the computer (as in Microsoft Word when you use font size 12), are being tested to supply energy to microscopic machines.
Researchers from the University of South Florida said that these are the smallest solar cells in the world; it takes 20 aligned cells [...]
The solar energy program Risø has been conducting research in polymer solar cells, an inexpensive alternative to existing silicon solar cells. The investigation is now in a late stage a demonstration plant was built at Risø DTU.
Since the start of Risø’s research on solar cells based on polymeric materials has had a strong emphasis on [...]
In solar thermal technology, the sun’s energy is used to heat a substance that produces steam to drive a turbine.
Google has developed a prototype of new technology mirrors that could halve the cost of building a solar thermal plant. If the tests yield positive results, the product could be ready in one to three years.
The [...]
Germany’s recently approved “climate package” is its latest step in securing the country’s position as a leading investment location in renewable energies. “The reforms maintain attractive feed-in tariffs and strengthen the legal framework for energy-efficiency investments, therefore adding to Germany’s already inviting investment conditions in photovoltaic (PV) energy,” says David Wortmann, Director of the Renewable [...]
It applies to facilities registered after September 29, 2008 and continues the policy of photovoltaic energy development.
There are two distinct types of facilities, floor and ceiling, and establishes a fee of 32 cents / kWh for ground and 32 and 34 cent / kWh for roof.
Spain is the most supportive country of Europe for the [...]
Like all renewable energies, photovoltaic technology of converting sunlight directly into electricity is a decentralized energy source, clean, inexhaustible.
Currently photovoltaic energy is already competitive to electrify sites relatively distant from power lines, for example, rural housing, water pumping, signage, lighting, emergency equipment, etc..
There are still many places in the world, villages are not electrified. Photovoltaic [...]
Scientists from three institutions have revealed how nanotechnology may help improve the performance of solar cells at a lower cost.
Jessika Trancik of the Santa Fe Institute, Scott Calabrese Barton of Michigan State University, and James Hone of Columbia University say that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers [...]
As energy prices increase the world is seeking out new ways of bring electricity to the public. And solar power is a big contributor to these new ideas.
Solar power has taken off in the ideas worldwide to utilize the sun as much as possible. From children’s playgrounds, to trees, and even to lily pads, the [...]
The solar energy market is in continuous evolution and progress of research and development. Here are some recent discoveries and innovations that can lead to greater efficiency and lower cost of solar energy.
Solar cell inspired by butterflies
Butterflies have scales that act as natural solar collectors, scientists from China and Japan are using as a template [...]
Blogs del Grupo: Energía solar, Un Blog Verde, Solar Energy Companies, , Best Green Blog Energia Solar
GStriatum
|
|