Tag: Solar Technology - Page 4
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How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
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Nanotechnology Could Lead to Ultra-Thin Flexible Solar Cells
Photovoltaic cells could be as thin as one micron.
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Improved Black Silicon Lets Conventional Solar Cells Harness Infrared Light
Conventional solar cells only harness three-fourths of the spectrum, but improvements made to black silicon could change that.
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Cone-Shaped Spinning Solar Cells Claim to Generate 20x More Electricity
A design for a cone-o-solar that spins to collect sunlight aims to be the next big thing for the solar industry.
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: See-Through Solar Panels, App that Listens for Endangered Species and More!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
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Sharp Unveils See-Through Solar Panels
The panels are designed to be used as balcony railings or windows in tall buildings where they can generate energy, but also let light in.
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DIY Open Source Solar Concentrator Tutorials Now Available
The creator of a DIY solar concentrator system has posted detailed tutorials for building his open source design, making it available for anyone to replicate or improve upon.
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Anti-Reflective Glass Coating Traps More Light, Boosts Solar Panel Efficiency
The new technology reduces reflection by 75 percent and can be done at a lower cost than other similar coatings.
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Solar Decathlon Europe Shows Solar Skills Of Design and Engineering Students From Around The World
Competitors Bring Their Stunning Solar Houses to Madrid: Part 1
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DoE Offers $10M Prize for Cheaper Roof Solar Installation Breakthrough
To spur innovation and help make solar power even more competitive with dirty sources, the U.S. Department of Energy has created the SunShot Prize.
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A Solar Trailer Can (Re)Charge Your Solar Airplane
Flying home for the holidays on a commercial solar jet may still be in Jetsons territory, but if you can afford a tiny prop plane, you can charge it via the sun
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New System Quickly Measures Power Output of Solar Panels
This device could help test solar panel quality during manufacturing and help speed up technology development in labs.
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Spinach Solar Cells Combine Photosynthesis with Manmade Technology
Researchers created a biohybrid solar cell that harnesses the power of photosynthesis in spinach to boost the efficiency of a silicon solar cell.
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Solar Concentrator Design Enables Reduction of PV Surface Area by Factor of 1000
One startup's solar concentrator prototype uses a telescope design to focus the energy in sunlight by a factor of 1000, while its enclosed design can also capture thermal energy.
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Nice Shades: Computer Controlled Sunscreens Keep The Heat Off Abu Dhabi Office Building
High tech mashrabiya helps beat the heat
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IBM Develops High Efficiency Solar Cell Using Abundant Materials
The cell is made with readily available copper, zinc and tin instead of the rare metals that are typically used, but are becoming increasingly scarce.
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New Solar Technology Generates Electricity and Hydrogen Gas
A new nanocrystal component gives solar photovoltaic panels a longer lifetime and the ability to also produce hydrogen gas.
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Underwater robots, glass orbs for solar power, guns vs. smart meters and more!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
