Tag: Solar Technology - Page 5
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Solar Prototype Concentrates Sun's Energy with Glass Orb, Boosts PV Efficiency 35%
A prototype of a new kind of solar energy generator uses a water-filled glass ball to concentrate the sun's energy on a photovoltaic panel and boost efficiency by up to 35%.
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Honeycomb Solar Thermal Collector Promises Higher Efficiency, Lower Cost Hot Water and Space Heating
A unique solar thermal collector design takes its inspiration from a brilliant natural structure - the honeycomb.
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Lower Cost, Lower Toxicity Solar Cells Cooked Up in Microwave Oven
The same technology used to "nuke" food offers a low-cost pathway for synthesizing a promising photovoltaic compound
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Discarded Solyndra Solar Tubes Used in Berkeley Art Installation
The once-cutting edge solar tube design is now being used in a public art exhibit at the University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden.
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Solar Pocket Factory Aims to Make Small-Scale Solar Better, Cheaper and Accessible to Everyone
The project is working to improve the quality of microsolar panels and make them open source for anyone to build.
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Sunflower-Inspired Solar Power Technology Effortlessly Follows the Sun
The technology uses new cutting-edge materials that allow it to behave like a sunflower without the need for motor-driven positioning systems.
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MIT Students Powering African Medical Clinics with Solar Trough Technology
The innovative system provides electrcity, hot water and heating or cooling.
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How Technology Can Help Us Beat the Heat Without Crippling the Grid
As the world keeps setting heat records, we'll need clean technology solutions to help us keep cool without seeing massive black outs.
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Radio Nacional de España's Headquarters Are Solar Controlled (Photos)
Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.
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We Can Slash the Cost of Clean Energy with Robots that Install Solar Panels
Before us is the monumental task of cleaning up our power grids, and there's no doubt that it'll be a lot easier and faster to do if we can significantly reduce the cost of generating clean energy.
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Solar Bag Purifies Water While You Walk
This interesting design idea uses UV rays to kill harmful bacteria in water, all while you're on the move.
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Liberty Box Supplies Solar Hot Water without Extra Plumbing
A new residential solar hot water system could provide all of the household hot water needs, with no extra plumbing required.
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Telescope-Inspired Solar Power Design Could Produce Twice as Much Energy
Because of the heat the it generates, it could also be used as a solar-powered furnace.
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Double-Sided Solar Cells Produce Up to 50% More Energy
BSolar has produced double-sided solar cells that generate energy on their front and back sides and are ready for the mass market.
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All-Carbon Solar Cells Capture Infrared Light
This new technology could be placed on top of traditional solar cells making compound solar cells that harness almost the entire range of sunlight.
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Solar-Powered Lasers Could Protect Us from an Asteroid Collision
Scientists have designed a spacecraft with solar-powered lasers that could deflect the Apophis asteroid if it threatens to hit us in 2036.
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Real Life Superhero Builds an Armband Solar Generator for Those on the Move
A crime fighter, journalist and activist has developed a portable solar generator.
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Solar Cells Use Underwater Sunlight for Electricity
Researchers have built solar cells that can create electricity using the sunlight filtering through water.
