“Radical Polymers” Could Fuel Next Solar Technology Spike
Purdue University researchers see a pathway to ultra-cheap solar technology and transparent solar cells via a radical polymer called PTMA.
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PETE Devices Could Harvest Solar’s Wasted Heat
Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have improved an innovative solar-energy device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun’s light and heat into electricity. “This is a major step toward making practical devices based on our … [continued]
SolarWorld Introduces Glass-Glass Solar Panel, Amid Debt Crisis
Solar power systems manufacturer SolarWorld announced Wednesday its new Sunmodule Protect glass-glass solar panel, a technological advancement that allows the 35 year old company to provide a 30-year linear guarantee on the panels. “SolarWorld has advanced the cutting edge of solar-technology innovation for decades, and Sunmodule Protect’s launch is the … [continued]
Two of the World’s Leading Solar Manufacturers Become Unlikely Collaborators
Two competing companies — Suntech Power and Hanwha Solar — have joined forces with the University of New South Wales in Australia under the banner of a collaborative research agreement to better understand a new processing technology being pioneers by the university whereby tiny metal contact regions can be “self-patterned” … [continued]
A Brief History of Everything Solar
The following is an excellent short history of solar panels and solar power from guest contributor Dane Cross. I think you’ll thoroughly enjoy it — I did! What do Archimedes, Einstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger all have in common? Answer: They’ve all contributed to the development of solar power. From the 3rd Century BC when Archimedes … [continued]
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotube Thin Films Cut Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Costs
As far as I’m aware, we haven’t written about dye-sensitized solar cells in years. But I ran across this article below on a potential breakthrough in the dye-sensitized solar cell arena and thought it might interest you all. Here’s the full article, from ResearchSEA: Dye-sensitized solar cells that use … [continued]
Solar3D Thinks Its Solar Cells Can Produce 200% the Power of Conventional Solar Cells
Solar3D is a young solar cell company looking to mass produce 3-dimensional (3-D) solar cells. Take a stroll through our Solar3D articles from the past year for a little more history. Now, the innovative solar company is under the impression that “it may have discovered the ultimate silicon solar … [continued]
CERN Technology to Create Massive Solar System in Switzerland
Technology developed at CERN for use in particle accelerators has led to the creation of a specific type of solar panel that was delivered to Geneva International Airport on Friday, for what will become one of the largest solar energy systems in Switzerland. In the end, some 300 high-temperature … [continued]
Spherical Micro Solar Cells
This is a new solar technology I don’t remember reading or writing about yet. Kyosemi Corporation, an optoelectronics company, has created tiny spherical (or Spheral) solar cells. These micro solar cells are just 1-2 mm across but (or because of that) could have wind-ranging applications. Of course, first of all, … [continued]
MIT Student Wins Award for Innovative Solar Printing Technology
MIT student Miles Barr was just announced as one of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winners for an innovative solar technology ‘breakthrough’. Barr was awarded $30,000, as were two other award-winning students (from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). Barr actually just finished his PhD in chemical engineering from … [continued]
