Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. PETE Process Promises Successful Technology Fusion
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

A new joint venture research work at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, supported by Department of Energy and DARPA has come up with a new solar energy conversion process that can potentially ...

2. How to Make the Most of Solar Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

A solar panel (photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells. The solar panel is used as a component in a larger photovoltaic ...

3. How to Make the Most of Solar Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

A solar panel (photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells. The solar panel is used as a component in a larger photovoltaic ...

4. How to Make the Most of Solar Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

A solar panel (photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells. The solar panel is used as a component in a larger photovoltaic ...

5. Stock Picks: LDK Solar, Prudential, Verizon (BusinessWeek)
(Feed Articles / Yahoo - Environment News)

BusinessWeek - LDK Solar: Soleil Securities maintained a hold rating and 6 price target on shares of LDK Solar , the Chinese manufacturer of wafers used in solar power cells, on Aug. 10. ...

6. Graphene: Solar Cells of the Future?
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A southern California University team has come up with what could be the alternative new breed of economical and flexible solar cells. For some decades now, organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) have been ...

7. Silicon can be made to melt in reverse
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... a team of researchers at MIT has found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer chips and solar cells, can exhibit this strange property of “retrograde melting” when it contains high concentrations ...

8. Hybrid Organic Solar Cells Now More Efficient
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Success greets the research team of National Research Council’s National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta. The plastic solar cells have now an operating life of ...

9. Breakthrough in Thin-Film Solar Cells
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Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have come out with positive news about increased efficiency of thin-film solar cells. As we know that scientists are trying to increase the efficiency ...

10. Economical Solar Panels to Yield More Energy
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

There has been research work going on to increase the efficiency of the cost-effective amorphous solar panels. TU Delft has been the center where this research work is being developed. The research ...

11. Explained: Bandgap
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

Why do some materials work well for making solar cells or light-emitting diodes (LEDs), while other materials don’t? One key factor is having the right bandgap. In a nutshell, bandgaps have to do with ...

12. Costs for Thermo-photovoltaic Cells Significantly Reduced
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Thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) cells are great for converting radiation from any heat source to power. These cells can generate power from the wasted heat which gets released when glass or steel is produced. ...

13. Solar-Powered Plane Completes Test Flight
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

The Solar Impulse, an experimental solar-powered plane, completed a 26-hour test flight on Thursday. It flew in loops over the Jura Mountains, west of the Swiss Alps in Switzerland. Its solar cells absorbed ...

14. Sanyo’s HIT Solar Cells are a Hit in Italy
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Japan’s Sanyo Electric Company is creating a record by powering the largest solar pant in Italy with its HIT solar cells. The Project funded by a consortium led by Deutsche Bank is expected to ...

15. Affordable Solar Power with Purple Pokeberries?
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

... in making solar power accessible to many. Nanotech Center scientists have extracted the red dye from pokeberries to paint their efficient and low-cost fiber-based solar cells. The [...] Posted in: Biofuels, ...

16. Carbon-based Solar Cells
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Solar panels need silicon for absorption of light. Silicon doesn’t come cheap.This cost-factor is preventing people from using solar energy on a large scale. Scientists utilize another substance ...

17. Sunlight to Electricity with Solid-State Photovoltaics
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Conventional solid-state solar cells are suffering from the problem of the bandgap voltage limitation. Scientists are trying to capture more and more of sunlight and convert it into electricity. If ...

18. Viruses harnessed to split water
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... problem of solar energy: It’s only available when the sun shines. By using sunlight to make hydrogen from water, the hydrogen can then be stored and used at any time to generate electricity using a fuel ...

19. Slideshow: Solar power, shaped up
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

Flat solar photovoltaic panels are becoming more widespread, but the power they produce varies over the course of the day as the sun’s position changes — unless the panels are mounted on tracking systems ...

20. A system that’s worth its salt
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

...  A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable units that could be powered by solar cells or batteries and could deliver enough fresh water ...

21. World’s Largest Solar Boat Prepares for World Tour
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

PlanetSolar enjoys the distinction of being the largest solar-powered boat in the world, and it’s ready to take on the world. This beauty’s vital stats are: weight: 60-ton, a 470-square-meter ...

22. Honda Solar Hydrogen Station Introduced to Green Car Market
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Honda finally unveiled their new solar hydrogen solar station and all signs point to a dramatic success. The station is smaller than previous models and enables an electric car owner to refill their ...

23. Chevron to build solar plant at NM tailings site (AP)
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AP - A subsidiary of oil giant Chevron Corp. plans to build what New Mexico officials say will be the largest solar power plant in the nation that uses lenses to focus sunlight onto solar cells. ...

24. Solar Cells from Tobacco Plants May Be a Reality Soon
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

... Berkeley. It will be nice to see tobacco used for something other than lung cancer. This new discovery is based [...] Posted in: Biofuels, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power  ...

25. Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Tobacco plants could play a part in the production of solar power cells, says a Discovery News report citing research at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley. Genetically engineered ...

26. Self-Assembling Solar Cells
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

... saw an apple falling from a tree, salad dressing can inspire scientists towards a brand new type of solar [...] Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power  ...

27. Revolutionary Tiny Solar Cells
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Tiny, glitter-sized solar cells have been developed by the Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories. It might turn out to be the perfect alternative energy preference for the holiday season. This ...

28. Cleantech’s emerging importance for aviation
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

A variety of new energy solutions are emerging in aviation, including solar power, biofuels and onboard fuel cells. Cleantech's Stephen Marcus wonders when any of these will reshape the way we travel across the ...

29. Japan's Tokai University Solar Car Wins the Global Green Challenge
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

Powered by Sharp multijunction solar cells developed for satellites, the Tokai University Solar Car blazed 3,000 kilometers down the center of Australia at an average speed of 62 miles per hour to win ...

30. Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... self-assembled by genetically engineered viruses; long-lasting high-efficiency light bulbs; windows that can double as solar energy collectors; and structures that could provide offshore windmills with ...