Quantum Dot Solar Cell Efficiency Breakthrough Announced
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyQuantum dot solar cells, an emerging field in solar cell research that uses quantum dots as the absorbing photovoltaic material, could be significantly advanced by...
View ArticleDye-Sensitized Solar Cells Get More Efficient
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyA dye-sensitized solar cell is simple to make using conventional roll-printing techniques, is semi-flexible and semi-transparent which offers a variety of uses not...
View ArticleAlta Devices Hits 30.8% PV Cell Efficiency
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyAlta Devices reached 30.8 percent solar cell conversion efficiency earlier this month. The company developed a dual-junction thin-film PV device that builds on its...
View ArticleNanowires: Making Quantum Dot Solar Cells Better
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyWhile potentially much more efficient, than conventional photovoltaic systems, quantum dot solar cells are still at a pre-commercialization stage. In a new paper,...
View ArticleIn Focus: Obama’s Executive Green Orders
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyPresident Obama has vowed that in the absence of congressional action, he will use his executive privileges to combat climate change. Some who are seeking a...
View ArticleLets Bust Some Energy Myths
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyWhat with pressure from governments and society in general to reduce our carbon footprints as much as we can it is unsurprising that so much weird and wonderful...
View ArticleM2M Communications: Will it Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
http://www.solarfeeds.com » efficiencyCall it what you will — the “industrial internet,” the “internet of things,” or “machine-to-machine communications” (M2M) — the seamless connectivity of devices is...
View ArticleCan Fluorescent Dye Increase the Efficiency of Solar Cells?
Scientists at Yale think that for some solar cells the future may be fluorescent. While many may believe that the purpose of a solar cell is to absorb light, not to emit it (fluorescence is the...
View ArticleNet Metering: Whats Not to Like?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about net metering. What’s so special about net metering, and why all the fuss? Net metering is a simple concept that’s policy in 43 states. It’s like rollover minutes...
View ArticleNew CPV Efficiency Record for Amonix
Amonix, which makes concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has once again broke a world record for real-world efficiency testing. In real-world testing, the company’s latest CPV technology reached a...
View ArticleNanowires: Making Quantum Dot Solar Cells Better
While potentially much more efficient, than conventional photovoltaic systems, quantum dot solar cells are still at a pre-commercialization stage. In a new paper, to be published in the journal...
View ArticleIn Focus: Obama’s Executive Green Orders
President Obama has vowed that in the absence of congressional action, he will use his executive privileges to combat climate change. Some who are seeking a pretext to discredit the President have...
View ArticleImproving Solar Cells with Quantum-Dot Microscopy
Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television produces a...
View ArticleRetail and Hospitality Embracing Green
Green building is taking off in the hospitality and retail industries, says McGraw Hill in a new study. This year, retail owners that are building green for over half of their projects rose to 38%, up...
View ArticlePV Tracking Systems: Solar Efficiency
Eco-efficiency is the concept of creating more value with less environmental impact. First Solar’s mission ‘to create enduring value by enabling a world powered by clean and affordable solar...
View ArticleDye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency Raised to 15%
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have many advantages over their silicon-based counterparts. They offer transparency, flexibility and high power conversion efficiencies under cloudy and artificial...
View ArticlePushing Energy Efficiency Finance
Environmental Defense Fund’s Investor Confidence Project (ICP) and the Clean Energy Finance Center (CEFC), in partnership with state and local lending programs, financial organizations...The post...
View ArticleU.S States Spend $6.9 Billion On Energy Efficiency
State-level support for encouraging utilities (and by association their rate payers) to become more energy-efficient continues to grow, reports Innovation Electricity Efficiency (IEE), part...The post...
View ArticleTransparent Solar Cells: Efficiency Rising
UCLA researchers have developed a two-layer, transparent solar film for windows, sunroofs, tablet and smartphone displays to harvest energy from the sun. This group...The post Transparent Solar Cells:...
View ArticleOrganic Solar Cells: Electron Spin Control Shows Promise
An organic or “plastic” solar cell is a type of a solar cell made with polymers that converts light to electricity using carbon-based molecules....The post Organic Solar Cells: Electron Spin Control...
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