Innovation Puts Next-Generation
Solar Cells on the Horizon.
Could dye from berries be the answer??

ScienceDaily (Dec. 2, 2009) — In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.

Scientists at Monash University, in [...]

Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: COATINGS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, GEOTHERMAL, GRID SYSTEMS, HEAT TRANSFER, MATERIALS, POWER GENERATION, REFLECTION, SOLAR | 1 Comment »

STAR POWER USING LASERS FOR ENERGY DRIVE

A view inside the National Ignition Facility’s target chamber, a space easily big enough for technicians to stand inside. It is hoped the NIF will eventually be a major source of carbon-free energy.
(Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Lab)
LIVERMORE, Calif.–Think clean energy is a fantasy? [...]

Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: CHARGING, ELECTRICITY, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, GEOTHERMAL, HEAT TRANSFER, LASERS, POWER GENERATION, SPACE, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »

Purple Pokeberries

Hold Secret
to Affordable Solar Power Worldwide

Science(Apr. 30, 2010) — Pokeberries — the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home — could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe, according to researchers at Wake Forest [...]

Posted on May 2nd, 2010 by Editor
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Inexpensive Highly Efficient
Solar Cells Possible

ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) — Thanks to two technologies developed by Professor Benoît Marsan and his team at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Chemistry Department, the scientific and commercial future of solar cells could be totally transformed. Professor Marsan has come up with solutions for two problems that, for the [...]

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Editor
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German Giants Launch $76 Million Credit Initiative For Geothermal Development

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, development bank KfW and reinsurer Munich Re have launched a 60 million euros ($75.9 million) credit initiative for the expansion of geothermal power in Germany. The investment will be used to finance drilling of geothermal projects, a Munich Re [...]

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by Editor
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