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Gratzel Solar Cells Achieve Record Conversion Efficiency

A research team led by Michael Gratzel at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of EPFL has increased the Gratzel solar cell efficiency to 12.3%, which is now equivalent to that of existing silicon solar panels available in the market.

14 Nov 2011

Verengo Solar Plus Extends its Operations in All Nine Counties of Bay Area

Verengo Solar Plus, one of the leading residential solar installation companies in Southern California has expanded its operations into Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Sonoma and Solano counties.

14 Nov 2011

Suntricity Power Installs Residential Solar Energy Systems Across Three States

Suntricity Power, a commercial and residential solar energy design, installation and integration company, has added half megawatt of residential solar installations so far in 2011.

14 Nov 2011

Ground Breaking for 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) Project

NRG Energy and SunPower celebrated the official groundbreaking of the 250-MW California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR). The construction of the solar project in the San Luis Obispo County started in September.

14 Nov 2011

Researchers Present Novel Findings about Amorphous Silicon Used in Solar Panels

Amorphous silicon is a key constituent in next-generation flat-screen televisions and solar panels. The University of Girona scientists along with assistance from laboratories of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of Barcelona, conducted a new study, which has unveiled that the amorphous silicon’s energy in its most stable state is 50% less than the normal value.

11 Nov 2011

Students Design Spain's First Unmanned Solar Plane

Students belonging to the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

10 Nov 2011

EMCCD Cameras Could Help Solar Cell Manufacturers Improve Yields and Volumes

A joint team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore has demonstrated a novel technique to non-destructively test silicon wafer solar cells.

9 Nov 2011

Researchers to Design Hybrid Solar Water Heating System for Harsh Winters

Scientists from North Dakota State University, Fargo, are working along with the scientists of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, to develop a new solar water heating system that can operate in difficultclimates.

8 Nov 2011

Low Cost Conductive Adhesive for Solar Modules

Engineered Conductive Materials, LLC, a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, introduces its DB-1588 low-cost conductive adhesive for back contact applications in crystalline silicon solar modules.

6 Nov 2011