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Use of Semiconductor Nanoparticle Could Increase the Efficiency of Cheap Solar Cells

Researchers of the Opto-electronic Materials section of the TU Delft and Toyota Europe have demonstrated that several mobile electrons can be produced by the absorption of a single light particle in films of coupled quantum dots.

16 Oct 2011

Breakthrough Findings Could Prove Fundamental to Design of More Efficient Solar Cells

A research group led by ETH Zurich has now, for the first time, visualized the motion of electrons during a chemical reaction. The new findings in the experiment are of fundamental importance for photochemistry and could also assist the design of more efficient solar cells.

16 Oct 2011

ULVAC Now Offering Complete Solutions for Solar Cell Manufacturers

ULVAC offers solutions for various kinds of solar cell manufacturing, including: a-Si thin film type, compound CIGS type, crystalline type, and flexible PV.

16 Oct 2011

Basotect Melamine Foam from BASF Improves Solar Energy Harvesting

Heliodyne, a solar collector producing company based at Richmond, California, has declared the using of Basotect melamine foam produced by BASF as insulating material in its Gobi range of solar plate collectors manufactured in the USA.

15 Oct 2011

Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram to Have Rooftop Solar Installation

The service bay rooftop of Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (CJDR) overlooking Glenwood Avenue, at Raleigh, North Carolina, will soon sport a 98.7 kW solar PV installation offering a clear view of the solar arrays to thousands of Airline Passengers using the planes that are landing and taking off at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

14 Oct 2011

Draker Laboratories Brings Out Utility-Scale Solar PV Monitoring and Control Solution

Draker Laboratories, a supplier of reliable and turnkey type of solar PV monitoring systems, has declared the introduction of Utility Suite of services and products exclusively designed for use in grid connected utility-scale solar systems.

14 Oct 2011

Natcore Technology and MX Holding Form R + D Partnership to Develop Efficient Solar Technology

Natcore Technology and MX Holding have signed a Letter of Intent to work out a partnership that will perform research and development work on three important areas, which will assist in improving the efficiency of solar energy generation while cutting down the costs.

13 Oct 2011

Unirac Introduces ISYS Ground Mount Racking System

Unirac, a developer and supplier of infrastructure for solar power installations, has declared the availability of its ISYS Ground Mount racking system for use in commercial installations.

13 Oct 2011

Array Technologies Makes First Shipment of Solar Tracking Systems for 50 MW Project

Array Technologies, declared that it has completed the first shipment of its solar tracking systems meant for a utility-scale solar photovoltaic project being built by Recurrent Energy.

13 Oct 2011

America's Fastest Solar Car Prepares to Take on the World

With a cutting-edge solar car, an advanced strategy and an intrepid 16-student race crew, the University of Michigan's national champion solar car team is ready for the upcoming World Solar Challenge. The 1,800-mile international contest starts on the north shore of Australia in Darwin on Oct. 16.

12 Oct 2011