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New Findings on More Efficient Photochemical Cells for Solar Energy

Titanium oxide-based photocatalysis is the presently most efficient, yet little understood conversion process. In cooperation with colleagues from Germany and abroad, scientists of the KIT Institute for Functional Interfaces (IFG) have studied the basic mechanisms of photochemistry by the example of titania and have presented new detailed findings.

14 Apr 2011

University of Michigan Prepare to Take on the World with New Solar Car

With its sleek 2011 car Quantum now built and ready for testing, the University of Michigan's No. 1 solar car team in America is preparing to take on the world.

14 Apr 2011

Solutia to Supply Heat Transfer Fluids to World's Largest Solar Power Plant

Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), a global leader in performance materials and specialty chemicals, has been awarded a contract to supply its Therminol(R) VP-1 synthetic heat transfer fluid for the Solana solar power plant project, which is slated to be the world's largest solar power plant.

14 Apr 2011

Beneq Advocates Solar Energy for India where Electricity is not Available

During a recent visit to Finland, Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Mr Farooq Abdullah, met Finnish Minister of the Environment, Mrs Paula Lehtomäki, together with Cleantech Finland officials and member companies, including Beneq.

14 Apr 2011

Soitec Signs Three Contracts for 30MW of Solar Power

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and subsidiaries of Soitec Solar Development, LLC, a renewable energy company managed by Soitec (Euronext Paris), today announced the signing of three contracts with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts (MW) of solar energy.

13 Apr 2011

Solar 3D Completes Design of The Light Collection Section of its 3D Solar Cell

Solar3D, Inc. (OTCBB:SLTD.OB), the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced that it has completed the design of the Light Collector section, a critical part of its novel solar cell.

13 Apr 2011