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Nanotechnology Researchers Increase Efficiency of Equipment That Uses the Power of the Sun to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert solar energy into hydrogen in fuel cells

22 Mar 2009

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop Highly Efficient Method For Storing Renewable Energy

Researchers at the Maryland NanoCenter at the University of Maryland have developed new systems for storing electrical energy derived from alternative sources that are, in some cases, 10 times more efficient than what is commercially available

20 Mar 2009

SOLON Makes Breakthrough in Simpler and Better Solar Electricity Systems

SOLON SE, which is based in Berlin, has achieved a breakthrough in the development of simpler and faster fitting processes. During the "Symposium on Photovoltaic Solar Energy" in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, the company was awarded a prestigious innovation award for its SOLON Black in-roof module

20 Mar 2009

Third Generation Solar Cells to be Built Into Products Like Building Materials and Consumer Electronics

The third-generation of photovoltaics (PV - organic PV (OPV) and dye
sensitized cells (DSC) - are in the early stages of development but hold out the promise of cheap solar power that can be integrated into consumer electronics and building materials, according to a Webinar presented this morning by NanoMarkets

19 Mar 2009

What's Worse For America, Buying Solar Panels From Europe and Asia or Oil From OPEC

Solar energy panel sales were up 48 percent to 5.6 Gigawatts (GW), but we need a stimulus package to create jobs in the U.S., according to a report Opportunities in The Solar Cell Market For Thin Film Technology

18 Mar 2009

DuPont Expects to Triple Photovoltaic Sales

DuPont expects to nearly triple its annual photovoltaic sales to more than USD 1 billion in 2012 based on strong fundamentals for long-term revenue growth in the photovoltaic solar energy market, combined with the company's ability to deliver new technologies to the industry

18 Mar 2009

Top Chinese Officials Meet to Discuss the Future Of Solar Electricity in China

Applied Materials announced that Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang toured the company's state-of-the-art SunFab Solar Module Reliability Testing facility yesterday in Xi'an, China, and met with company executives to discuss the future prospects for solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity in China

18 Mar 2009

Tecnalia and Kyosemi To Team Up on Solar Power Project

The Tecnalia Technological Corporation has signed a strategic agreement for joint working with the Japanese Kyosemi manufacturer of semiconductors in order to jointly research new technologies for the photoelectric energy sector with application to sustainable building

17 Mar 2009

Energy Conversion Devices Slows Pace of Production to Stay Strong in the Marketplace

Energy Conversion Devices, a global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that it is slowing the pace of its "demand-driven" production and expansion plan

16 Mar 2009

Sunrise Solar Forms Energy Consulting Division

With opportunities for solar energy about to explode with billions of dollars of stimulus money coming down the pipeline, Sunrise Solar has formed a new operating division dedicated to helping companies identify financial resources and manage projects

16 Mar 2009