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Nanowire-based Fuel Cell from Tsinghua University
Blood could produce electricity soon. Researchers in China and theUS have developed a miniature fuel cell that can produce electricityfrom biological fluids. The team at Tsinghua University in Beijing has successfully constructed a fuel cell by coupling tworedox enzymes via a nanowire of a polymer composite capable ofconducting single protons. This fuel cell was able [...]
Proposed Indo-U.S. Space Based Solar Program by 2025
A report published by an Indian Defense ministry-backed think tankhas proposed the establishment of an Indo –US international space-basedsolar energy program. Is this ever happens it could well become thesecond most important deal inked by the two nations ever since thesigning of the nuclear deal. The project envisages the establishment ofsolar collectors in geostationary orbit [...]
Graphene-based Solar Cells May Seek Scarce Venture Funding
Numerous universities across the U.S. are investigating ways to improvethe efficiency and light capture abilities of solar cells. A newcategory of solar technology was established in the last decade denotedas third generation solar cells, which applies to the family ofmaterials including nanostructures such as: three-dimensional pillars, wires, quantum dots (Solterra in Tempe, AZ), and glitter-like [...]
Pacific Power Seeking Community-Based Renewable Energy
Beginning March 8, Pacific Power will accept applications for community-based renewable energy project funding from its Blue Sky renewable energy program. Tobe considered in this competitive application process, interestedparties must complete and submit an application form, along withsupporting materials, by 5 p.m. PDT on May 14. Renewable energyprojects that are eligible for funding awards from [...]
First Space-based Solar Project Gets California’s Green Light
California’sstate legislators have finally given a green light to thefirst-of-its-kind space-based solar project. California’s biggestenergy utility PG&E has announced that they would purchase 200MW ofsolar power that will be beamed from space by 2016. Theexperimental solar plant will make use of orbiting satellites equippedwith solar cells that transform the sun’s energy into electricity.Electricity generated by [...]
Suntech Power to Set Up Phoenix-Based Solar Factory (STP)
Suntech Power (STP) plans to build a factory in the Phoenix area and start production in the third quarter of 2010. The company hasn’t settled on the location for the factory yet. That should come "in coming weeks," the company said. Thefactory would start with a capacity to produce 30 megawatts of solarpanel per year. [...]
Artificial Leaf May Lead to Solar-Based Liquid Fuels
Imagine “artificial leaves” that replicate a real leaf’s chemical magic by carrying out photosynthesisin a fashion that converts sunlight and water into liquid fuels likemethanol. This vision is closer than many people may realize,according to a newly-available report on solar energy called “Powering the World with Sunlight.” “The sun provides more energy to the Earth [...]
Green Mortgages Encourage Residential Solar
U.S. Bank, a unit of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp(NYSE: USB), said it plans to roll out a new home-equity loan andline-of-credit program offering a a slight rate reduction for qualified“green” home improvement projects. Initially, the program will only beavailable in Colorado. Homes equipped with solar energy systems, small-wind systems, fuel cells and a range of energy-efficiency [...]