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In Focus: Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells
Hybrid photovoltaic panel cells consist of inorganic materials like zinc oxide and conjugated polymers, of which the latter, also known as the donors, absorbs light and transports what are known as electron holes to the inorganic materials (the acceptors). The latter then transports the electrons which are converted into clean electricity. Hybrid PVs have the [...]
Porsche’s 2013 Panamera S Hybrid
Porsche is all set to introduce the hyped-up plug-in hybrid edition of its Panamera series, the Panamera S Hybrid by mid next year. Featuring the same engine combination of Cayenne S Hybrid, the Panamera S Hybrid will be one of the best plug-in hybrid cars on highways after its introduction in 2013. It will hit [...]
Solar Hydrogen Filling Station Opens in Germany
Fraunhofer ISE has opened a public hydrogen filling station in Freiburg, Germany, which has been created to serve as a demonstration platform for a clean fuel dispensing station network that is planned for the state. While many worry about the energy required to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen, this self sufficient filling station makes use [...]
The 2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid $TM
Lexus has updated its GS 450h, a five passenger hybrid rear-wheel-drive sedan that retails from about $60,000. The first generation model was produced from 2007 through 2011; a 2012 edition was not sold. The newest Lexus hybrid demonstrates that fuel efficiency and performance are not mutually exclusive, and that luxury has never looked or felt [...]
Hybrid Solar Thermal Power Plants
Solar Thermal Technology is facing an existential threat as plunging solar panel prices have made other solar technologies fight for their future. A number of Solar Thermal Companies closed down in 2011, and many of the CSP Power Plants have now been converted into PV panel projects. This is because the costs of building a [...]
The Nissan Hybrid Solar Cargo Ship
Nissan has married solar-power to auto shipping. It recently began using the “Nichiomaru”, a cargo ship outfitted with more than 200 solar panels and a hybrid diesel engine, to transport autos up and down the coast of Japan. Nissan claims the Nichiomaru will use 1,400 fewer tons of fuel and produce 4,200 few tons of [...]
Toyota Prius Hybrid Race Car $TM
The Prius race car is a series of hybrid cars with production starting in 2012. A bigger battery backup, a larger cooling system, heat exchanger, cooling fan, inverter, and better pick up are some of the features that the all new Toyota Prius Race car would sport. As always Toyota has upgraded the features that [...]
Hybrid Thin Film Solar Cells by Silevo
Silevo, the solar startup formerly known as Sierra Solar Power (Sierra), has developed a “hybrid cell,” so called because it is a combination of three materials: crystalline silicon n-type substrates, thin-film passivation (non-reactive) layers that allow higher voltages, and a tunneling oxide layer. Sierra is the owner of record of several published patent applications, including U.S. [...]
The 5 Most Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
With the growing consciousness to protect the mother earth, the car companies have come forward with the best techniques to save fuel with less emission of greenhouse gases. The uniqueness of these plug-in hybrid cars is that they work on dual power sources, internal combustion engine and an electric motor. While you enjoy your ride, [...]