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MIT’s Artificial Leaf Converts Sunlight into Hydrogen
A group of MIT scientists has published a paper that provides in-depth investigation of a system for converting solar energy to hydrogen and of all parameters that could limit the efficiency of such system. The paper lays out a plan for further studies of this system and may point a way to the production of [...]
Eco-Friendly Tech: Making the Case for Businesses
Installing environmentally friendly products around the office is more than just a trend in businesses across the globe. It is a business tactic. The boom in Eco-friendly technology is occurring because business owners are seeing the potential savings in the overhead costs that are associated with running their business each day. From the light bulbs [...]
In Focus: Solar Sponges
As the news continues to get more depressing about the advance of climate change – hurtling forward toward worst case scenarios - we’re seeing beginning efforts to create technologies that will counter it. Not that we believe technology will fix this problem, but we do think it will help in significant ways, especially during the decades [...]
Panasonic’s New Compact Thermoelectric Solution
Capturing excess heat to convert it into electricity can help the world become more energy-efficient, but currently technologies are expensive and not efficient enough. Panasonic is hoping to change that in the coming years with a tubular thermoelectric technology it has developed to tap wasted heat from sources such as hot springs and factories and [...]
Next Generation Lithium Ion Battery Developed at USC
Researchers at USC, , according to recently published research in Nano Research, have “developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.” “It’s an exciting research. It opens the door for the design of the next generation lithium-ion batteries,” said Chongwu Zhou, professor at [...]
UConn Professor Uses Nanotech for 70% Efficient Solar Cell
While current solar energy technology, which is usually based on semiconductor technology made of silicon or gallium oxide functions at 20 percent efficiency on the high end, a University of Connecticut professor is working on a new technology that could harvest 70 percent of the sun’s electromagnetic radiation. The technology uses nanosized antennas. Working with [...]
SolarBridge Brings Training to Arizona
SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), a leading provider of integrated microinverters for TrueACTM solar modules, is bringing its nationwide ACPV Revolution Roadshow and Training to Phoenix on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The free training, presented by Ontility Solar Training and co-sponsored by Eoplly Solar, is being held to educate Arizona’s rapidly growing solar workforce. With a goal of getting 15 percent of [...]
Apple’s Solar Touchscreen Patent Revealed
In what was called a ‘shocker’ by Patently Apple, a blog—not surprisingly—dedicated to Apple’s patents, Apple was granted a patent for a touchscreen that would also serve as a transparent solar charger. Apple filed the patent in 2008. While it’s far from the first solar patent by Apple or other tech giants, it could be [...]
Empa Scientists Acheive 20.4% Flexible CIGS Efficiency
A record breaking thin film solar cell has been developed by scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. A team of researchers led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari at the institute’s Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics have achieved 20.4 percent energy conversion efficiency for their C.I.G.S. solar cells on flexible [...]