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Transparent Polymer Solar Cells Developed at UCLA
In the search for more efficient solar cells, UCLA researchers have developed a new transparent solar cell that points towards the age when windows could become small solar energyfarms without blocking the view. They have developed a new kind of polymer solar cell (PSC) that produces energy by absorbing mainly infrared light (not visible light), [...]
UCLA Researchers Develop Near-Transparent PV Cell
Breakthroughs in solar cell technology could very well revolutionize the way we apply solar energy. Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute of UCLA have recently developed a near-transparent photovoltaic cell, which will allow windows and other glass substances to become solar energy surfaces without seriously impairing its function and visibility. The cell was made using [...]
UCLA Researchers Reach 10.6% Organic PV Efficiency
Taking a page from multi-junction gallium arsenide (GaAs) photovoltaics, used in high-concentrating PV, engineers and researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a multi-layered organic photovoltaic device that converts up to 10.6 percent of light into electricity as tested by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. While that’s a far cry from the [...]
Smart Grid Comes to UCLA
Given how controversial smart meter rollouts have become of late, what are the optimum sites for smart grid initiatives? Ideally, you’d look for something that’s self-contained and with a population that’s localized and small enough to keep the costs of comprehensive updates relatively low. If that sounds like a university, you’re on the same page [...]
Los Angeles: Future Cleantech Hub?
With well-known green neighbor San Diego to the south, Los Angeles might not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of the cleantech industry… But business and labor communities are teaming up to make the City of Angels the most productive place in the nation for cleantech. Home to the largest [...]
UCLA Researchers Aim for Low-Cost Solar
While the cost of solar energy is continually falling, it remainsrelatively expensive compared to conventional sources of electricity. At UCLA, Engineering Professor Yang Yang and his team of young scientistsat Yang Yang Lab hope tobring costs down further still by working on a low-cost solar technology solution. Yang Yang Lab is located inside one of the newest [...]