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SolarFeeds University: How Does a Solar Panel Generate Electricity?
It sounds miraculous to say that the right combination of metals cancreate electricity just from laying out in the sun. For anyone who’sever wondered about this, here’s a brief explanation aimed atnon-engineers. The whole point of a solar cell is to get electrons moving. That’sall electricity is, after all, a current of moving electrons. You [...]
The University of Hong Kong’s Sustainable Development
The University of Hong Kong (UHK), is amongst the greenest schools in Asia. UHK is an early signerof the Talloires Declaration and a national sustainability leader. The school started aggressively pursuing energy-saving policies in 1990 and as a consequence has significantly reduced its CO2 footprint. Its newCentennial campus, is on track for LEED certification and [...]
Arizona State University’s Sustainable Business Curriculum
Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business is offering sustainable business courses in its new master’s degree programs. “Success in business or nearly any field requires sophisticated leadershipcapability, so we work to attract the best possible students and helpthem appeal to future employers through business knowledge, skill andworld-class leadership,” said W. P. Carey School [...]
Commonground University’s Online Environmental Classes
Many busy professionals would like to increase their knowledge and skillsbut it is sometimes hard to find the time. For those who would rathernot commit to persuing a degree, taking courses online affords a certain flexibility with a limited investment of time, making it easier tomanage a busy schedule. Here are a couple examples of [...]
Standard Solar to bring solar energy to University of Delaware
Standard Solar Inc., the East Coast’s premier full-service developer,integrator and installer of solar electric systems, will install solarpower at the University of Delaware (UD). The array will beinstalled by Standard Solar and jointly developed, owned and operatedwith its joint venture partner Perpetual Energy Systems LLC (PES), acomprehensive financier of solar powered renewable energy systems. UD’s [...]
University of Delaware to Install Solar Array
It was announced today that the University of Delaware will install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system atop three buildings across the school’s main campus in Newark. At 850 kilowatts (kW), the solar installation will, according to GetSolar’s solar cost calculator, produce approximately 950,00 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity eachyear — equal to the annual consumption [...]
PrISUm Solar Car Introduced by Iowa State University Students
Iowa StateUniversity students have once again proved their potential bydeveloping yet another solar-powered vehicle that will hit the roadsoon. Dubbed the “Anthelion,” this green car is the university’s tenthsolar-powered vehicle to run the 1,100-mile race for the American Solar Challenge. The PrISUm team isbusy making final changes to the car that features more than 500 [...]
Tongji University’s Self-sufficient House for Solar Decathlon
The Tongji House is the creation of students at the Tongji University in China that runs entirely on energy harvested from the sun. The sustainable house carries 317 photovoltaic panels in its roofand walls and has been created using bamboo, a material that is commonin homes in Southern China. The Tongji House will compete in [...]
Suntech Plans Research With Silex Solar, University Of New South Wales
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., the University of New South Wales and SilexSolar have signed an agreement to research advanced technologyintended to further improve the power-conversion efficiencies ofcrystalline silicon solar cells. The three-year collaborativeresearch project has received an AUD 5 million grant from the Australian Solar Institute (ASI) – the largest award given to any [...]