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- Hanergy's thin solar panels break multiple world records for efficiency Tue, 13 Feb 18, 2:28amThe China-based international energy corporation Hanergy was recently lauded for its newest solar production module, the highest efficiency single-junction solar module ever created...
- Low-cost solar absorber could supercharge solar power plants Thu, 6 Apr 17, 10:33pmOne of the major challenges in developing solar panels has been creating photovoltaic cells which can absorb as much solar energy as possible – without overheating to the point that they begin to simply radiate energy back...
- New 2D perovskite cell could slash the cost of solar Tue, 14 Mar 17, 5:20amResearchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have come up with new perovskite technology that could dramatically increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of solar cells, along with other electronic devices...
- Austrian scientists create a cheap, flexible solar cell just 3 micrometers thick Fri, 28 Aug 15, 1:30amFor several years, the age old mineral perovskite has been something of a holy grail of solar cell efficiency; the mineral is abundant, cheap, lightweight, and highly efficient when it comes to absorbing light...
- V3Solar’s spinning solar cells generate 20 times more electricity than flat photovoltaics Sat, 20 Jun 15, 6:00amIf there's one constant among the vast majority of solar panel designs, it's flatness; while solar panels can be equipped to tilt to follow the sun's path through the course of the day, there are still significant efficiency...
- New inexpensive spray-on solar cells turn (almost) any surface into a power plant Wed, 31 Dec 14, 3:00amResearchers at the University of Toronto have unveiled a cheap, fast spray-on solar cell process that could enable the creation of solar arrays using the most modest of manufacturing methods...
- Rawlemon’s New Betaray Crystal Ball Harvests Light From The Sun, Moon and Clouds! Sat, 21 Dec 13, 5:08amIn 2012, Inhabitat featured an invention that promised to turn the world of solar power generation upside down. Rawlemon's spherical solar energy-generating globe looked a lot like a giant glass marble on a robotic steel...
- Rawlemon’s New Betaray Solar Energy Generator is a Crystal Ball That Harvests Light From The Sun, Moon and Clouds! Sat, 21 Dec 13, 5:08amIn 2012, Inhabitat featured an invention that promised to turn the world of solar power generation upside down. Rawlemon's spherical solar energy-generating globe looked a lot like a giant glass marble on a robotic steel...
- Rock On! Playing Pop and Rock Music Around Solar Cells Improves Efficiency Thu, 7 Nov 13, 6:00amNew research out of the UK finds that solar cells actually enjoy improved efficiency when exposed to the pounding beats of today's pop and rock music...
- German-French Team Unveils World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell! Wed, 25 Sep 13, 11:00pmA team comprised of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center, Berlin has just unveiled the world's most efficient solar cell! Boasting an efficiency of 44.7%, the cell breaks...
- 7 Incredible Inventions by Teenage Wunderkinds Wed, 17 Jul 13, 1:14amAn Ocean Clean Up Array to Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic From the World's Oceans When we first covered Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Array it generated a phenomenal amount of excitement, as well as debate...
- 3D-Textured Solar Cells to be Tested on the International Space Station Thu, 11 Apr 13, 12:00amIn one of the first experiments to take place on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), a new type of 3D-textured solar cell will soak up 16 sunrises everyday from the "back porch" of the orbiting research...
- Researchers Create Efficient, Recyclable Solar Cells from Trees Wed, 27 Mar 13, 8:54amResearchers from Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), in collaboration with Purdue University have unveiled a new efficient, recyclable organic solar cell made from...
- Researchers Create Efficient, Recyclable Organic Solar Cells from Trees Wed, 27 Mar 13, 4:59amResearchers from Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), in collaboration with Purdue University have unveiled a new efficient, recyclable organic solar cell made from...
- MIT Scientists Create a More Efficient Solar Cell by Using Quantum Dots and Nanowires Tue, 26 Mar 13, 3:30amPhoto via Shutterstock A team of researchers at MIT have developed a more efficient photovoltaic solar cell using particles known as quantum dots. The benefit of using quantum dots is that they can be produced cheaply, and...