Solar
Solar thermal and photovoltaic solar energy
Pink Greenhouses That Generate Electricity
Written by Peter, on May 2, 2018
Researchers from the University of California-Santa Cruz have shown that greenhouses made with a special pink glass can control temperature and generate solar electricity at the same time. Read more »
Discovery Could Significantly Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Written by Peter, on January 24, 2018
Researchers at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science have made a discovery that could lead to significantly boosted solar cell efficiency. Read more »
Halogens Improve Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Performance by 25%
Written by Peter, on December 22, 2017
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of North Carolina have shown that using halogens in a dye-sensitized solar cell can increase conversion efficiency by 25%. Read more »
Fractal Designs Improve Concentrating Solar
Written by Peter, on October 26, 2017
Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed new fractal-like, concentrating solar power receivers for small- to medium-scale use that are up to 20% more effective at absorbing sunlight than current technology. Read more »
Inflatable Concentrated Solar System Halves Costs
Written by Peter, on October 14, 2017
An Austrian company, Heliovis, has developed an inflatable cylindrical thermal concentrator which concentrates sunlight onto a central thermal receiver, similarly to a parabolic trough, but at a much lower cost. Read more »
Solar Glass Bricks
Written by Peter, on September 13, 2017
Build Solar, a spin-off from the University of Exeter in the UK, has been set up to market an innovative solar glass block technology. Read more »
Solar Panel Provides Drinking Water
Written by Peter, on April 14, 2017
Zero Mass Water has developed a “drinking water solar panel” which extracts water vapor from the air and condenses it into drinking water using electricity generated by the solar panel. Read more »
World First Commercial Clear Solar Glass
Written by Peter, on March 28, 2017
Researchers at the Electron Science Research Institute at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, in collaboration with ClearVue Technologies, have announced that they have developed the world’s first commercially viable clear, solar glass. Read more »
New Type of Solar Cell Could Be Cheaper and More Commercially Viable
Written by Peter, on November 24, 2016
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a new type of perovskite solar cell that promises to be cheaper and more commercial viable than current perovskite cells. Read more »
Major Advance in Perovskite Solar Cells Claimed
Written by Peter, on November 10, 2016
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported a new design of perovskite solar cells that achieve an average steady-state efficiency of 18.4% and a peak efficiency of 26% – higher than any other perovskite and much better than the polycrystalline silicon solar cells used to power most electronic devices and homes. Read more »
