Is Recycling Solar Cells Dangerous?
The solar industry is no spring chicken, but the recent boom and ongoing rapid growth begs an important question: How do I recycle used or ...
The solar industry is no spring chicken, but the recent boom and ongoing rapid growth begs an important question: How do I recycle used or ...
Twelve Year-Old Boy Invents More Efficient Solar Cell
William Yuan, at 12 years of age, has invented a solar cell that makes use of not only visible light, but also ultraviolet light. Apparently ...
Solar Power from Space?
Generating solar power near sea level on Earth may just be an old way of thinking. Consider catching rays even closer to the source- from ...
Sony Produces a New Solar Cell
Sony's new silicon-free dye-sensitized solar cells have a 10% energy conversion efficiency, putting them on the map for commercial use. By using a gel ...
Solar cell efficiency may improve
A team of researchers at TU Delft (Netherlands) and the FOM (Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter) under Prof. Laurens Siebbeles have a paper in ...
Extra thin solar cells
The US company Ascent Solar Technologies has developed extra thin solar cells ( 0.003 mm ) which can be incorporated in flexible plastic materials. So manufactured ...
Transfer energy from the sun to a flexible surface
In investigating solar panels and solar energy, I discovered that interesting renewable energy solutions come around when doctors of science from areas as diverse as ...
Fancy painting your house in solar panel green?
According to a report on Science Daily, we could soon be painting solar panels on to our houses and cars! Research at the New Jersey ...
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