Plug and Play Summit: Building Energy
If you’re looking for the next wave of energy technology that’s just over the horizon, you don’t have to go much farther than Plug and Play’s Summer [...]
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Storing Solar Energy Through Photosynthesis
The idea of using renewable energy to make renewable fuel is the best of both worlds. A new, stable artificial photosynthesis device doubles the efficiency of harnessing [...]
Squeezing Solar Cells for More Power
Sometimes it takes some out-of-the-box thinking to come up with a what seems like a simpler solution to a problem. Physicists at the University of Warwick have published new [...]
Triple Junction Solar Cell Achieves 37.7% Efficiency
When cost is not an object, a niche market can be a good thing. In the case of MicroLink Devices, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of solar cells for mobile power, unmanned [...]
Cost-Effective Energy from Low-Level Waste Heat
Thermoelectric generators that convert waste heat into energy have been highly dependable for decades, powering space probes such as the Voyager spacecraft. However, their [...]
NREL Tool Displays PV Performance and Degradation
In the solar industry, accurately predicting the longevity of photovoltaic (PV) panels is essential to increase energy production, lower costs, and raise investor and [...]
No Captain, No Problem: Wave-Propelled Boat Sets Sail
Britain has always been a ship-building nation, and this century is no different. Except now there is a twist. There are no people on board. An autonomous wave-propelled boat [...]
Squeezing Solar: Tracker Innovation Boosts Market
The per watt decline in cost of solar cells has led to unprecedented growth in solar energy generation. While the industry is nowhere near to overtaking fossil fuel energy, [...]
First 100% Solar Train Shines in Australia
Chalk this one up to the accelerated growth of efficient solar technology. In Australia, a railroad company has restored a derelict heritage train to run completely on [...]
Double Glazed Solar Panel: New Efficiency for Old Idea?
We are used to seeing only minor incremental improvements in solar panel efficiencies. A percentage point here or there based on the latest lab research or the addition of a [...]
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