Upton, NY (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 - Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sun
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 - Scientists at USC have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces.
Houghton MI (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 - The coolest new nanomaterial of the 21st century could boost the efficiency of the next generation of solar panels, a team of Michigan Technological University materials scientists has discovered.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 - India's ambitious national solar program has catalyzed rapid growth in the solar market, driving prices for solar energy to impressive lows and demonstrating how government policy can stimulate clea
Moscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) Apr 25, 2012 - Not nearly as spectacular as astrophysical or planetary missions, magnetospheric studies are nevertheless closer to the Earthling's wellbeing, since plasma environment in the immediate vicinity of t
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2012 - To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible. Now researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have suggested - and
Herndon, VA (SPX) Apr 24, 2012 - GeoEye, has announced a strategic relationship with Geostellar, an innovative technology company that is transforming the solar energy industry. Under the terms of the agreement, GeoEye will supply
Cape May Court House NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2012 - Constellation Energy and Middle Township Board of Education have announced the completion of an aggregate 1.5-megawatt (DC) solar generation project. Baltimore-based Constellation Energy owns and wi
Novato CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2012 - La Vina Ranch in Madera, CA and SPG Solar, a national solar energy company serving commercial solar clients, have completed a 396 kilowatt (kW) DC ground-mounted solar power system, which will provi
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 23, 2012 - Approximately every 11 years the magnetic field on the sun reverses completely - the north magnetic pole switches to south, and vice versa. It's as if a bar magnet slowly lost its magnetic field and
Paris (AFP) April 22, 2012 - Materials scientists in France said on Sunday they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy.
El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 - An ongoing surplus in the production of polysilicon-the key raw material in the photovoltaic (PV) industry-will lead to excess supply, leading to further erosion in its pricing, according to an IHS
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 - According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, slowed demand on the German market, the uncertainty towards the future market in Italy, and unclear demand in other regions has resulted
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Water and Power Commissioners have approved the creation of a Solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Demonstration Program for 10 megawatts (MW) of
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 - Hanwha Solar has opened a state-of-the-art PV research and development (R and D) laboratory in Santa Clara, Calif. The facility will explore a variety of next-generation PV concepts for efficient, l
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 - EMCORE has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation (BATC) to design, manufacture, test and deliver solar panels for a new spacecraft. The period
