Solar cells that mimic leaves put organic systems back in the picture
A prototype of the leaf-inspired solar cell. Right corner: 1cm scale bar. As solar cells, and ...
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German Village produces 3 times more energy than it needs, sets an example for others
It's no surprise that Germany is just giving lessons in terms of managing renewable energy sources - year after year, ...
Liquid air could be used to store renewable energy
Renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, are gaining ground fast against fossil fuels in terms of energy production, but ...
Quantum dots with nanowires yield greater solar cell efficiency
For some years now, scientists have been exploring the use of quantum dots as the basis for a novel type ...
Nanowires break solar cell cell theoretical maximum efficiency and usher in a new era of solar power
One of the biggest hurdles the solar energy industry currently faces is efficiently transforming the incoming energy from the sun's ...
Australia could realistically go 100% renewable energy in 10 years
The only thing that stands between Australia and a future led entirely by renewable energy is the political will to ...
Princeton nanomesh greatly increases the efficiency of organic solar cells
While we all have to recognize the huge potential that solar energy brings us, we also have to say that ...
Exclusively solar-powered plane will circumnavigate globe in a non-stop flight, even at night
Solar Impulse, the now famous 100 percent solar-powered aircraft, made the headlines after it proved it could fly for 26 ...
Nanoparticle-tech converts solar energy into steam with extreme efficiency
The solar steam device developed at Rice University has an overall energy efficiency of 24 percent, ...
Nano-tech solar cells reach 18.2% efficiency without anti-reflective layers
In a fantastic breakthrough in solar energy, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have ...
Eco Basics: Benefits From Installing Home Solar Panels
Great Use of Solar - Home Solar Helping The World Installing solar panels at your home ...
Pacific island nation Tokelau to become first entirely solar powered nation in the world this year
Tokelau is a small island near Samoa, not far from New Zealand; at a first glance, it wouldn't seem significantly ...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Solar Has The Most Potential Of Any Renewable Energy Source
A recent study of gargantuan proportions estimated that the technical potential of photovoltaic cells and concentrated solar power (CSP) in ...
[ZME Contest] WIN solar charger and Rechargeable LED Work light
Hey, guys! We've received some great feedback from our previous contest, when we offered an awesome DNA portrait to one ...
US electricity demand could be 80% supplied by renewable sources by 2050
According to a recently publicized rapport by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), renewable energy sources could account for ...
Air Force plans buildings a solar power station in space and nuclear-powered spacecraft
Last week, the U.S. Air Force released a report in which it outlines its technological and energy plans for the ...
Solar paint promises to turn any surface into a solar cell
Researchers have successfully managed to create a "solar paint" made out of quantum dots, which exhibits similar properties to multifilm solar ...
Tomorrow’s energy will come from space based solar stations, no later than 2016
Space solar stations are not a new idea at all - they have been researched since the 1970; but as ...
Germany cuts solar energy feed-in tariff by 50% in 8 years
Here's how renewable energy can be proliferated easily trough out the world, the developed one at least - scale it and ...
The Himalayas might be the best place in the world to harness solar power
We've become so accustomed to the imagery of huge stacks of solar panel ...