Harnessing Solar Power for Urban Innovation
Intro: Embracing Sustainable Energy Solutions
In the quest for sustainable urban development, solar power has emerged as a beacon of hope. Its renewable nature and...
Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels
Engineers at Stanford have created photovoltaic nanoshells that harness a peculiar physical phenomenon to better trap light in the solar materials. The results could...
World Record for Solar Module Efficiency 33.9 percent
The solar company Semprius achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent.
This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test...
Solar Vehicle for Green Rides in the Desert
We brought in the highlights a new solar vehicle concept car. This Solar Powered Vehicle (SPV) was designed by Omer Sagiv as a perfect...
All-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks
A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils...
Converting heat into power
A new kind of high-temperature photonic crystal could someday power everything from smartphones to spacecraft.
A team of MIT researchers has developed a way of...
Turn leaves into solar panels
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
An entirely novel approach to photovoltaics has been developed...
Pacemaker powered by heartbeat vibrations
Because of this reason the researchers have searched for ways to prolong battery life.
They started to generate energy to power a pacemaker using blood...
Kyocera launched its highest output solar panel
Kyocera launched its highest output solar panel in the US, called aka solar module with almost 80 cells KD 315. This new module of...
How to estimate the energy produced by a photovoltaic system
Consistent appraisals of homes and businesses outfitted with photovoltaic installations (PV) are a real challenge for the nation’s real estate industry, but a new...