New record set for recycling indoor light to electricity
G24 Innovations has achieved ground-breaking efficiency rates for the indoor performance of its Dye-Sensitized Cells.
At an average of 26% conversion efficiency, a new cell...
Solar spider silk battery, the thinnest in the world
How thin battery do you think is possible to be realized?
The researchers from the Tokyo University, Japan and from Johannes Kepler University, Austria have...
Liquid fuel to store electricity produced by solar panels
A new method of converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel isobutanol using electricity produced by solar panels was developed by researchers at the UCLA...
Printed-plastic solar panel project kicks off
Transforming how and where we harvest power is essential for meeting the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy.
One alternative energy source is...
European partnership for next generation of highly efficient silicon thin-film solar modules
Eighteen leading industrial and research partners have joined forces in an EU Fast Track project aiming to further refine this technology. In the next...
Hybrid Solar Panels to produce simultaneously electricity and hot water
Naked Energy a company from UK developed hybrid solar panels that heat water and generate electricity the same time.
This technology was developed by its...
Solar thermal plants cheap electricity solution
Electricity supplied by solar panels is expensive in this stage and more than that is intermittent because depends on the weather.
Halotechnics is one of...
Innovative 3-D designs to improve the performance of solar photovoltaic cells
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.
Intensive research around the world has...
Solio CLIP-Mini a new eco gadget to power portable devices
An eco gadget called Solio Clip-Mini USB and Solar Rechargeable LED light is described by Treehugger as pocket sized flashlight with a big potential.
This...
Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators
Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...