The New York Times reported that California utility Pacific Gas & Electric and solar company SunRun have formed an alliance that will eliminate the upfront cost of installing rooftop solar…
Read MoreGood for SunPower. This 24% efficiency was reached in a large silicon PV wafer, not just a test unit a lab.
Read MoreAsahi Glass Co. says that in July it will be offering a new glass-ceramics substrate targeted at manufacturers of stronger, brighter LEDs (think residential, automotive and electronics, such as 3D…
Read MoreIn a recent post at ScientificAmerican.com, David Bielo details many of the inefficiencies of photovoltaic cells. Although layered cells composed of various elements can convert more than 40 percent of…
Read MoreA Portland cement concrete research engineer at Iowa State University says poor decision making, not poor technology, doomed the Deepwater Horizon. Bob Steffes, ISU’s Institute for Transportation, bases his conclusions…
Read MoreThe undisputed hybrid king, Toyota, says it is teaming up with Tesla Motors in the development of electric cars that run solely on lithium-ion batteries. As part of the deal,…
Read MoreToday’s videos are variations on the same theme – LED light bulbs that operate without an electrical connection. The video above features the N100 bulb from a new Hong Kong…
Read MoreDuPont opened a North American photovoltaic applications lab at its Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Del., to support materials development for the fast-growing photovoltaic energy market, according to a recent…
Read MoreAccording to California solar power advocacy group Sunpluggers.com, wind turbines may be installed among the photovoltaic panels of a planned PV power plant in Palm Springs, Calif. This would be…
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