First Solar employees at the Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, plant will be losing their jobs when the it closes. Credit: First Solar. Turns out, Bill Gates was right. A few weeks…
Read MoreA unique method for processing ZnO nanowires and polythiophenes results in a hybrid structure with nanometer scale ordering and a high crystallinity, showing great promis for the future of hybrid…
Read MoreI Pyreheliometers are pointed toward the sun for their yearly calibrationat NREL. Accurate measurement of solar energy is needed for due diligence of photovoltaic installations. Credit: NREL. If you have…
Read MoreAt top, domains with opposite electrical polarization, averaging about 140 nanometers wide and separated by walls 2 nanometers thick, form a well-aligned array in a thin film of bismuth ferrite.…
Read MoreSolar power in Germany jumped 76 percent in first six months of 2011. Credit: NREL. According to the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), renewable energy grew—in the first…
Read MoreCdTe array. Credit: NREL. For the first time that I am aware of, it General Electric seems to have jumped on the Sach’s Law bandwagon and decided that solar power…
Read MoreSandia National Lab and SunPower Corp. say they have reached a new agreement on research into integrating utility-scale solar energy systems into the national electrical grid. Although a news release…
Read MoreTeams from 16 universities are about to embark on an 1,200-mile solar car race through the Midwest. The North American Solar Challenge starts June 20 in Broken Arrow, Okla., and…
Read MoreI continue to be really impressed with 1366 Technologies’ technical work and and business strategy. Now DOE has put together a short (4 minutes) video about 1366’s Direct Wafer Technology…
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