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Nature gave
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Solar Energy -
Inventions, Research, Innovations, Breakthroughs
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Solar Energy - Inventions, Research, Innovations,
Breakthroughs
- Solar Breakthrough will Help Spur Viability of
Alternative Energy – Science
Daily, Oct 2005 - While traditional solar panels are made of
silicon, which is expensive, brittle and shatters like glass, organic
solar cells being developed by this team are made of plastic that is
relatively inexpensive, flexible, can be wrapped around structures or
even applied like paint. These techniques make use of concepts in
Nanotechnology. Read more from the Science Daily article.
- The promise of artificial photosynthesis - A promising new
contender is emerging: the harnessing of photosynthesis, the mechanism
by which plants derive their energy. The idea is to create artificial
systems that exploit the basic chemistry of photosynthesis in order to
produce hydrogen or other fuels both for engines and electricity. May
2004, Energy Bulletin
- Invention
Heralds Advances In Solar Technology, Optical Computing - by
Lockergnome, Jan 2007 - Physicists at Boston College have beamed
visible light through a cable hundreds of times smaller than a human
hair, an achievement they anticipate will lead to advances in solar
power and optical computing.
- Nanotech solar breakthrough will help spur viability of
alternative energy - October 07, 2005 - Researchers from New Mexico
State University and Wake Forest University achieve 5.2 percent energy
conversion with organic solar development. This means less expensive
more durable solar panels available in four to five years. From PhysOrg
- New
plastic can better convert solar energy - Jan. 9 2005 – CTV -
Researchers at the University of Toronto have invented an
infrared-sensitive material that's five times more efficient at turning
the sun's power into electrical energy than current methods. The
discovery could lead to shirts and sweaters capable of recharging our
cellphones and other wireless devices, said Ted Sargent, professor of
electrical and computer engineering at the university. Sargent said the
new plastic composite is, in layman's terms, a layer of film that
"catches'' solar energy. He said the film can be applied to any
device, much like paint is coated on a wall.
- Material Discovered For Full Spectrum Photovoltaic Cell
- November 20, 2002 - A new discovery raises the prospect of a more
efficient photovoltaic cell for lower cost solar energy. Two layers of
indium gallium nitride in a solar cell design could convert sunlight to
electricity at 50% efficiency. Researchers in the Materials Sciences
Division (MSD) of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working with
crystal-growing teams at Cornell University and Japan's Ritsumeikan
University, have learned that the band gap of the semiconductor indium
nitride is not 2 electron volts (2 eV) as previously thought, but
instead is a much lower 0.7 eV. The discovery means that a single system
of alloys incorporating indium, gallium, and nitrogen can convert
virtually the full spectrum of sunlight -- from the near infrared to the
far ultraviolet -- to electrical current. More from this Future Pundit
blog entry
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Photo Voltaics
- UCLA Engineering Announces Breakthrough in Silicon
Photonics Devices, July 01, 2006, B2B
Energy - Building on a series of recent breakthroughs in silicon
photonics, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering
and Applied Science have developed a novel approach to silicon devices
that combines light amplification with a photovoltaic – or solar panel –
effect. In a study to be presented today at the 2006 International
Optical Amplifiers and Applications Conference in Vancouver, Canada,
UCLA Engineering researchers report that not only can optical
amplification in silicon be achieved with zero power consumption, but
power can now be generated in the process.
- Solar Breakthrough Will Help Spur Viability Of
Alternative Energy - While traditional solar panels are made of silicon,
which is expensive, brittle and shatters like glass, organic solar cells
being developed by a University of New Mexico team are made of plastic
that is relatively inexpensive, flexible, can be wrapped around
structures or even applied like paint, said physicist Seamus Curran,
head of the nanotechnology laboratory at NMSU. Read more from this Science
Daily Oct 2005 article
- NanoHorizons Patents Cost and Efficiency Breakthrough
for Solar Cells and Organic LEDs - NanoHorizons, Inc., an emerging
leader in applied nanoscale materials and solutions, announced today
that it has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for
its innovative nanoscale photovoltaic cell design. NanoHorizons'
design enables dramatic improvements in solar cell efficiency and
breakthrough reductions in fabrication costs. Brighter, more efficient
Organic LEDs (OLEDs) are also made possible. Read more from this Nano
Tech Wire June
2005 article
- In a scientific breakthrough that has stunned the world,
a team of South African scientists has developed a revolutionary new,
highly efficient solar power technology that will enable homes to obtain
all their electricity from the sun. The unique South African-developed
solar panels will make it possible for houses to become completely
self-sufficient for energy supplies. The panels are able to generate
enough energy to run stoves, geysers, lights, TVs, fridges, computers -
in short all the mod-cons of the modern house, says this Feb
2006 article from ZP Energy
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Pictures
Solar
Energy Capture and Conversion Process – a photo-voltaic cell
Import
& Export Data of Photovolatic Cells & Modules from 1987-1995 – a
chart
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