Nanomaterials could double efficiency of solar cells by converting waste heat into usable energy
Devin Coldewey for TechCrunch: An experimental solar cell created by MIT researchers could massively increase the amount of power generated by a given area of panels, while simultaneously reducing the amount of waste heat. Even better, it sounds super cool when scientists talk about it: “with our own unoptimized geometry, we in fact could break the Shockley-Queisser limit.”
The Shockley-Queisser limit, which is definitely not made up, is the theoretical maximum efficiency of a solar cell, and it’s somewhere around 32 percent for the most common silicon-based ones.
You can get around this by various tricks like stacking cells, but the better option, according to David Bierman, a doctoral student on the team (and who is quoted above), will be thermophotovoltaics — whereby sunlight is turned into heat and then re-emitted as light better suited for the cell to absorb. Cont'd...
New, POWERstation 247 turnkey technology for rural Off-Gridders who want energy independence
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Is Kinetic Energy the Future?
Kinetic energy is power that is gained from motion, and this motion can involve vehicles, individuals, and any other object.
Choosing Your Own Energy Provider
When customers can make choices in the energy market with their own dollars, the end result is that they are not only more aware of the market, but also able to direct future investment in energy infrastructure.
Choosing Your Own Energy Provider
When customers can make choices in the energy market with their own dollars, the end result is that they are not only more aware of the market, but also able to direct future investment in energy infrastructure.
What does the Future Hold for Thin Film Solar Panels?
The photovoltaic market continues to grow with impressive speed. Large scale silicon solar parks have been all the fashion until now but thin film panels are becoming increasingly popular and will dominate the small scale off-grid market and the booming building integrated PV segment.
Latest High-Power Solar Panel Manufactured by SPIC, Xi'an Solar Power Co, Ltd., Will Be Featured at DuPont SNEC 2016 Booth
The newest M2 series uses DuPont™ Solamet® PV19B to achieve 20.13 percent cell efficiency and reach 285-watt power output. This conventional 60-cell mono c-Si high-power module is protected by TPT, double-sided DuPont™ Tedlar® PVF film-based backsheet, to continuously provide proven power and lasting value.
Renewable Energy Employs 8.1 Million People Worldwide, Says New IRENA Report
Renewable energy jobs continue to rise even as employment in the broader energy sector falls
WINDPOWER 2016 - GE Renewable Energy Introduces New Suite of Digital Wind Farm Apps
Five software applications built to enhance annual energy production and improve wind farm profitability
Industrial wind apps include Energy Forecasting for business strategy optimization, Wind PowerUp* Services and Digital Plan of the Day to streamline site operations, and Diagnostics & Prognostics for turbine-level asset performance management
All apps are built on GEs Predix* software platform and include cyber security protection for operational technology
American wind power sets sights on doubling in five years
From WINDPOWER 2016 - By continuing to advance technology and lower costs, wind power, America's fastest growing new source of electricity, will stay on pace to grow to supply 10 percent of U.S. electricity by 2020. That's according to leading wind energy executives this morning during the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2016 Conference and Exhibition, as thousands of attendees continued to file into the Western Hemisphere's largest wind energy industry event all year.
Helping to grow wind energy in the U.S. are a mix of stable federal policy, passed late last year on a bipartisan vote by Congress, forward-looking states raising their renewable energy targets, and corporate and other non-utility buyers aiming to cut carbon pollution and pass savings onto American homeowners and businesses. Full Press Release.
WINDPOWER 2016 - American wind power sets sights on doubling in five years
Cost cuts, innovation will drive industry to 10% U.S. electricity by 2020, say industry leaders
WINDPOWER 2016 - XTREME MANUFACTURING TO SHOWCASE NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST TELEHANDLER AT AWEA WINDPOWER '16
Las Vegas-based, Xtreme Manufacturing will showcase the Xtreme XR7038, the largest capacity rough terrain telehandler in North America, that can lift loads up to 70,000 lbs.
Intersolar 2016 - Special News Report
News and Product announcements from the show. Exhibitors are encourages to post news on this page --- a free service.
WINDPOWER 2016 - ABB highlights high performance wind technologies at AWEA Windpower 2016
ABB, the wind industrys leading technology solutions provider, is unveiling new wind farm applications and best practices at AWEA Windpower 2016 this week.
AltEnergyMag.com - Special Tradeshow Coverage of Intersolar
Intersolar Europe was held from June 21st - 24th in Munich, Germany, Intersolar North America runs July 14th - 16th in San Francisco, California. This AltEnergyMag.com Special Tradeshow report aims to bring you news, articles and products from this years events.
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