Gehrlicher Solar Expands to Mexico
Leading International Solar PV Integrator Expands North American Market Footprint
PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Battery Energy Storage In San Jose
The system has the potential to provide important services for balancing energy supply and demand.
JinkoSolar Modules Awarded Dust & Sand Certification by TUV Nord
TUV Nord's certification indicates that JinkoSolar's modules are suitable for installation in desert regions
Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance of Patent titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods"
Patent application incorporates the entire core Tower structure
tenKsolar Announces General Availability of Industry Leading Rooftop RAIS® XT Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Solution
RAIS XT delivers unmatched value and performance
Bushnell Outdoor Products Strategic Relationship with PowerFilm, Inc. and Product Launch
Bushnell and PowerFilm, Inc. have formed a strategic relationship to launch Bushnell's new PowerSync product line, which incorporates PowerFilm's thin film solar technology into portable electronic device charging equipment.
Intersolar North America to Feature Latest Innovations in High-Growth Market Segments: PV Balance of System and Mounting and Tracking
Intersolar North America Highlights New Products Across Six Exhibition Segments that Promise to Further Reduce Installed Cost of Solar
A GLOBAL DRILLING FUND COULD SOLVE GEOTHERMAL'S CATCH-22
The mature and zero-carbon technology of geothermal power is being held back by the cost and uncertainty of drilling wells, but new research suggests a possible answer
SolarBOS Launches new website for 2013
Updated and easier to navigate website
Martifer Solar to build Latin America's largest PV plant in Mexico
Martifer Solar is building a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in Baja California Sur, Mexico, for Gauss Energía-----
The project, named Aura Solar I, will produce sufficient energy to supply around 160,000 inhabitants and will offset the emission of more than 60,000 tons of carbon dioxide-----
This project will quadruple the total PV capacity installed in Mexico
Company Asks Georgia PSC to Bring Solar to Coal Plant Communities
Georgia Power Company recently presented their 20-year energy plan to the PSC.
Petroleum Marketers Applaud Iowa Legislature for Approving Right to Blend Homegrown Biofuels
"This legislation helps Iowa farmers, Iowa businesses and Iowa consumers by maintaining
competitive fuel prices and promoting the state's leadership position in biofuel production"
Solar hot water as an attractive investment for market rate real estate developers
The Emerald Fund holds a grand opening gala at Rincon Green in San Francisco-----
Rental building with 316 apartment comes complete with 57 solar thermal (solar hot water) collectors on the roof
Richard Martinez joins Alternative Energy Advisors
Thomas Williams announced today that Richard Martinez has joined Alternative Energy Advisors.
This Printer Spits Out 10 Meters of Solar Panel Every Minute
The printer system was developed by VICOSC, the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium—a collaboration between the University of Melbourne, CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, and Monash University—and utilizes only existing printer technology to embed polymer solar cells (also known as organic or plastic solar cells) in thin sheets of plastic or steel at a rate of ten meters per minute. "We're using the same techniques that you would use if you were screen printing an image on to a T-Shirt," project coordinator and University of Melbourne researcher Dr David Jones said in a press release.
Organic solar cells rely on organic electronics, hydrocarbon molecules specifically, to generate a photovoltaic effect and convert the Sun's rays into usable DC current. The primary benefit to using organic cells is that these sheets can be printed in bulk for very little and the optical absorption coefficient of of the hydrocarbon molecules is so high that even small amounts of material can suck up a lot of light. On the other hand, organic cells are less efficient than their inorganic alternatives and tend to break down faster due to the chemical changes occurring within.
Currently, these organic sheets are able to produce up to 80W in the lab and between 10 and 50W under real world conditions. These cells aren't meant to replace conventional, inorganic panels, quite the opposite in fact. "The different types of cells capture light from different parts of the solar spectrum. So rather than being competing technologies, they are actually very complementary," said CSIRO materials scientist Dr Scott Watkins.
This printing technique could soon lead to buildings with PV laminated windows and exteriors and homes covered in solar shingles.
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