Tag: organic solar cells

  • Pretty Solar Panels and Harvesting Energy From Interior Lights

    Finding and using alternative energy sources is quickly becoming a must and one obstacle to overcome is how to make solar panels easier to incorporate into building projects. This, of course, involves making them look pretty. VTT Technical Centre of Finland has gone a step further in this. They have come up with a method…

  • Evolution Inspires More Efficient Solar Cell Design

    Researchers at Northwestern University have now developed a new design for organic solar cells that could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power. Instead of attempting to increase efficiency by altering the thickness of the solar cell’s polymer layer — a tactic that has previously garnered mixed results — the researchers sought to design…

  • Solar Sandwich A Mighty Tasty Efficiency Upgrade

    Princeton researchers say their nanostructured layering of plastic and metal makes organic solar cells a whopping 175 percent more efficient. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.