Tag: Solar
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Nanowire Solar Cells Raise Efficiency Limit
Scientists from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institut, Denmark and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have shown that a single nanowire can concentrate the sunlight up to 15 times of the normal sun light intensity. The results are surprising and the potential for developing a new type of highly efficient solar…
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Student Teams Participate in Solar Decathlon 2013
Student Teams Participating in the Solar Decathlon 2013 (via 1Sun4All) By Amber Archangel The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal and design…
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This Week in Energy News for March 23, 2013
This week in Jetson Green Energy News, solar power is gaining momentum in Japan and Greece, competition is growing in offshore wind farms, Californians have inexpensive solar investment opportunities, D.C. government agencies will be powered by 100% renewable energy, and we have new upcoming green events. Japan to Get 111 MW PV Solar Facility Softbank,…