Tag: Solar Power
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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.
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Solar Powered Home Finds A Second Life In Washington D.C.
The U.S. Department of Energy reports on how a house from the recent Solar Decathlon has turned into a very green home for a lucky Washington D.C. family. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling. …
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Solar In A Day With Plug-And-Play Gets SunShot Aid
The Obama administration announces $21 in grants for two projects aimed at reducing solar installation costs through plug-and-play PV technologies. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.
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Weaving Solar Magic With Super-Thin Fiber Cells
For the first time, a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many meters in length. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechlin…
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Idle First Solar Plant Will Produce Solar Power Anyway
A 4.1-megawatt rooftop array will put First Solar’s big new – and idle – manufacturing plant in Mesa, Ariz., to some use. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.