Chemical engineers at Oregon State University have invented a new technology to deposit “nanostructure films” on various surfaces, which may first find use as coatings for eyeglasses that cost less and work better. The same technique is applicable to... (Continue reading)
This ultra compact solar charger comes from Powerfilmsolar. You can charge in Four hours in full sun… -:) Ultra compact, ultra lightweight and yet very durable, the PowerFilm® USB + AA Solar... (Continue reading)
Konarka Technologies Inc of the US showed different forms of thin-film solar cell modules manufactured by roll-to-roll process. The 2nd International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo (PV EXPO 2009)held in Japan. “The exhibited products are translucent, but we have already developed totally... (Continue reading)
MorganSolar – a Canadian company developing CPS (concentrate photovoltaic system) has changed a bit their original design of their solar concentrators. The change is mainly on the module LSO (Light-guide solar optic). It went from triangle to square. You can... (Continue reading)
Printed solar cells is one of the solutions to make solar panels. Like the Nanosolar’s printing machine, there are other initiatives starting to develop. One of them is at CSIRO Australia. Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials... (Continue reading)
For the past seven years, BrightPhase Energy has been developing crossbred renewable energy and energy efficiency technology that use existing technologies in patented, highly engineered designs. BrightPhase’s fusion of concentrating photovoltaics and daylighting technologies in one module effectively combines two major... (Continue reading)
Spanish renewable energy company Acciona Energy announced its new solar plant in Moura Portugal, is operational. The Amareleja plant covers a total area of 250 hectares, located in the parish of Amareleja in the municipality of Moura, in Portugal’s Alentejo region,... (Continue reading)
Solar charger from Energizer: If you want to have an efficient solar charger for your AA and AAA batteries, you better wait a bit for this solar charger from Energizer. It should hit the market this January. Apparently Energizer will... (Continue reading)
Konarka’s advanced photovoltaic technology started with the work of the late Dr. Sukant Tripathy, an internationally known polymer materials scientist, provost at UMASS Lowell and founder of the Plastic Innovation Center and Dr. Alan Heeger, Konarka’s chief scientist, who was... (Continue reading)
New company – Biosolar- has made the backsheet for solar panels not from plastic but from cotton and castor beans. We all knows that the plastic is mostly made from petroleum based products. Using the alternate products for the fabrication... (Continue reading)