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In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment Enters Orbit
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16, 2023 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its launch of the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL), an experiment to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of the scheduled U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program H9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). SWELL is one of several experiments that launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle to the ISS on March 14. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the ISS March 16. SWELL is a yearlong
Tethered-Balloon Tests Ensure Safety of Particle-Based Solar Tech
ALBUQUERUE, N.M., April 28, 2021 — A team from Sandia National Laboratories received $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a pilot plant that will incorporate an emerging solar power technology. The Sandia researchers recently used 22-foot-wide tethered balloons...
Ultrafast Manufacturing of Perovskite Solar Modules
STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 27, 2020 — An ulftrafast method for manufacturing and assembling stable perovskite solar modules has been developed at Stanford University. The technique, according to study author Reinhold Dauskardt, resolves some of the most formidable barriers to...
Excess Solar Power Could Transform Seawater into Drinking Water
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, July 19, 2019 — Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a multifunctional device that captures the excess heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels and uses it to desalinate seawater, without affecting the panels'...
Photovoltaic Technologies Aim for Higher Efficiency Ratings
May 28, 2019 — In a time of growing concern about climate change and the high cost of humanity’s carbon footprint, there are glimmers of hope. A global boom in sustainable energy investment is underway. The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st...
Voltalia Starts Construction of French Solar Power Plant
PARIS, Sept. 15, 2017 — Voltalia, a producer of renewable energy, has launched the construction of a 8.2-MW solar power plant in France. The 8.2-MW power plant is one of the projects won by Voltalia during the 2013 national solar tender. The plant will be located in the...
BioTek Opens Second Solar Facility
WINOOSKI, Vt., May 8, 2017 — Life science instrumentation developer Biotek Instruments Inc. has opened its second solar facility. In addition to the company’s existing 500-kW solar farm in Whiting, Vermont, a new, 88-kW photovoltaic solar energy farm is now on line in...
Stanford Study Recommends Increased Solar Collaboration
STANFORD, Calif., April 18, 2017 — The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according to a new Stanford study. Researchers from...
Solar Lighting Could Create 2 Million Jobs in Developing Countries
BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016 — A shift to solar LED systems and away from fuel-based lighting in developing countries may spur economic development as well as environmental improvements, creating an estimated 2 million solar-based jobs in the world’s poorest regions. A...
A Solar-Powered Future
May 28, 2015 — Solar panels and other solar-powered devices are fueling the future, with new applications being developed all the time. Those finding solar power success include cameras, lights, sensors and even some household appliances. And now –...
Solar Cell Converts CO2 into Useful Acid
PRINCETON, N.J., July 3, 2014 — Researchers at Princeton University have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into a potential fuel with record efficiency. The study, lead by chemistry professor Dr. Andrew Bocarsly, involved converting CO2 and water into formic acid using an...
Merck Moves into Liquid Crystal Windows with Acquisition of Peer+
DARMSTADT, Germany, June 30, 2014 — Merck KGaA has acquired liquid crystal windows specialist Peer+ of The Netherlands for an unspecified price. Liquid crystal windows can switch rapidly from light to dark, offering light and temperature management that can improve the energy...
Forecast: Niche Solar on the Rise
BOSTON, June 25, 2014 — Power generated by niche solar installations is expected to grow to 1.2 GW by 2024, according to market analysis firm Lux Research. Thin-film solar products have been unsuccessful in competition against more mainstream crystalline silicon, leading...
Funding Extended for Bio-inspired Solar Energy Research
ST. LOUIS, June 24, 2014 — The Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC) at Washington University has won a four-year, $14.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue research on natural and bio-inspired systems for harvesting the sun’s energy....
Stress Activates Light-Emitting Nanowires
ZURICH, April 23, 2014 — Stretching gallium arsenide nanowires makes them better light emitters, while compression makes them better light absorbers.
Second Light Source Primes Semiconductors to See IR
LEEDS, England, and ATLANTA, April 14, 2014 — Traditional semiconductors may just need a little help to see the (IR) light.
Face-To-Face Molecules Yield More Efficient Solar Panels
RALEIGH, N.C., April 8, 2014 — Organic solar cells could be made more efficient if the orientation of their constituent molecules gets more attention.
Nanocrystals Bridge Visible, Invisible Spectra
UTRECHT, Netherlands, April 4, 2014 — Nanocrystals containing cerium and terbium have been shown to efficiently convert UV and IR to visible light, presenting a possible solution to the bandgap problems in solar panels, among other applications.
Solar cells get skinny
Sep 1, 2013 — Most efforts to improve photovoltaics have focused on increasing energy conversion efficiency or lowering manufacturing costs, but what would happen if the size of the cell were shrunk? Engineers at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., are using computer...
KIT Building PV Facility
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Aug. 21, 2013 — The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will build a photovoltaics facility to provide the solar cells used by the school for its research and energy needs. In cooperation with the module manufacturer Solarwatt, researchers will use the new...
Solar Cells Get Skinny
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2013 — Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets — 20 to 50 times thinner than the skinniest solar cells made today — are pushing toward the ultimate power conversion possible from a material for solar power, packing hundreds of times more power per weight than...
Metallic “sandwich” boosts solar cell efficiency
PRINCETON, N.J. – A new combination of metal and plastic increases the efficiency of organic solar cells by 175 percent, making them more competitive with conventional silicon photovoltaics. The nanomesh structure, developed at Princeton University, traps and absorbs...
Laser Proposed to Vaporize Threatening Asteroids
SANTA BARBARA and SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 — Given that a meteorite exploded over Russia on Friday while the 2012 DA14 asteroid passed close to Earth, there has never been a better time to develop defensive measures against threats from space.
A Black Hole for Light
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 10, 2012 — A nanostructured “sandwich” of semiconductor material that collects and traps light has nearly tripled the efficiency of organic solar cells.
Grid Connection Slow in Spite of PV Growth
Dec 1, 2012 — The European photovoltaic installation market is addressing challenges to grid connection, including complex permitting and lengthy wait times. Solar power, now the third most important renewable energy source in terms of globally installed capacity...
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