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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2012 — The first practical artificial leaf, composed of silicon, nickel and cobalt, can convert sunlight into chemical fuel, a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process of photosynthesis.
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AMES, Iowa, April 26, 2012 — A new method that evaluates different conductors for use in metamaterial structures could bring closer to reality super-efficient solar energy devices and superlenses that allow us to use visible light to see molecules like DNA.
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Mar 1, 2012 — Mirror-free thermophotovoltaic devices could someday make a much simpler and less expensive system to concentrate sunlight. The goal is to prevent heat from escaping the thermoelectric material by using a photonic crystal – essentially, an...
Solar Concentration Without Mirrors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 7, 2011 — By employing a photonic crystal to keep heat from escaping, thermophotovoltaic devices can concentrate sunlight without mirrors, potentially making thermophotovoltaics much simpler and less expensive because they can be made using standard...
SPIE CEO: Photonics Industry Growing
HONG KONG, Dec. 7, 2011 — The demand for photonics is large and on the way to becoming "enormous," yet the ubiquitous technology remains nearly invisible to the general public, SPIE CEO Eugene Arthurs told participants last month at the Hong Kong Optical Engineering...
DuPont Acquires Innovalight
Nov 1, 2011 — DuPont of Wilmington, Del., has acquired Innovalight Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., a provider of silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. Silicon inks from DuPont Innovalight boost the...
OSA Hosts Renewable Energy Congress
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2011 — The Optical Society of America (OSA) is hosting the Optics and Photonics Congress: Renewable Energy & the Environment, which will be held at the Omni Austin Hotel Nov. 2 to 3, in Austin, Texas. Scientists and engineers from around the...
Solyndra Execs Take the Fifth
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2011 — As expected, top executives from defunct solar company Solyndra invoked their Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution against self-incrimination Friday morning during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and...
DoE SunShot Awards Top $145M for Solar Tech
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2011 — As part of its SunShot Initiative, the Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded more than $145 million for advanced solar technology projects. The program, whose goal is to reduce cost and increase efficiency of solar energy systems by 75 percent by...
Coal-rich Australia warms to solar power
Sep 1, 2011 — Australia is a land rich with coal and natural gas – so why is it a boom time for solar energy on the island continent? Coal generates 80 percent of Australia’s electrical energy, and the nation’s coal reserves are so large...
Economy Crawls, Solar Industry Soars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2011 — Despite the slow GDP growth of 2.8 percent in the US economy in 2010, the solar market grew 67 percent, soaring to $6 billion and adding jobs at a much quicker pace than the general economy. In a study titled “National Solar Jobs Census...
NSF, DoE Co-Fund Solar Tech Research Center
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2011 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DoE) have announced that they will fund an engineering research center (ERC) that will develop interdisciplinary research and education programs to address energy challenges, such...
DuPont Acquires Innovalight, Expands Solar Energy
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 1, 2011 — To position itself as a leader in materials for the solar energy market, DuPont has acquired Innovalight Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., a provider of advanced silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon...
EPIC releases Photovoltaic Industry Report
PARIS, July 22, 2011 — The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) released its report on the photovoltaic market, including production, deployment and R&D investments. EPIC data shows worldwide sales of photovoltaic panels reached $82 billion in 2010 and...
Nanotubes Store Solar Energy Indefinitely
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 15, 2011 — Carbon nanotubes can be used to store solar energy and can be recharged when exposed to the sun. Storing the sun's heat in chemical form — rather than converting it to electricity or storing the heat itself in a heavily insulated...
QDs Help Make Solar Fuel a Reality
MANCHESTER, England, July 5, 2011 — A solar-nano device is being created with the hope that it can harness the energy of the sun and convert it into a clean fuel alternative. Using quantum dots grafted with catalyst molecules, scientists are harvesting the sun’s energy to...
GE to Build US Solar Panel Factory
Jul 1, 2011 — GE announced that its full-size cadmium telluride thin-film solar panel has been independently certified as the most efficient ever reported for the technology. The company intends to manufacture the panels at a new 400-MW US factory as part of a...
Samsung Licenses QD LED Tech
Jul 1, 2011 — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea, and Evident Technologies Inc. of Troy, N.Y., have entered into a patent licensing and purchasing agreement. Under the arrangement, Samsung has been granted worldwide access to...
Solar Sheet Sucks Up Sunlight
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 6, 2011 — A flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light is slated to hit the consumer market within the next five years. Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the University of Missouri (MU) chemical engineering...
GE to Build US Plant as Part of $600M Solar Investment
ARVADA, Colo., May 9, 2011 — GE announced that its full-size cadmium telluride thin-film solar panel has been independently certified as the most efficient ever publicly reported for the technology. The company said it intends to manufacture the panels at a new 400-MW US...
“Superskin” goes solar
STANFORD, Calif. – A new ultrasensitive electronic skin can detect chemicals and biological molecules in addition to sensing an incredibly light touch. And now, this “superskin” can be powered by stretchable solar cells, opening up more applications in...
Mimicking photosynthesis for cheap hydrogen fuel
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Production of inexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may one day be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, but a number of hurdles first must be overcome. Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have developed an artificial system...
Petra Solar Opens Global Command Center
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Jan. 31, 2011 — Petra Solar announced the opening of its Network Operations Center (NOC), a command center that will allow the company to use its Smart Grid management software to remotely monitor and control all solar and Smart Grid assets in the field. The...
Solar3D to Develop 3-D Solar Cell
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 — Solar3D Inc., a developer of 3-D solar cell technology that maximizes the conversion of sunlight into electricity, has announced details of its plan for the development of its solar cell. “By combining microphotovoltaics with advanced...
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 7, 2011 — Physicists have demonstrated how the Oriental hornet takes the sun’s energy and converts it into electric power, in particular the brown and yellow stripes on the hornet’s abdomen, which absorb solar radiation. "The interesting thing...
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