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How greener grids can stay lit

Californians love renewable energy. In fact, California just became the first state to require solar panels on all new homes.

Energy & Green Tech

May 24, 2018
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Smart windows could combine solar panels and TVs too

Imagine standing in front of a wall of windows, surveying the view. You hear someone enter the room behind you. You turn. "Welcome," you say. "Here is the video I wanted to show you." At the press of a button, the view vanishes ...

Engineering

May 11, 2018
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Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization

In an advance that makes a more flexible, inexpensive type of solar cell commercially viable, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated organic solar cells that can achieve 15 percent efficiency.

Energy & Green Tech

Apr 23, 2018
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How blockchain can democratize green power

Imagine buying a solar panel from a hardware store, mounting it on your roof, then selling the green electricity you produce at a price you set.

Energy & Green Tech

Jan 08, 2018
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China's solar highway ambitions are seen in Jinan stretch

Where the solar panel meets the road—China is putting a solar highway to the test. The Hindu along with a number of other sites carried reports of the photovoltaic road project The Hindu, referring to reports from Xinhua, ...

Energy & Green Tech

Jan 04, 2018
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Better ways to foster solar innovation and save jobs

The U.S. solar industry is nervously awaiting President Donald Trump's decision whether to impose punitive duties on imported solar panels and related equipment or even restrict some of those imports altogether. It could ...

Energy & Green Tech

Dec 22, 2017
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Byron Bay Railroad signals solar train shuttle service open

A solar train has been launched in Byron Bay, Australia. The announcement was sent out by the Byron Bay Railroad Company.

Energy & Green Tech

Dec 20, 2017
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Breakthrough yields higher voltage and efficiency for a thin mineral-based solar cell

(Tech Xplore)—The phrase "solar energy" often brings to mind large solar panels on the roofs of homes and businesses or huge arrays sprawled across sunny fields. But there is a need for low-light photovoltaics – materials ...

Energy & Green Tech

Dec 01, 2017
29
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Power system takes portable approach with roll-up solar panels

(Phys.org)—Imagine a solar power plant with a rollable solar field—a mat rolled out in minutes that can give stranded residents the power they need to get by. That is reality, as a company's portable solar power technology ...

Energy & Green Tech

Oct 06, 2017
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Light-harvesting smartwatch shines on Kickstarter

(Tech Xplore)—LunaR is a smartwatch that is now up on Kickstarter and its key feature is a standout for those who would not like to be bothered by battery management. LunaR's team have turned to Kickstarter to get it to ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 30, 2017
28
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Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design

Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics, say Stanford University scientists.

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 31, 2017
84
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Nanoparticles give solar panels a green color

Researchers from AMOLF, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a technology to create efficient bright green colored solar panels. Arrays of silicon nanoparticles ...

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 15, 2017
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New way to predict when electric cars and home batteries become cost effective

The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created by Imperial researchers.

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 10, 2017
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Lightyear is set for 2019 debut of its solar-powered car

(Tech Xplore)—A company called Lightyear aims to make a big difference in pushing electric cars into greener pastures.

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 03, 2017
49
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Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production

Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.

Energy & Green Tech

Jun 26, 2017
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Photovoltaic module

A photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel is a packaged interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells, also known as solar cells. The photovoltaic module, known more commonly as the solar panel, is then used as a component in a larger photovoltaic system to offer electricity for commercial and residential applications.

Because a single photovoltaic module can only produce a certain amount of wattage, installations intended to produce larger electrical power capacity require an installation of several modules or panels and this is known as a photovoltaic array. A photovoltaic installation typically includes an array of photovoltaic modules or panels, an inverter, batteries and interconnection wiring.

Photovoltaic systems are used for either on- or off-grid applications, and for solar panels on spacecraft.

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