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Snow-powered nanogenerator works where solar panels don't
Posted in Hardware, Science on 16th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Snowy places aren't ideal for harvesting solar energy – panels can't do much if they're buried under blankets of snow, of course. Now a team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a new device that can produce electricity from snow itself.
Solar panels of Swiss Insolight achieve efficiency of 29%
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2019
by Alex Muller
While today’s rooftop standard modules typically show an efficiency of 17-19%, Insolight’s pre-production module has been validated at an impressive 29% by IES-UPM
Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Antennas for Solar Power Revolution
Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller
Antennas can convert electromagnetic spectrum much more efficiently than photovoltaic (PV) cells.
The Chernobyl area fires back up to produce power as a new solar power plant
Posted in Science on 8th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller
More than 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, the Chernobyl area is once again producing power.
New Jersey Utility Plans $4.1 Billion in Clean Energy Investment
Posted in Business on 2nd Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller
Utilities across the country are moving to invest in grid upgrades and new technologies designed to help states achieve green-energy mandates.