Topic “solar panel”
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2008-11-18
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Mid-East’s Largest Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant to be Built In Dubai
[…] of the world with no shortage of sunlight, awash in oil wealth (and being able to detect the way the cleantech wind is blowing...) and with a penchant of late of doing things to the n-th degree it should come as no surprise that the Middle East’s largest solar panel manufacturing facility will be built in Dubai. 1-Million Square Foot Facility to Open 2010 Announced at the Green Dubai World Forum 2008 the 1-million square foot Solar Technolgies FZE facility is expected to begin const... read
2008-11-12
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The sun sets NASA Mars Lander
p2pnet news view | Cool:- The pic on the right shows NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s solar panel and the lander’s robotic arm with a sample in the scoop. It was taken by the lander’s Surface Stereo Imager during Phoenix’s Sol 16 (June 10), or the 16th Martian day after landing, says NASA. But it could be among [...] read
2008-11-10
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Learning from sustainable energy
[…] off of carbon based fossil fuels and moving to sustainable, renewable fuels. Pick which ever reason you like and get to work: Security: Do we need to barricade solar panels and wind mills like nuclear power plants? Decentralized power: If a corporation owns the nuclear power plant, coal fired plant, natural gas plant or other big energy producer, then will they have your interests in mind as they make decisions? Would the same be true about a person who has a windmill on his or her […] read
2008-11-08
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Rice-Sized Solar Panels Produced Noodle-Sized Power [Energy]
Researchers from the University of South Florida have developed a minuscule solar panel that's just 1/4 the size of a grain of rice. Yet when you combine 20 or so of the cells, they can create 7.8 volts of electricity. Sounds good so far, right? It gets better. The solar cells could easily be incorporated into coatings for buildings and clothing, they're build primarily from abundant and green components carbon and […] read
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Rice-Sized Solar Panels Produced Noodle-Sized Power [Energy]
Researchers from the University of South Florida have developed a minuscule solar panel that's just 1/4 the size of a grain of rice. Yet when you combine 20 or so of the cells, they can create 7.8 volts of electricity. Sounds good so far, right? It gets better. The solar cells could easily be incorporated into coatings for buildings and clothing, they're build primarily from abundant and green components carbon and […] read
2008-11-07
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Puzzling Solar Panel Press Release [Uncertain Principles]
[…] published in Optics Letters (that I haven't been able to put my hands on yet), developing new anti-reflection coatings to enhance the absorption of light by silicon solar panels: An untreated silicon solar cell only absorbs 67.4 percent of sunlight shone upon it -- meaning that nearly one-third of that sunlight is reflected away and thus unharvestable. From an economic and efficiency perspective, this unharvested light is wasted potential and a major barrier hampering the proliferation and […] read
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Anti-Reflective Solar Panel Coating Absorbs 96% of Sunlight, Called Photovoltaic ‘Game Changer’ by Developer
image: Rensselaer/Shawn Lin This is why Shawn-Yu Lin of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute thinks he can change the solar power game: To get maximum efficiency when converting solar power into electricity, you want a solar panel that can absorb nearly every single photon of light, regardless of the sun’s position in the sky. Our new antireflective coating makes this possible. Think this is mere enthusiasm, maybe not. Read on: ... read
2008-11-04
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Panasonic agrees to controlling stake in Sanyo, seen issuing hearty backslaps to executives
[…] jumpsuits from the safety of silent, electric cars. The deal would also extend Panasonic's range of consumer electronics while giving it access to Sanyo's solar panel production. Yeah, yeah, we get it, now let's just make it official already, k fellas?[Via Times Online]Panasonic agrees to controlling stake in Sanyo, seen issuing hearty backslaps to executives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read |&[…] read
2008-10-31
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Head Scratcher of the Week: Sarah Palin Speaks at Solar Panel Manufacturer, Promotes Fossil Fuels
photo: McCain-Palin 2008 In case you missed it, Sarah Palin gave a speech on energy policy yesterday at the Xunlight Corporation in Toledo, Ohio. In the speech she called for a break from the Bush administration’s energy policy. Too bad the break from policy that she and John McCain advocate really doesn't move us towards a greener renewable energy future, nor towards meaningful energy security. Frankly, though her rhetoric on energy at Xunlight is little different than what’s been said so […] read
2008-10-30
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Harness The Power Of Wind To Recharge Your Gadgets
By Luke Anderson Over the last few years there has been a big push for alternative energy sources. This push has lead to a great many solar-powered gadgets which promise to provide energy by harnessing the power of the sun. While that’s all good and well, there are situations where a solar panel isn’t going to [...] read