Tag: solar energy
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A Solution to Solar Power Intermittency
- By Kevin Bullis
- 04/25/2013
Converting methane to an alternative fuel using energy from the sun could reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.
Why Solar Installations Cost More in the U.S. than in Germany
- By Kevin Bullis
- 12/26/2012
A new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory points to specific areas where costs could be lowered.
All-Carbon Solar Cells Will Mean Cheap and Flexible Solar Panels
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 11/15/2012
Flexible photovoltaics made of carbon promise low cost and durability, if their performance can be improved.
SunEdison Turns to Big New Markets for Solar Power
- By Kevin Bullis
- 06/08/2012
The solar-panel installer is replacing diesel engines in villages in India and other Asian countries.
Tinted Windows that Generate Electricity
- By Kevin Bullis
- 04/17/2012
A German company borrows the materials and manufacturing process of OLED displays to make a new kind of solar panel.
Cheap Solar Power at Night
- By Kevin Bullis
- 03/12/2012
- 3 Comments
Improved materials could make solar-thermal power cheaper, and energy storage easier.
New Manufacturing Tech Could Mean Cheaper Solar Cells
- By Kevin Bullis
- 01/03/2012
- 5 Comments
Startup Natcore says its process could reduce costs and enable new nanostructured designs.
A Super-Absorbent Solar Material
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 11/09/2011
A new material, patterned at the nanoscale, absorbs a broad spectrum of light and could make thin-film solar cells more efficient.
Alta Devices Breaks Solar-Cell Record
- By Kevin Bullis
- 06/21/2011
- 4 Comments
Silicon Valley startup gives details about its technology for making highly efficient yet inexpensive solar cells.
Redesigning Solar Power
- By Kevin Bullis
- 06/21/2011
A new lab is inventing innovative ways to package and install solar cells, with the aim of making solar energy far more affordable.
U.S. Government Backs Concentrated Photovoltaics
- By Kevin Bullis
- 05/12/2011
- 12 Comments
A 30-megawatt plant will be one of the largest to use the technology.
The Year in Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
- 12/30/2010
- 7 Comments
Electric cars arrive, and solar, batteries, biofuels, and engines all advance.
Solar Plane Lasts All Night Long
- By David Talbot
- 07/09/2010
- 13 Comments
Nighttime flight is an important milestone--but solar power is unlikely to transform aviation.
High-Performance Electronics without the High Price
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 05/21/2010
A method for printing exotic semiconductors brings down the cost of high-performance solar cells and microchips.
Recovery Act Has Bolstered Clean Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
- 05/07/2010
- 17 Comments
The DOE accounts for its spending of stimulus funding.
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