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Researchers Develop Solar Paint that Generates Energy

The latest association between the scientists from a UK university and the steel industry yielded a photovoltaic paint which, when applied on steel, produces energy.The photovoltaic paint is formed of a paste mix of electrolytes and dye which can be spread on sheets of steel, four layers of paint per sheet. When expo...

2 October 2008
06:00 GMT

Most Effective Solar Cells Surpass the 40% Efficiency Milestone

A real breakthrough has been made by a team of scientists in the field of solar energy converters. The new discovery is a fuel cell that, for the first time, surpassed the 40% efficiency milestone, the highest efficiency achieved for any photovoltaic device.Solar cells have many applications. They have been used for...

4 June 2007
15:41 GMT

Plastic Solar Cells Baked to Achieve Highest Efficiency Ever

Solar cells have many applications. They have long been used in situations where electrical power from the grid is unavailable, such as in remote area power systems, Earth-orbiting satellites and space probes, consumer systems, like handheld calculators or wrist watches, remote radiotelephones and water pumping app...

21 April 2007
06:44 GMT

New 3D Solar Cells

Photovoltaic cells, as the word implies (photo = light, voltaic = electricity), convert sunlight directly into electricity. Once used almost exclusively in space, photovoltaics are used more and more in less exotic ways. They could even power your house, but they are more widely used for satellites and spacecrafts, ...

13 April 2007
05:32 GMT

How to Get Free Electricity

The sun is an incredible ball of energy that provides a free, renewable resource in the form of heat and light. Just 20 days of sunshine produces the same amount of energy as all of Earth's reserves of oil, coal and natural gas. Solar energy can be harnessed passively through appropriate design principles as we...

11 April 2007
10:50 GMT

Seven Times More Efficient Solar Cells

Solar cells, or photovoltaic cells are devices that convert light energy into electrical energy, that is, they specifically capture energy from sunlight, which is non-pollutant and, most of all, free of charge, and turn it into electricity in order to power appliances or even an entire house.They are regarded as one...

11 April 2007
09:02 GMT




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