The UK is now able to take advantage of its biggest photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility, which has been constructed by Spanish company Isolux Corsan in a timeline of just 10 weeks, ahead of schedule and in-budget.
The facility comprises three, five-megawatt (MW) solar PV power plants in Cornwall, that required ... |
23 September 2011
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The FUSION technology significantly improved the energy yield of the PV modules tested by SolOptics at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The non-concentrating, customizable optical surface tech reportedly provided an unmatched performance-to-cost ratio.Specifically, it ... |
13 September 2011
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With the global photovoltaic market on a constant rise for five years now, the question on everybody’s lips is which country will come to claim the first spot in annual PV installations. A recent report from ABI Research comes to lift the mystery veil: it’s the US, which is expected to surpass Germany, It... |
13 September 2011
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The Construction Unit at Tecnalia along with the University of Cantabria have been working on the development of a new product for the construction sector, that will boost the efficiency or photovoltaic solar systems.The project is called the Sunglass project and it is supposed to increase the use of the renewable en... |
25 August 2010
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SolFocus, a Californian provider of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy solutions, has recently announced the signing of a $103 million (€80 million) deal with a Spanish customer, EMPE Solar, to install more than 10 megawatts worth of CPV solar power projects throughout Spain in 2 years’ time. It ... |
5 November 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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