- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 12th, 2015
$4Bn (€3.4Bn) Solar Factory Will Soon Open in Gujarat, India
The solar factory will be built by US clean energy giant SunEdison and Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 9th, 2014
Photovoltaic Cells Turn 60 This Month
These devices are now indispensable to satellites in orbit
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 18th, 2014
The World Added 37 GW Worth of New PV Solar Capacity in 2013, Report Says
EPIA says last year was a record-breaking one for photovoltaic installations
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Earth's Infrared Radiations, a Potential Source of Renewable Energy
Our planet reflects a lot of radiations back into space
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 22nd, 2014
Graphene Can Improve the Efficiency of Photovoltaics
New combination of materials boosts energy conversion efficiency
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 3rd, 2012
Critical Step in Photosynthesis Revealed at RPI
The study may be used to create new types of photovoltaics
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
MIT Develops Devices to Produce Both Energy and Heat
Researchers usher in new class of solar technology
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 13th, 2011
Conversion Efficiency Comparison: Photosynthesis vs. Photovoltaics
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2010
Silicon Nanorods Make Potent Solar Cells
The design is considerably cheaper
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 13th, 2010
Nanosystem Turns Light into Electricity
The system is a molecular circuit
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 29th, 2009
Flexible, Glitter-Sized Solar Cells Created
They can even be woven in clothing
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 3rd, 2009
3D Photovoltaic System Hides Solar Cells from View
The innovation relies on fiber optics and nanotechnology