Solar Power

IBM takes Grid to the Clouds and Aids Solar Research

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:29:13 -0800

IBM today announced that it is teaming up with Harvard University to launch a new worldwide grid project aimed at finding ways to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient.

Cyborg Leaf Makes Working Solar Power Plant

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:22:19 -0800

A team of US chemical engineers has extracted photosynthetic molecules from plants and attached them to thin sheets of gold, creating a photosynthesising cyborg.

Solar Power Game-Changer: 'Near Perfect' Absorption of Sunlight, from all Angles

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:14:09 -0800

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

Army Looks to Build World's Strongest Solar Array

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:41:09 -0700

The Army says it wants to build what could be the world's most powerful solar power plant, as part of a far-reaching effort to cut back on the service's dependence on fossil fuels. The question is whether the Army will actually make good on its green promises.

Currently, the most powerful photovoltaic array in the country is at Nellis Air Force Base, outside of Las Vegas. It generates about 15 megawatts of power. Other plants are in the works in New Mexico, Arizona and California that could produce up to 300 megawatts.

Photovoltaic Moore's Law Will Make Solar Competitive by 2015

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:01 -0700

Solar-power paint lets you generate as you decorate

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:59 -0700

How Africa's desert sun can bring Europe power

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:57 -0700

Cheap, Superefficient Solar

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:38 -0700

Silicon Shortage Stalls Solar

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:08 -0700

New thin solar panel could be woven into clothing

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:03 -0700