New Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Use Less Silicon, Generate More Electricity
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have come up with a new photovoltaic cell no bigger than a flake of glitter, but it packs a big punch. The new cell uses 100 times less silicon to generate the same amount of electricity as conventional...Read More
Nation’s Largest University-Sited Solar Panel System
Florida Gulf Coast University has activated the nation’s largest university-sited solar panel array, the Naples Daily News reported this week.
The installation generates 2 megawatts of electricity at peak; it comprises 10,080 panels on...Read More
Hot Electrons Could Increase the Solar Cell’s Power Output
Hot electrons could pass through an ultra-thin solar cell without cooling down, with the potential for doubling solar cell efficiency.
Scientists have experimentally verified a theory suggesting that hot electrons could double the output of...Read More
EU Solar Power Industry to Collect and Recycle Old PV Modules
Even objects and products born with a ecological vocation are bound to become cumbersome waste: just like photovoltaic panels, whose average “cycle life” is 25 year, after which they become just scrap with a heavy impact on the environment.
The...Read More