AUO solar panels, an old product in new package, is now re-branded as BenQ Solar, a division of AU Optronics Crop. Read the rest of this entry »
AUO Solar Panels Renamed BenQ Solar
February 20th, 2012Cheap Solar Panels Invented by UCLA Scientists
February 16th, 2012The UCLA has stepped on the threshold of the Big Green industry with the invention of cheap, bendy solar panels. These panels can charge your phone or car. Yang Yang a researcher with university’s School of engineering is working on an innovative method to collect sun’s energy and use it to charge devices. Read the rest of this entry »
Solar Powered Vehicle by Omer Sagiv
February 13th, 2012
A solar powered vehicle or SPV designed by London designer Omer Sagiv is a futuristic, concept car made out of aluminum with flexible thin-film modules attached to it. Ideal for riding on open lands where the sun amply blesses its harsh rays, this SPV creates enough energy for long distances. Moreover, a shaft in the center of the SPV functions as an in-built cooling system to protect the driver from outside heat. The car not only operates as a vehicle but also generates electricity to power homes with its many, multifunctional solar panels. Read the rest of this entry »
Solar Energy: Tulip Flower Power
February 9th, 2012
An odd, bright yellow tulip shaped tower rises above the dry strip mountains of Andalucia in Southern Spain. Surrounded by a sea of solar panels reflecting the sun’s light, this tower is a gas-turbine solar thermal station launched by Israeli company, AORA Solar in the Platforma Solara de Almeria solar research and development park. Read the rest of this entry »
Clean Solar Cells from Agriculture Wastes
February 6th, 2012
It’s big news for everybody that solar cells can be created from agriculture wastes such as cut grass and dead leaves, which have been proved by Andreas Mershin, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He added that it will be possible to mix some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, and utilise the mixture to paint your roof, which will produce electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
JV Solar Cooperation Deal with German Company
February 2nd, 2012
As a result of strong government support for budding domestic PV clean energy and growing green awareness, Europe has emerged as a centre of attraction for all solar product manufacturers across the world. Read the rest of this entry »
USA-China Argues over Solar Issues
January 30th, 2012
With increasing interference of Chinese manufacturers, the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has issued an evaluation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection data that depicts “Chinese manufacturers more than doubled imports of crystalline solar cells and panels into the country in the latter half of 2011”. Read the rest of this entry »
IKEA Solar Energy System at Cincinnati-Area Store
January 26th, 2012
With a massive development going in the field of solar power production, it’s great news that IKEA has planned to install the solar energy system on top of its Cincinnati-area store. Read the rest of this entry »
Concentrated Solar Power Plant
January 23rd, 2012
In Spain, Andalusia, near Seville, a high 100 metres tower is surrounded by gargantuan mirrors, that run about the tower in concentric circles. These rippling mirrors are able to track sunlight throughout the day and reflect it on to the tower where it is converted into solar energy. The energy created at the plant is sufficient enough to power 6000 homes. The name of the site is PS10. Read the rest of this entry »
First Solar Record Breaking Performance at 14.4% Efficiency
January 19th, 2012
On 17th of January 2012, the First Solar Inc. announced that it has set a new world record by using cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar module, which has achieved the record breaking 14.4% total area efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »