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Kenyans continue to face constraints as only 5 percent of the rural population and 51 percent of the urban population have access to electricity. Using mobile phones in rural areas was never an option due to the lack of energy it needs to keep working. Read the rest of this entry »
A memorandum has been signed by the Siberian government recently, to build the world’s largest solar park in the Southeast European nation. The project will cost around two billion euros. Read the rest of this entry »
According to the reports of the Shanghai Daily, one of the main reasons for affecting solar stocks might be strengthening of production by Chinese companies, but the governments in Germany and Italy, which are termed as the traditional markets, have reduced subsides for new installations. Read the rest of this entry »
Because of diminishing reliance on nuclear power, Japanese government is increasingly supporting more of solar industry, especially Chinese solar companies. Such a crucial step is being taken as a result of leaks at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant due to earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers at the USC (University of Southern California) have developed liquid solar cells that can be printed onto any surface.
The cheap, stable nanocrystal solar cells developed by scientists at USC are just about four nanometers in size, meaning more than 250,000,000,000 of them can fit on the head of a pin. They exist in the form of a liquid ink which can be painted on any clear surface plus can float on a liquid solution. Scientists compare the printing of these liquid solar cells to that of a newspaper.
Researchers Richard L. Brutchey, assistant professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and USC postdoctoral researcher David H. Webber, who contributed to this project said that a new surface coating made of semiconductor cadmium selenide has been developed for the nanocrystals. International journal for inorganic chemistry Dalton Transactions has published their research as the “hot article” of the month.
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After five months of hard work and investment of US$1.1 million, the new solar power station is all set to provide approximately 30 percent of Intel’s total electricity consumption in a year for the next 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »
GeoEye, Inc. (Herndon) and Geostellar join hands to form a strong, strategic relationship to transform solar energy industry. GeoEye is a company which provides geospatial information and insight while Geostellar is an innovative technology company. Read the rest of this entry »
On May 21, 2012 Japan will see it first annular solar eclipse in 25 years. To commemorate this occasion, Panasonic has launched “ECLIPSE LIVE FROM FUJIYAMA by SOLAR POWER” project to generate a live broadcast of the solar eclipse from from the top of Mt. Fuji at 3,776 meter-high, the spot closest to the sun in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
Kyocera, a master amongst Japan electronis, has planned a 70 megawatt power plant project in the Southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. The project will be undertaken by partners, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd and IHI Corp. They will help in creating a mega solar plant that will aid in solving issues related to power supply that were causes by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and destruction of nuclear power plants. Read the rest of this entry »