Tagged: Solar Cells
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Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse sets new distance flight record News
23.05.2013 The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse has set a new distance record for a solar-powered flight as the craft has completed an 18-hour journey from Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas,... -
Chinese clean-energy player Hanergy acquires solar PV maker MiaSole News
11.01.2013 Hanergy, one of China’s clean-energy giants, has bought the Californian manufacturer of thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV) MiaSole for an undisclosed sum. -
New transparent solar cells could lead to ‘smart windows’ that generate electricity News
23.07.2012 Imagine a day when the windows in your home could generate electricity. Well, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) say they have developed a new type of... -
What does the future of solar cell technology hold for consumers? News
04.07.2012 A Dutch product designer called Marjan van Aubel has been playing around with solar cell technology to showcase how everyday objects gather energy from the light around us by... -
Solar PV firm sets new world record for solar efficiency News
17.01.2012 With the World Future Energy Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi this week, US company First Solar has just revealed that it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe)... -
SolarPrint and Tyndall in €25.7m European solar project News
08.12.2011 Irish solar cell start-up SolarPrint and Ireland’s Tyndall National Institute are just two of the industry and university partners from across the EU that are participating in a...Categories: Engineer, Energy, Green Tech, CIO, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Green, Intellectual Property, Investments, R&D, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Google powers down its renewables drive News
23.11.2011 Google is abandoning its Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal initiative, first launched in 2007 via Google.org as an effort to drive down the cost of renewable energy. But it is...Categories: Sustainability, Search Engines, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Energy, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Green Tech, CIO -
Irish solar energy fund raises €100m News
21.11.2011 Solar21 has succeeded in building a fund of more than €100m from Irish investors. The fund, which invests in solar photovoltaic (PV) farms across Europe, expects to morph to...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
SolarPrint pioneers next wave of indoor energy harvesting News
11.11.2011 For the past three years in Dublin SolarPrint has been quietly developing its solar cell technology, which has the potential to transform the wireless sensor industry, and help...Categories: Sustainability, Storage, Science, R&D, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Consumer Tech, Energy -
Intel takes top spot in US Green Power Purchases list News
03.11.2011 EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers has ranked Intel Corporation at No 1 for its green power purchasing in the US. Cisco Systems came in at 15th place, while Boeing... -
IBM opens US$50m Smarter Cities Challenge grant program News
24.10.2011 IBM has today opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter Cities Challenge is a three-year, 100-city, US$50m grant programme in...Categories: Global CIO, Financial, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Green Tech, CIO, Government, Green, Green Computing, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Jobs, Networking & Telecoms, Networks, Project Management, R&D, Recycling Services, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
World’s largest solar boat docks in Hong Kong News
16.08.2011 PlanetSolar arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on day 319 of its 18-month world circumnavigation challenge, powered by solar energy, having set out from Monaco on 27 September 2010. -
Technology to harness solar energy after sunset News
10.08.2011 Solar energy giant Brightsource, which is building one of the world’s largest solar thermal power plants (Ivanpah) in California's Mojave Desert, is now developing a system...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Computing, Global CIO, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech -
Yosemite National Park activates solar array News
04.08.2011 California’s Yosemite National Park is blazing a trail in the solar space as it has unveiled the largest ever grid-connected solar array for a national park, with the system set...Tags: Solar Cells, Electricity, Green Jobs, Smart Grid, Solar Photovoltaics, Solar Energy, Solar, US, -
DuPont buys solar tech firm Innovalight News
25.07.2011 DuPont is diversifying further into the solar photovoltaic marketplace, with its acquisition of the California-based solar cell technology company Innovalight, announced today. -
SEAI promotes solar energy at EPA today News
11.05.2011 As part of European Solar Days, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is today holding an event at the EPA’s headquarters in Johnstown Castle, Wexford, which is... -
Microchips that ‘harvest’ their own energy News
20.01.2011 A research team based in the Netherlands and China has succeeded in making a microchip that has an efficient solar cell placed on top of the microelectronics, meaning the chip... -
Photon Energy aims for solar PV projects in Italy and Germany News
05.01.2011 The solar PV developer is also preparing for an IPO on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, following a successful year for solar PV installations in the Czech Republic... -
ADAS plans to develop UK’s biggest solar parks News
16.12.2010 Environmental consultancy ADAS has teamed up with the solar PV expert Enfinity to scope out sites for the development of 50MW of solar parks in southern England and south Wales... -
Green-tech VC firm VantagePoint to raise US$1.5bn fund News
15.12.2010 VantagePoint is reportedly raising a US$1.5bn fund geared towards late-stage green-tech deals. The VC firm is renowned for having spotted Tesla’s potential, leading a US$40m...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Funding, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech