Purdue gets grant to develop cheaper solar cell – Indianapolis Business Journal
Indianapolis Business Journal Purdue gets grant to develop cheaper solar cell Indianapolis Business Journal AP Purdue University researchers are working to increase the efficiency of a new solar cell that they say could become a significant player in energy production. A team led by chemical engineering professor Rakesh Agrawal is working with solar cells ..
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Solar start-ups set new efficiency records – PhysOrg.com
PhysOrg.com Solar start-ups set new efficiency records PhysOrg.com (PhysOrg.com) — Although Alta Devices and Semprius make different types of solar panels, both start-ups have been breaking records in the past few days. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Alta Devices announced that its solar panels have achieved an efficiency …
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Quantum dots: A big boost to solar tech? – msnbc.com
Energy Harvesting Journal Quantum dots: A big boost to solar tech? msnbc.com Solar panels at a 2-megawatt photovoltaic array in Albuquerque, NM are shown. Charged quantum dots could increase the efficiency of solar cells by 45 percent, according to researchers
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ALD to Enable Novel, High Efficiency Silicon Nanorod Solar Cells – MarketWatch (press release)
ALD to Enable Novel, High Efficiency Silicon Nanorod Solar Cells MarketWatch (press release) The goal of this multinational, inter-European, three years (2009-2011) project combining the efforts of both scientific and industrial partners has been to dramatically increase the efficiency of solar cells and reduce the costs of their manufacturing … and more??
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Breakthrough could double solar energy output – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Breakthrough could double solar energy output Los Angeles Times By Dean Kuipers A new discovery from a chemist at the University of Texas at Austin may allow photovoltaic solar cells to double their efficiency, thus providing loads more electrical power from regular sunlight. Not only that, but it's way cheap. …
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