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Dr. Nocera’s Invention May be the Future of Alternative Energy. But it’s Not...
A lab at MIT, led by Dr. Daniel Nocera, have invented a new and novel form of storing energy that may prove to be an important milestone in the development of alternative energy. In fact, the obvious...
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How the Humble Sunflower Holds the Key to More-Efficient Solar Power
Regular readers are well aware of concentrating solar power (CSP), the growing technology which uses the sun’s energy to heat fluid (not unlike a steam engine) rather than using photovoltaic cells to...
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MIT Student Wins Award for Innovative Solar Printing Technology
MIT student Miles Barr was just announced as one of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winners for an innovative solar technology ‘breakthrough’. Barr was awarded $30,000, as were two other award-winning...
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New “Rock Candy” Silicon Could Make Ultra-Cheap Solar Power Even Cheaper
Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a low-cost way to manufacture high-grade silicon, based on a concept familiar to anyone who has tried to make rock candy at home. If the...
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Ultra-Thin Solar Cells 1000 Times More Powerful Than Conventional PV Per Pound
This article first appeared on Solar Love. The general drive in the solar energy technology industry has been towards the development of higher solar cell efficiencies and lowered manufacturing costs,...
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12 Hybrid Solar Energy Projects Get $30 Million From ARPA-E FOCUS
Originally published on Solar Love. US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz this week announced $30 million of support for 12 more unique, hybrid solar projects through the ARPA-E program. Actually, it’s...
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