Verizon to invest $100 million in U.S. solar and fuel cells
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), the second-largest U.S. phone company, plans to spend $100 million on solar systems and fuel cells to power 19 U.S. facilities.
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
First Solar crushes CdTe solar PV efficiency record
First Solar (FSLR), the thin-film solar leader, just announced a new cadmium telluride solar module efficiency record that absolutely crushes the previous record, also...
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
GE Research beats First Solar’s CdTe research cell efficiency record
Rather quietly, GE Research has bested First Solar for the cadmium telluride PV cell efficiency record, at 18.3 percent.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Novel solar photovoltaic cells achieve record efficiency using nanoscale structures
Here's how to make a powerful solar cell from indium and phosphorus: First, arrange microscopic flecks of gold on a silicon background. Using the gold as seeds,...
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
IBM breaks efficiency mark with novel solar material CZTS
IBM says it has made technical progress on a solar technology that researchers hope will yield efficient thin-film solar cells made from abundant materials.
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Gallium arsenide solar panel-maker Alta Devices working with U.S. military
Alta Devices, the company that recently set the record for the highest efficiency solar panel ever certified by the U.S. government, is working to supply the U.S. military...
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Concentrated solar startup sets a new efficiency record
Semprius, a startup that makes miniscule solar cells capable of capturing concentrated sunlight without costly cooling systems, announced this week that it had made the...
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
First Solar sets another CdTe efficiency record
First Solar has broken its own record: the company announced Tuesday that it’s able to produce one that can convert 14.4 percent of the sunlight that hits it into...
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Researchers design super-absorbent solar material
A new nanostructured material that absorbs a broad spectrum of light from any angle could lead to the most efficient thin-film solar cells ever.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
First Solar sets CdTe efficiency record: 17.3 percent
First Solar Tuesday announced that it has produced a cadmium telluride solar cell with a 17.3 percent efficiency, shattering a ten year old record set by NREL. The old...
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Alta Devices says it's hit new record solar panel efficiency
Stealthy solar panel manufacturing startup Alta Devices announced today that it has produced solar panels that have broken previous efficiency rating records for solar...
More Coverage: Technology Review
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
New study compares the energy-capturing abilities of photosynthetic plants and photovoltaics
For capturing the sun's copious energy, there are basically two available engineering models: photovoltaic (PV) cells that turn it into flowing electrons or...
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Solar Junction claims cell efficiency record with multijunction cell
Start-up Solar Junction says its multi-junction cells have progressed faster than existing high-end solar cells, as it eyes entry into the concentrating photovoltaics m
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Solar startup Alta Devices raises $72M, remains secretive about its innovation
Solar startup Alta Devices has raised a whopping $72 million from investors, the company announced on Wednesday. While Alta Devices has been on our radar for months —...
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Portland-based start-up Azuray announces plans to manufacture 'smart solar panels'
You’ve heard of smart grids, but what about smart solar panels? Today, Portland-based startup Azuray Techologies announced a partnership with solar panel maker Suntech to...
More Coverage: GreenTechMedia
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
You gotta get that dirt off your solar panels
The problem: solar panels in dusty areas get dusty and lose capacity. The solution: self-cleaning solar panels.
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