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GreenVolts and NREL to Collaborate on Commercialization of IMM Multi-Junction Solar Cell Technology

GreenVolts, a leader in concentrating photovoltaic technology, today announced that it has entered into a development relationship with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to commercialize the Inverted Metamorphic (IMM) advanced multi-junction solar cell design. The Department of Energy has committed $500,000 for GreenVolts to co-develop NREL's patents and bring this new technology to market. Additionally, GreenVolts has signed a licensing agreement with NREL to commercialize their patents.

16 Mar 2009

World Solar Photovoltaic Market Grew To 5.95 Gigawatts in 2008

World solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 5.95 gigawatts (GW) in 2008, representing growth of 110% over the previous year, says the annual PV market report issued today by Solarbuzz LLC, a San Francisco-based solar energy consultancy.

16 Mar 2009

Project to Develop New More Cost-Effective Materials for Solar Cells

A new EU-funded project is turning to nanotechnology in a bid to dramatically ramp up the efficiency of solar cells. Called ROD-SOL ('All-inorganic nano-rod based thin-film solar cells on glass').

15 Mar 2009

Ingredients for Better Lighting and More Reliable Power

Imagine flexible lighting devices manufactured by using printing techniques. Imagine solar power sources equally as reliable and as portable as any conventional power source.

13 Mar 2009

Light-Bending Particles Could Lead to Optics Breakthroughs

Researchers at Rice University have created a metamaterial that could light the way toward high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even cloaking devices.

13 Mar 2009

Xenon Corporation Appoints Lambda Photometrics as Distributor for UK and Ireland

Lambda Photometrics is pleased to have been chosen to sell Xenon Corporations range of Pulsed UV Light technology products which have found favour in a wide variety of industrial and research applications. Xenon Corporation designs and manufactures high performance pulsed UV lamps, solar simulation flashlamps, curing systems and decontamination/sterilization systems.

13 Mar 2009

Turning Sunlight into Liquid Fuels

For millions of years, green plants have employed photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and convert it into electrochemical energy. A goal of scientists has been to develop an artificial version of photosynthesis that can be used to produce liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and water.

10 Mar 2009

Report Examines Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets from 2009 to 2016

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced the release of its newest report, "Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets: 2009 - 2016". The report projects that sales of materials for both "pure" organic solar cells (OPV) and hybrid organic/inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), are expected to reach almost $600 million ($US) by 2016.

9 Mar 2009

Top Semiconductor Mfg Chooses Nanovea Profilometer Over Many

Until the Nanovea HS1000 Profilometer, full automation and the unique advantages of white-light axial chromatism technique were features rarely found in a single high scanning speed instrument; a feature the Client requested and only Nanovea could deliver.

6 Mar 2009

Turning CO2 into Methane Using Sun Light

Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to Penn State researchers.

5 Mar 2009

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