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StellarNet to Exhibit SpectroRadiometer System at Intersolar North America

StellarNet has manufactured a new solar monitoring system to assess the spectral match to the solar system according to the JIS, ASTM and IEC standardizations.

From StellarNet, Inc. 14 Jul 2010

Cornell University Researchers Develop Low-Cost Method to Make Solar Cells

Evolution Solar announced that a method for organizing organic dyes into stacked porous sheets has been developed by the Dichtel group in Cornell University.

3 Jul 2010

Aalto University is into Multidisciplinary Research on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Professor Michael Grätzel, who discovered dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), has been awarded the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki, in June 2010.

3 Jul 2010

RSLE Comes Up with a Pathbreaking Multiband Photovoltaic Device

Developer of full spectrum photovoltaic devices, RoseStreet Labs Energy (RSLE), demonstrated a breakthrough multiband photovoltaic device in a laboratory. The photovoltaic device includes three different light absorption regions, which are embedded into a single-layered thin film device. The new find is on the basis of the RSLE’s proprietary IBand technology.

1 Jul 2010

Researchers Clear Major Obstacle in Producing High Efficiency Solar Cells

A major obstacle has been cleared by researchers from the University of Minnesota. The research team has developed solar cells whose efficiency is two times greater than the current standard levels.

1 Jul 2010

EVSO Reports New Discovery to Improve Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency

Evolution Solar (EVSO) announced that the researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Texas have discovered a new process to improve solar cells’ conversion efficiency up to 66%.

30 Jun 2010

NREL and Solarmer Energy Sign Pact to Improve Lifetime of Solar Cells

A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) have been signed by Solarmer Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy (DOE).

29 Jun 2010

Kalahari Greentech Issues Statement About its Solar Collector

Kalahari Greentech, an energy company that develops solar and wind energy projects has issued a statement, which talks about its high-tech Solar Collector.

29 Jun 2010

University of Sheffield Begins Installation of Solar Farm for Photovoltaic Research

Work on installing a solar farm on the roof of the University of Sheffield has been started. The installation is a part of the £120,000 investment that will aid in improving photovoltaic research.

29 Jun 2010

Researchers Increase Life of Plastic Solar Cells

The operational life of a plastic solar cell has been increased from very few hours to eight months by a group of researchers from the National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta.

28 Jun 2010