http://www.alternative-energy-news.info Alternative Energy News and Information about Renewable Energy Technologies: Articles, Discussions, News and Videos. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:37:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hornet-solar-power/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hornet-solar-power/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:37:21 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=932 Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of the scientists and researchers, the hornet utilizes solar power much like a plant and it produces electricity. [...] Read More...

Posted in: Environment, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hornet-solar-power/feed/ 0 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/artificial-electronic-super-skin/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/artificial-electronic-super-skin/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:27:49 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=924 Zhenan Bao, Stanford researcher, is keen to create “Super skin.” Taking her previously created super-sensitive sensor a step ahead, she is now creating a super skin that will be self-powered with renewable clean solar energy. Bao and her team have designed polymer solar cells that are flexible and can be stretched to power the [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/artificial-electronic-super-skin/feed/ 18 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/powermod/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/powermod/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:12:33 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=922 Think of the earthquake that happened at Tahiti, or havoc-provoking typhoons like Katrina; or the recent plane crash that took so many lives. With man-made or natural disasters occurring unexpectedly at all corners of earth, there has been a sharp demand for dependable portable energy sources that can make rescue efforts a lot [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/powermod/feed/ 4 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ceria-mimics-plant-life/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ceria-mimics-plant-life/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:19:12 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=918 Newer and more exciting devices are being invented to harness renewable energy – especially solar energy. One such device is a prototype which uses one of the rare earth metals – ceria, otherwise known cerium oxide – utilizing its natural propensity of alternatively exhaling and inhaling oxygen as it heats up or cools down. [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ceria-mimics-plant-life/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/laser-scribing-solar-cell-efficiency/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/laser-scribing-solar-cell-efficiency/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:08:03 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=916 Over the years, thanks to the devoted research work going on for increasing the efficiency of solar cells, today solar cells are no longer flat shaped or unyielding. Ultra thin film-type solar cells have now been manufactured which are quite flexible and adaptable for use in corners, curvilinear and other structures. Today almost 20% [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/laser-scribing-solar-cell-efficiency/feed/ 4 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/e-reader-biblio-leaf/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/e-reader-biblio-leaf/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:04:56 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=915 Glad tidings for book lovers with green ethics! Maybe the e-reader does not consume much power. But if you love to read online and think you should do your bit towards using renewable energy, you have Toshiba and KDDI joining the ranks of LG to provide solar-powered e-readers. Biblio Leaf is the new kid [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/e-reader-biblio-leaf/feed/ 0 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-tracker-solar-panels/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-tracker-solar-panels/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:03:01 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=913 A German owned company IMO has set-up a plant in USA that will make the largest solar tracker solar panels to tap solar energy. As per Ruediger Unverzagt and Klaus Pless, respectively the CEO and vice-president of this company, these solar tracker solar panels are the largest in Summerville in South California. IMO is [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-tracker-solar-panels/feed/ 0 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/best-use-of-polymer-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/best-use-of-polymer-solar-cells/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:08:56 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=909 A report recently published in an online journal called Advanced Materials points out that a process has been developed by the researchers at the Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory that can produce thin and constant light absorbing layers on textured substrates. This increases light absorption by polymer solar cells, thereby increasing their [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/best-use-of-polymer-solar-cells/feed/ 0 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/walmart-to-install-thin-film-solar-panels/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/walmart-to-install-thin-film-solar-panels/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:21:10 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=896 Prominent corporations are paying special attention to go green and create a conducive environment for clean and green energy. Walmart too is taking appreciative steps in the field of alternative energy. In the year 2007, Walmart entered into a partnership with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to provide a thrust to the photovoltaic technologies. It [...] Read More...

Posted in: Industry, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/walmart-to-install-thin-film-solar-panels/feed/ 23 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/zinc-oxide-nanostructure-production/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/zinc-oxide-nanostructure-production/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:07:49 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=892 Two scientists are on a path-breaking method to produce ’sea-urchins’ to expedite the work capacity and efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Jamil Elias and Laetitia Philippe are the two scientists from Empa’s Mechanics of Materials & Nanostructures Laboratory who have been successful in producing these tiny ’sea urchins’ which are ready to revolutionize solar-cell technology. [...] Read More...

Posted in: Economy, Industry, PhotoVoltaics]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/zinc-oxide-nanostructure-production/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-sticker-boost-solar-power-generation/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-sticker-boost-solar-power-generation/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:19:55 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=890 New and unique ways of making solar panels more efficient in power generation are coming to light every day. The new kid in the block of one such device is a large transparent sticker applied to the front of the panel which increases the power output by about 10% or so. Genie Lens Technologies [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-sticker-boost-solar-power-generation/feed/ 9 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pete-process-technology-fusion/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pete-process-technology-fusion/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:38:58 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=889 A new joint venture research work at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, supported by Department of Energy and DARPA has come up with a new solar energy conversion process that can potentially double the efficiency of solar cells. Stanford engineers have discovered this new and totally different process to harvest energy from sun. [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pete-process-technology-fusion/feed/ 8 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/graphene-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/graphene-solar-cells/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:48:40 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=886 A southern California University team has come up with what could be the alternative new breed of economical and flexible solar cells. For some decades now, organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) have been acclaimed as the new solar cell prototypes and extolled for their light weight, flexible substrates, low cost and easy manufacturability. Research [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/graphene-solar-cells/feed/ 4 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/factory-built-solar-charging-station/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/factory-built-solar-charging-station/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:41:37 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=884 International Green Energy Expo Korea 2010 was chosen as the venue where SunPods SP-300 was first displayed. This is the first factory built-to-order solar-powered integrated electric-vehicle charging station – ready for powering up immediately. This ready-to-use solar power platform from SunPods is called EV Plug-N-Go. Perfect launch pad: Deagu, South Korea, played host to [...] Read More...

Posted in: Industry, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/factory-built-solar-charging-station/feed/ 8 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hybrid-organic-solar-cells-more-efficient/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hybrid-organic-solar-cells-more-efficient/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:05:41 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=883 Success greets the research team of National Research Council’s National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta. The plastic solar cells have now an operating life of 8 months instead of mere hours. And they are low-cost, environmentally efficient, unsealed plastic dollar cells – a green energy source. Developing economically viable plastic [...] Read More...

Posted in: Industry, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hybrid-organic-solar-cells-more-efficient/feed/ 13 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/breakthrough-thin-film-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/breakthrough-thin-film-solar-cells/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:46:40 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=882 Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have come out with positive news about increased efficiency of thin-film solar cells. As we know that scientists are trying to increase the efficiency of the solar cells so that they can be considered as serious alternative to the fossil fuels. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/breakthrough-thin-film-solar-cells/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/economical-solar-panels-more-energy/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/economical-solar-panels-more-energy/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:13:49 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=881 There has been research work going on to increase the efficiency of the cost-effective amorphous solar panels. TU Delft has been the center where this research work is being developed. The research will directly help in increasing the efficiency of amorphous solar cells – from a 7% to a 9%. Crystalline silicon is most [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/economical-solar-panels-more-energy/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/thermo-photovoltaic-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/thermo-photovoltaic-cells/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:54:50 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=874 Thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) cells are great for converting radiation from any heat source to power. These cells can generate power from the wasted heat which gets released when glass or steel is produced. Adding these TPV cells to domestic power systems can help generate power along with heating water. TPV systems are also too complex [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Waste Energy]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/thermo-photovoltaic-cells/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ultimate-solar-cell/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ultimate-solar-cell/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:14:33 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=872 The ultimate step in utilizing solar power is to convert maximum energy from sun into electricity. This will make solar power highly cost-advantageous compared to other traditional power sources. Capturing energy wasted as heat from the sun can increase solar conversion efficiency greatly. Research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy is on-going to [...] Read More...

Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ultimate-solar-cell/feed/ 4 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/sanyo-hit-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/sanyo-hit-solar-cells/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:17:47 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=863 Japan’s Sanyo Electric Company is creating a record by powering the largest solar pant in Italy with its HIT solar cells. The Project funded by a consortium led by Deutsche Bank is expected to be completed by September 2010. Sanyo is successfully on its way to make the dream of a clean-energy society [...] Read More...

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