Archive for March, 2008
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008A couple of days ago I told you about using inkjet printers to create solar cells. Now comes word from Swansea University in Wales of solar cell paint. Dr. Dave Worsley and his team of researchers have been working on creating an inexpensive solar cell paint that can be painted on […]
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ch-ch-changes
Sunday, March 9th, 2008I’m playing around with some new themes for the site. The previous theme looked good, but I was noticing some problems in some browsers - especially firefox. I spent some time trying to fix it, but I’m giving up and trying some more wordpress compliant themes. Unfortunately, things might be a little unsettled for a […]
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Rainbow solar cells?
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Physorg.com is reporting that University of Notre Dame researchers have created solar cells from different sized quantum dots, with each dot tuned to a specific wavelength of light. By arranging this quantum dots in an orderly pattern, the researchers hope they can make “rainbow” solar cells, which can then harvest a much greater range […]
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Southern California Edison starts construction on US largest wind transmission project
Saturday, March 8th, 2008Southern California Edison announced Friday that it had started construction on the largest wind power transmission project in the use. The Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project includes a series of new and upgraded high-voltage transmission lines capable of delivering 4,500 megawatts of electricity from wind power farms in Northern Los Angeles and Eastern Kern […]
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Want to know more about vertical axis wind turbines?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Mother Earth News recently published a guide to vertical axis wind turbines at their site. Vertical axis wind turbines have been in the news lately, from the Bluenergy SolarWind Turbine, to the Aerogenerator, to Mariah Power’s new Windspire, which is about to start one year of rigorous performance testing with the National Renewable Energy […]
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Konarka Technologies demos their inkjet printed solar cells
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Konarka Technologies, Inc, said Tuesday that they have successfully conducted the first ever demonstration of inkjet printed solar cells. Rick Hess, the president and CEO of Konarka said the the demo is a “milestone for the company and represents an, “essential breakthrough in the field of printed solar cells.” Konarka currently makes […]
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IBM unveils prototype green optical network tech
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Not only does this sound unbelievably fast with huge amounts of bandwidth, but it also uses far less power than today’s networks. How’s that for a win-win? IBM researchers have just unveiled a prototype network that uses light instead of wires to send information that can transmit up to 8 terabits of […]
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Xcel Energy to store wind power with new battery
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Utility company Xcel Energy will begin testing a new one-megawatt (MW) battery that will be charged by wind power. The battery, which is being made by Japan’s NGK Insulators Ltd., could power 500 homes for over 7 hours. It’s designed to be used to store wind power so that it can be distributed […]
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