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Solar energy has plunged in price, where does it go from here?
Posted in Business on 15th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
A look forward to how we get to Terawatts of solar power capacity.
Clean Energy UN report: Clean power is up, costs are down
Posted in Business on 9th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, according to the UN.
Solar breaks 50% of California electricity for first time
Posted in Business on 8th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The increase in utility-scale solar power , which grew 50% in the state in 2016, is quickly changing the landscape.
Copper oxide solar cells on top of regular silicon solar cells cold boost energy conversion up to 40% from 25%
Posted in Hardware on 30th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Combine two different types of solar cells in order to utilize a greater portion of the sunlight.
Chemical energy storage with water heating solar panels enables a conversion of more than 80 percent of the incoming sunlight
Posted in Science on 27th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The stored energy can be transported and then released as heat whenever needed.