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Solar panels of Swiss Insolight achieve efficiency of 29%

Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2019
by Alex Muller

While today’s rooftop standard modules typically show an efficiency of 17-19%, Insolight’s pre-production module has been validated at an impressive 29% by IES-UPM

Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Antennas for Solar Power Revolution

Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

Antennas can convert electromagnetic spectrum much more efficiently than photovoltaic (PV) cells.

The Chernobyl area fires back up to produce power as a new solar power plant

Posted in Science on 8th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

More than 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, the Chernobyl area is once again producing power.

New Jersey Utility Plans $4.1 Billion in Clean Energy Investment

Posted in Business on 2nd Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

Utilities across the country are moving to invest in grid upgrades and new technologies designed to help states achieve green-energy mandates.

California governor signs law for clean energy by 2045

Posted in Business on 11th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller

California has passed a law committing to exclusively carbon-free electricity sources by 2045, setting it against US President Donald Trump's energy policy.