Aug15
Photovoltaics

With Suntrica’s SolarStrap™ you never have to worry about runnning out of batteries for your small electronic devices.
Suntrica’s SolarStrap™ combines a solar panel with an integrated battery pack to store power for charging small electronics such as cell phones, mp3 players and is “ … compatible with most … devices utilizing 5 V charging voltage”
Jul01
Photovoltaics
Chinese physics student focuses his research on fiber based photovoltaics and is recognized by the China government. …
… “Yuan Li’s research focuses on fiber solar cells, a new kind of photovoltaics for which Wake Forest has received a patent this year.” …
Via Wake Forest University: Solar Research.
Jul01
Photovoltaics
Chinese physics student focuses his research on fiber based photovoltaics and is recognized by the China government. …
… “Yuan Li’s research focuses on fiber solar cells, a new kind of photovoltaics for which Wake Forest has received a patent this year.” …
Via Wake Forest University: Solar Research.
Jun03
Photovoltaics
Five-day workshop on the design and construction of solar photovoltaic systems scheduled for June 20-24 is open to the public at Appalachian State. Participants will
learn the basic concepts, tools, techniques and materials needed to design and build battery-enabled and grid-connected photovoltaic systems. …
Dec01
Photovoltaics
Konarka has the solar energy performance of its Power Plastic certified in NREL’s lab. The lab tested the organic thin-film on a large area single-junction solar cell with a
surface area of 1 square centimeter. …
Nov06
Photovoltaics
Can we emulate nature’s use of solar energy? MIT researchers are inspired by biological
mechanisms in their project on photosynthesis. Project team members Cao and Ji-Hyun Kim are studying the capabilities and configurations of chromophores, nature’s light sensors, to efficiently convert light to energy. …
Sep29
Photovoltaics
University of Delaware professor Michael Mackay is researching methods to improve the
performance of polymer-based solar cells, using phase-sensitive neutron reflectometry. …
… “Mackay explains that polymer-based solar cells have the potential to supplement ever-increasing demands for energy due to their low cost and ease of manufacture.” …
Sep29
Photovoltaics
University of Delaware professor Michael Mackay is researching methods to improve the
performance of polymer-based solar cells, using phase-sensitive neutron reflectometry. …
… “Mackay explains that polymer-based solar cells have the potential to supplement ever-increasing demands for energy due to their low cost and ease of manufacture.” …
Aug18
Photovoltaics

The 15 megawatt PV plant will be located at Luke AFB in Glendale, Arizona. Comprised of 52,000 SunPower PV panels it will be the " … largest solar installation on U.S. government property."
"Arizona Public Service Co. will own and operate … hired SunPower Corp. to design and construct the solar plant …"