3-D Solar Modules Developed @MIT
With photovoltaics, it’s generally been thought that flat-plate collectors tilted at an angle or mounted to maximize the amount of direct sunlight that hits them are the best way to get the most out of...
View ArticleThe 3000 Foot Downdraft Energy Tower Concept
If all goes according to plan, the US-Mexican border area in Arizona’s San Luis is set to be the recipient of a revolutionary piece of architectural and technological ingenuity. First patented in 1975...
View ArticleESolar Makes Big Bet on Modular Solar Storage Power Towers
NREL’s just-released Renewable Electricity Futures study concluded the most abundant U.S. renewable resource is solar. The U.S. technical potential of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) was estimated at...
View ArticleWOW! Japan Solar Growth Could Reach 13GW by 2016
Following Japan’s tragic tsunami’s and the Fukushima nuclear disasterslast year, the country quickly decided to double down on the amount of renewables in the country, particularly solar. One of the...
View ArticleSolarReserve Looks for Global Growth
SolarReserve, known for its solar thermal towers with energy storage systems, is looking to the mining industry and foreign markets for growth opportunity. The company already has major projects in...
View ArticleMultilayered Waveguide Array: Solar’s Big Opportunity?
A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo explores the use of a nanoscale microchip component called a “multilayered waveguide taper array” that improves the chip’s ability to trap and...
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