Students design camping tent that uses solar energy to meet the electricity needs of the homeless Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The installation of miniaturised solar technology in a mobile tent is the project being pursued by 12 Latino students at the San Fernando Magnet school in Los Angeles County, for which they received a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson InveTeam organisation at the MIT School of Engineering. A group of Hispanic students living in California […] Read more
Scientists build solar-powered device that can harvest water from dry air Updated On Mon, Apr 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar-powered harvester, which can work in conditions as low as 20 per cent humidity, was constructed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US In a breakthrough, scientists have developed a new system that can harvest litres of water from the air everyday using just ambient sunlight, even in dry or desert […] Read more
Fortum, Futurice developing a new concept for solar energy companies in developing countries Updated On Tue, Mar 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solution for solar energy companies will be developed in an open innovation process by combining the resources and know-how of Fortum and Futurice Fortum and software agency Futurice are working on a new kind of cooperation that combines their expertise in solar energy and software design. The aim of the cooperation is to create […] Read more
Scientists are Developing 2-D Layered Hybrid Perovskites for Optoelectronic Performance Updated On Sat, Mar 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy At the edges of the perovskite layers, the new research discovered “layer-edge-states,” which are key to both high efficiency of solar cells (>12 percent) and high fluorescence efficiency (a few tens of percent) for LEDs. Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their partners are developing innovative 2D layered hybrid perovskites that allow greater freedom […] Read more
1366 Technologies Achieves 19.9% Efficiency Using Direct Wafer and Hanwha Q CELLS Q.ANTUM Cell Technologies Updated On Thu, Mar 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy The result demonstrates the rapid efficiency gains that are possible with 1366 Technologie’s kerfless, drop-in 156 mm multicrystalline wafers and Hanwha Q CELLS Q.ANTUM passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) cell process 1366 Technologies has achieved a new performance record of 19.9% cell efficiency for its Direct Wafer technology through its ongoing technical partnership with Hanwha […] Read more
Fraunhofer Sets New World Record for Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with 21.9 Percent Efficiency Updated On Mon, Feb 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The record Multicrystalline Silicon solar cell consists of n-type high performance multicrystalline silicon, or HP mc-Si. Compared to p-type silicon, this material shows a higher tolerance to impurities, especially iron. Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, which successfully brings the world record back to Freiburg. Higher […] Read more
CSIRO makes high-quality graphene with soybeans Updated On Fri, Feb 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick. Its thin composition and high conductivity means it is used in applications ranging from miniaturised electronics to biomedical devices. Scientists have used soybeans to make the world’s strongest material grapheme more commercially viable. The team of scientists was led by CSIRO. Graphene is a […] Read more
Researchers develop a solar-powered water purifier Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The sun evaporates the water in the solar powered purifier. During this process, salt, bacteria or other unwanted elements are left behind as the liquid moves into a gaseous state. The water vapor then cools and returns to a liquid state, where it is collected in a separate container without the salt or contaminants. You’ve […] Read more
Scientists At MTU Develops Brand-New Way To Synthesize Sodium-Embedded Carbon Nanowalls Updated On Sat, Dec 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy A little sodium goes a long way. At least that’s the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes. Scientists at Michigan Technological University invented a method to take a material out of theory and make it into a real electrode. They ran tests on the sodium-embedded carbon […] Read more
