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QIC BioStream Installation at the University of Queensland
Jim Melling recently visited the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland to install a QIC BioStream with 80-way Proteus valve. The team at AIBN are working with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology to design and construct novel biological systems that can convert biomass from agriculture or waste streams to biofuel, ...
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Nanotechnology cuts costs and improves efficiency of photovoltaic cells
Researchers have summarised the most effective ways that nanostructures can improve the efficiency and lower costs of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells in a recent analysis. Sculpting ultra-thin solar cell surfaces at the nano-scale has been found to effectively boost their efficiency. Making solar cells ultra-thin reduces their material costs, but often at the expense of their efficiency. These ...
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Renewable Energy Markets Worldwide 2015 driven by Climate Change
New Study: Renewable Energy Markets Worldwide 2015 driven by Climate Change with high increase. Nanotechnology is undoubtedly one of the key technologies beside of energy efficiency (hkc22.com)The energy mix of the future will be more regenerative and sustainable. The generation and storage of renewable energy will be the fastest growing sector in energy market for next 20 years. The ...
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Natcore Surpasses 20% Efficiency Milestone With Innovative Laser-Based Solar Cell Structure
Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) have achieved an efficiency of 20.7% in their latest demonstration solar cell. Their result has received independent confirmation at the NanoPower Research Lab of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Natcore’s device efficiency has now increased by more than three absolute percent since June, when the company announced an ...
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Nanotechnology advance heralds new era in thermoelectric power generation
Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products - from semiconductors and air conditioners to car exhaust systems and solar power technology - that run cleaner. The team's low-cost approach, details of which are published in the online version of the journal ...
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NREL Nano-Technology solar cell achieves 18.2% efficiency
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have produced solar cells using nanotechnology techniques at an efficiency – 18.2% -- that is competitive. The breakthrough should be a major step toward helping lower the cost of solar energy. NREL tailored a nanostructured surface while ensuring that the light-generated electricity can still ...
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Applied Materials Appoints Omkaram Nalamasu Chief Technology Officer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. January 7, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products, today announced the promotion of Dr. Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu to chief technology officer (CTO) for the company, effective January 24, 2011. ...
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Using New Laser-Based Technique, Natcore Achieves 19.4% Efficiency With Innovative Solar Cell Structure
By reducing resistance from laser-formed contacts, Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) has achieved an efficiency of 19.4% in its latest demonstration solar cell. The laser-formed base contact is critical in the Natcore Foil Cell™, which is an all-back-contact cell. Higher resistance at this contact, as well as damage from the laser process, has been limiting the ...
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Tech firms set sail to solve world`s problems through innovation
Eleven start-up firms with novel technologies for solving social and environmental problems have set off on a voyage around the world to find new markets where their innovations could improve people's lives. The entrepreneurs will sail to 13 countries, including stops in China, Ghana, India, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, South Africa and Vietnam, as part of the mentor-driven Unreasonable at Sea ...
By SciDev.Net
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Focus on concentrated solar power: E.ON promotes research into heat storage systems
The new call for applications under E.ON’s international research initiative focuses on a highly topical energy trend: 'Heat storage for concentrated solar power'. This topic is the third key subject area on which E.ON is inviting universities and institutes worldwide to submit proposals for innovative research projects. Concentrated solar power (CSP) bundles the sun’s rays so that electricity ...
By E.ON AG
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Sun-harvesting textiles power remote villages
Portable solar-powered lights that combine nanotechnology with local crafts could help bring electricity to some of the nearly two billion people without access to electricity. The Portable Light Project, a non-profit initiative led by Kennedy & Violich Architecture and Global Solar Energy, in the United States, inserts tiny solar cells into shirts, woven items and bags produced by remote ...
By SciDev.Net
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`Nuclear Power Makes Individualists See Green`
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, September 28, 2007 (ENS) - Americans are culturally divided on a variety of societal risks such as global warming, domestic terrorism, the HPV vaccination of school age girls and firearm restrictions on university campuses. This is the conclusion of a new study issued today by researchers affiliated with the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School. The study, ...
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Colloidal Coal Water Fuel by Nanotechnology for power generation
Coal is still the dominant fuel used for power generation due to its low cost and abundant availability despite its emission problems and global warming issues. Companies around the world are trying to improve the efficiency of coal fired power plants and reduce emissions by various methods. The idea is to prepare an ultra clean coal with very low ash content in the form of coal-water slurry that ...
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ANSI to Host Exploratory Meeting for Energy Efficiency Standards Panel to Support Clean Energy Economy
All Stakeholders Invited to Participate in April 25 Meeting in Washington, D.C., Metro Area NEW YORK, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On April 25, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the private-sector-led U.S. voluntary standardization system, will host an exploratory meeting to examine the need for an Energy Efficiency Standards Panel (EESP) to develop ...
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New solar panel technology stylish and sustainable
The new cell technology combines nanoparticles and organic dyes that can be produced in any number of colors and designs. The key component of the new modules is an organic dye which in combination with nanoparticles converts sunlight into electricity. Due to the small size of the nanoparticles, the modules are semi-transparent. This aspect makes them well suited for façade integration. The ...
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Study Identifies Benefits and Potential Environmental/Health Impacts of Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Lithium (Li-ion) batteries used to power plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles show overall promise to "fuel" these vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but there are areas for improvement to reduce possible environmental and public health impacts, according to a "cradle to grave" study of advanced Li-ion batteries recently completed by Abt Associates for the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
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Natcore Technology to Serve as Technical Advisor For 1,000 MW Solar Facility in Middle East
Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Malta-based developer of international renewable energy projects under which Natcore would serve as the science and technology advisor for a large vertically-integrated project in the Middle East. The 1,000 MW project would comprise: A solar array consisting of 100 individual solar power plants, ...
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Canadian Solar Appoints Michael G. Potter as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Dr. Harry E. Ruda as Independent Director
ONTARIO, Canada, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, has appointed one of its independent directors, Michael G. Potter, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 20, 2011. Mr. Potter will continue as a director of the Company. Andrew ...
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A `quantum of sol` – how nanotechnology could hold key to solar-powered future
A new generation of 'nano-structured' millimetre-sized solar cells that could convert the sun's energy to electricity more than twice as efficiently as current technology, is the subject of an Imperial College London exhibit called 'A Quantum of Sol' at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2009, which opens to the public this week. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to play at being ...
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Natcore Technology Named Industrial Partner in DOE Grant
Natcore Technology (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) will be the industrial partner in a $800K SunShot grant awarded to Arizona State University by the U.S. Department of Energy for a project titled “Monolithic silicon module manufacturing at < 0.40 $/W.” ASU received the grant to develop and demonstrate technology that enables a mass-manufactured solar module that costs less than ...
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