13 year old's solar project generates heat if not light. August 29, 2011 Is this little blue tree the future of solar energy, or an overblown science project? Who decided solar panels should be flat? A seventh-grader…
Solar shakeout will bring more failures, few deals August 29, 2011 A brutal 2011 has left the solar industry dazed, damaged, and on the cusp of a major shakeout of weaker players that are more…
Army tests 'microgrids' to get smarter about energy July 3, 2011 The Army plans to install microgrids in Afghanistan as part of its mission to reduce its energy-related vulnerability in the field. A three-month experiment…
SunPower claims new solar cell efficiency record of 24.2 percent September 22, 2010 Although we’ve seen sunlight to electricity conversion efficiencies of over 40 percentwith multi-junction solar cells in lab environments, most mass-produced cells can only boast a…
Boeing SolarEagle solar-powered UAV to fly in 2014 September 22, 2010 The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Vulture program, which aims to develop and demonstrate technology to enable a single high-altitude unmanned airplane (UAV)…
Nano Ink Boost for Silicon Solar August 14, 2010 Ink-jet-printed silicon increases solar-cell efficiency. Inkjet solar: The inkjet printing process allows Innovalight to make silicon wafers that are thin enough to bend. A…
A Sticker Makes Solar Panels Work Better August 14, 2010 A startup’s polymer sticker increases power output by 10 percent, and can be applied to panels that are already installed. The power output of…
Solar Cell Maker Gets a $400-Million Boost August 14, 2010 A thin-film solar firm spun out of Colorado State University says it has developed a way to make cadmium-telluride photovoltaic modules that could be…
A New Way to Use the Sun's Energy August 14, 2010 Bright heat: Nicholas Melosh has developed a device for simultaneously converting the sun’s light and heat into electricity. Melosh makes and tests the device…
Yelp.com Snubs Google January 17, 2010 Yelp snubs Google TechCrunch reported that Jeremy Stoppleman, the chief executive officer for localized reviews website Yelp.com, rejected Google’s acquisition offer that is said…
