Blogs Posts on "Solar Technology"

Tarmac As Solar Collector by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 20, 2009As previously mentioned, the asphalt is a better solar energy collector than solar panels. This quality is what has been investigating a group of scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). They believe that the roads could be used like batt...

IBM Predicts Solar Sidewalks In 5 Years by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 15, 2009According to IBM’s annual report called “Next Five in Five”, the thin film solar cells will be incorporated into the pavement (sidewalk), roads, roofs and windows within the next 5 years to produce solar energy. This prediction is b...

Incredible Investments in Green Technologies by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 13, 2009This year will be another record-breaking year for venture capital investment in “clean” technologies, according to a new analysis of the market. Nick Parker, chairman of the Cleantech Group of analysts, said: “There is no doubt this year will...

Be-Green Houses in Paris by House and Home Design Idea on Nov 7, 2009Roof of photovoltaic panels and thermal hot water system allows the houses of this continuous function of the grid, while green roofs and living walls do their part to preserve the environment while adding organic atmosphere to urban homes. And becau...

Researchers Talk About The Basic Process Of Solar Cells by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 7, 2009A group of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have shed light on the basic process of solar cell function. This can serve to improve efficiency and produce more solar power. “The design of a solar cell string begins with a chr...

The Potential For Plastic Solar Cells In The Conference “Solar Low Cost” by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 4, 2009John Bisquert, professor at the Universitat Jaume I, an expert on plastic solar cells, was a new speaker at the International Monographic Conference “Low Cost Solar Energy“, to be held in Seville on Dec. 11. John Bisquert is Professor of...

Get Your Solar Tax Breaks Now by Solar Kits on Nov 3, 2009With any tax incentive you come across, be sure to read it first. Some tax incentives only apply to commercial solar projects. What you want is tax information for residential solar projects.

Tokyo House With Solar Energy Roof by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 2, 2009Please enter the room, make yourself comfortable, let’s take a look at the most efficient house, the house without CO2 emissions. The guests arrive in a street lit by zero consumption streetlamps: they make up a solar panel array in the roof an...

Hot Asphalt, Better Solar Collector Than Solar Panels by Solar Energy Blog on Nov 2, 2009Researchers in Massachusetts are working on a technique to convert the heat absorbed by asphalt into usable energy via water pipes. The work says that the asphalt roads may be better to collect the same energy that solar panels. They say the parking...

Solar Efficiency Hits Record Again by Solar Energy Blog on Oct 31, 2009Virtually every week we find news about someone breaking the record for efficiency of a solar cell, and while we have published some of them we haven´t posted them all, because that’s the difference between 25.7% and 25.8%, we do not really be...