Low-cost Materials For Capturing Solar EnergyCost is one of the main disadvantages of the use of renewable energies. Researchers are aiming to make the development of efficient solar panels easier and cheaper. They propose the use of more economic synthesis methods using sulphur-based compounds (chalcopyrites) as an alternative to the ones used up until now.
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Press Release from Solar Night Industries12.13.2007-Solar Night Industries (PINKSHEETS: SLND), a renewable energy company formed to accelerate the adoption of Modern Energy Solutions, today issued a corporate update. See Full Press Release at Investor Relation Home. SHAREHOLDERS: Register Now For Solar Night Investor Relations Packet & Newsletter Updates
Lasers Are Making Solar Cells CompetitiveSolar electricity has […]
Solar Night Featured on FOX 2 NEWS Discussing Benefits of Modern Energy Solutions-St. Louis-September 11, 2007As Seen On The Investor Relations Section of the Solar Night Modern Energy Plan Website. Click 9/2007 Link to View Complete Streaming Video Replay. Direct Link To Video on MYFOXSTL.com
Modern Energy Plan Launch Featured on SustainablogAs Seen On Sustainablog (December […]
Nanopillars Promise Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar CellsResearchers have grown dense arrays of single-crystal semiconductors arranged as nanoscale pillars on low-cost, aluminum foil substrates. When the nanopillars are combined with a transparent, positively charged semiconductor that serves as a window, the resulting 3-D photovoltaic promises efficient, cheap, flexible solar cells.
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Ancient Diatoms Lead To New Technology For Solar EnergyEngineers have discovered a way to use an ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to existing silicon-based solar cells. The secret: diatoms.
DOE Announces $1.4 Billion Investment to Reduce Carbon EmissionsOn […]
Mars Mission Could Ease Earths Energy Supply CrisisTechniques and instrumentation initially developed for ExoMars — Europe’s next robotic mission to Mars in 2016, but now due to fly on a NASA mission in 2018 — could also provide the answers to the globally pressing issue of energy supply.
Solar Water Heating Pays For Itself Five Times […]
PHEV Conversions May Slow, but Imagination Will Fuel the MarketBy Dave HurstSince about 2004 companies have been offering conversion kits for (mainly) Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid owners to convert their vehicles to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). This is largely done by replacing the current batteries, management system, and charger in current vehicles. […]
Treasury Issues Guidance for Cash Grants in Lieu of Energy Tax CreditsOn July 9, 2009, the U.S. Treasury Department issued guidance for the award of cash grants by the federal government (”Grants”) in lieu of energy tax credits under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (”ARRA”).
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SNI and Farmergy at the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living ExpoSNI will share a tent at the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Expo, with Farmergy, on September 22-23. The Expo will take place at the Les Bourgeois Winery just outside of Columbia, MO. For more info on this great event click here.
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Solar Night Presenting Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit for New Construction at Timbers at Creekside Home-Tuesday, August 7thCome See the Finished Home by Belcher Homes featuring the Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit for New Construction! Last Chance to See the Timbers at Creekside Home Timbers at Creekside home (the Essex Plan). This home will be sold on […]