ENERGY TECH Nanotechnology Center Makes Flexible Solar Cell Breakthrough Winston-Salem NC (SPX) Nov 10, 2005 At a time when oil prices are reaching record highs and people are bracing for winter heating bills, researchers at Wake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have made significant strides in improving the efficiency of organic or flexible solar cells. ENERGY TECH Delaware To Lead Program To Develop Very High Efficiency Solar Cell Newark DL (SPX) Nov 07, 2005 A broad consortium led by the University of Delaware could receive nearly $53 million in funding - with the bulk of the money coming from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - to more than double the efficiency of terrestrial solar cells within the next 50 months. ENERGY TECH Agreement Establishes Energy-Efficient Home Collaboration Golden CO (SPX) Nov 01, 2005 A partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) will move forward energy-efficient home construction in California while advancing energy-efficient home research at NREL. ENERGY TECH Harnessing The Sun: NASA Studies Advanced Solar Cells On Station Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 01, 2005 Did you know that instruments as small as postage stamps can keep a satellite operating in space for decades? It sounds unbelievable, but as they say, "from small beginnings great things come." ENERGY TECH Wal-Mart To Go Solar To Save Energy Bentonville (UPI) Oct 28, 2005 Wal-mart has announced that energy efficiency and renewable energy such as roof solar panels are part of its corporate goals for its U.S. stores. ENERGY TECH Wal-Mart To Go Solar To Save Energy Bentonville (UPI) Oct 28, 2005 Wal-mart has announced that energy efficiency and renewable energy such as roof solar panels are part of its corporate goals for its U.S. stores. ENERGY TECH Scientists Synthesize Cheap, Easy-to-Make Ultra-thin Photovoltaic Films Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2005 Imagine a future in which the rooftops of residential homes and commercial buildings can be laminated with inexpensive, ultra-thin films of nano-sized semiconductors that will efficiently convert sunlight into electrical power and provide virtually all of our electricity needs. ABC SOLAR UCLA Engineers Pioneer Affordable Solar Energy Cells Made Of Plastic Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005 With oil and gas prices in the United States hovering at an all-time high, interest in renewable energy alternatives is again heating up. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science hope to meet the growing demand with a new and more affordable way to harness the sun's rays: using solar cell panels made out of everyday plastics. ENERGY TECH Wake Forest Solar Breakthrough Will Help Spur Viability Of Alternative Energy Santa Fe NM (SPX) Oct 10, 2005 Imagine being able to paint your roof with enough alternative energy to heat and cool your home. What if soldiers in the field could carry an energy source in a roll of plastic wrap in their backpacks? Those ideas sound like science fiction �u particularly in the wake of the rising costs of fossil fuel. ENERGY TECH Portugal To Build World's Largest Solar Power Station Lisbon (AFP) Sep 13, 2005 Portugal, one of the most oil-dependent nations in Europe, will begin work on the world's biggest solar energy power station next year, officials said Tuesday. ENERGY NEWS Commentary: Energy Emergency Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2005 Fear spurred by the Soviet Union's alarming strides in the conquest of space - Sputnik in October 1957, Laika the female dog in orbit a month later, then the first orbit around the moon, followed by Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space in April 1961 - prompted then Sen. Lyndon Johnson to declare: "Control of space means control of the world." ENERGY TECH Devices Increase Potential For Flexible, Light-Weight Power Wright-Patterson AFB OH July 20, 2005 Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have made significant advancements in developing flexible, organic-based solar cells and photodetectors that can be used in a variety of Air Force systems. SOLAR DAILY Solar Cars: NRCan And Canadian Universities Gear Up For Challenge Ottawa ON (SPX) Jul 18, 2005 For the first time ever, a North American solar-car race will cross an international border. SOLAR DAILY Cost Of Photovoltaic Concentrators Falling Fast Golden CO (SPX) Jul 19, 2005 Solar concentrators using highly efficient photovoltaic solar cells will reduce the cost of electricity from sunlight to competitive levels soon, attendees were told at a recent international conference on the subject. SOLAR DAILY Sunshine Mapping From Space Means Brighter Solar Energy Future Paris (ESA) Jun 30, 2005 How sunny is it outside right now � not just locally but all across Europe and Africa? Answering this question is at the heart of many weather-related business activities: solar power and the wider energy sector, architecture and construction, tourism, even health care. ENERGY TECH Why Solar Cells Lose Potency Athens OH (SPX) Jun 20, 2005 Commercial products such as laptop computer monitors and solar-powered calculators are constructed from a light-sensitive material with a peculiar problem: When exposed to intense light, it forms defects, reducing the efficiency of the solar cells by 10 to 15 percent. ENERGY TECH DayStar Technologies Unveils LightFoil Photovoltaic Product For U.S. Military Halfmoon NY (SPX) Mar 07, 2005 DayStar Technologies has unveiled LightFoil for high specific power applications. This proprietary alternative energy solution is the first of many highly anticipated Photovoltaic Foil products expected from DayStar. ENERGY TECH Solar Array Demonstrates Commercial Potential At NASA Dryden Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2005 A state-of-the-art solar array is providing a unique opportunity to demonstrate the latest in high-efficiency solar cells available for terrestrial use at a demonstration site at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. NANO TECH Nanotechnology May Give Plastic Solar Cells A Boost Rochester NY (SPX) Sep 21, 2004 Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology's NanoPower Research Laboratories have received a boost in their search for new power supply solutions. Funding from BP Solar will support their work using nanotechnology. ENERGY TECH NextGen Solar Cells May Someday Power NASA's Robotic Explorers Rochester NY (SPX) Sep 21, 2004 The success of the Mars Exploration Rovers is a sign of things to come in the realm of space exploration. Robotic technology will play an increasingly important part in NASA's new Exploration Systems Mission Directorate-one of the biggest initiatives since the Apollo Program. ENERGY TECH China To Spend 180 Billion Dollars To Boost Renewable Energy Use Beijing (AFP) Nov 07, 2005 China said Monday it would spend about 180 billion dollars over the next 15 years to increase its use of renewable energy to 15 percent of the total generated, from the current seven percent. ENERGY TECH GlobeTel Announces Letter Of Intent With Solar, Fuel Cell Research Consortium Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2005 GlobeTel Communications has announced that its subsidiary, Sanswire Networks, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW). ENERGY TECH Solar Energy Project At The Weizmann Institute Promises To Advance The Use Of Hydrogen Fuel Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Aug 08, 2005 The solar project is the result of collaboration between scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, Institut de Science et de Genie des Materiaux et Procedes - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, and the ScanArc Plasma Technologies AB in Sweden. The project is supported by the European Union's FP5 program. NANO TECH Nano World: Nano Could Hasten Hydrogen New York (UPI) May 02, 2005 Nanotechnology-assisted solar energy could help bring the dream of hydrogen-fueled vehicles to reality more quickly and cheaply, experts told UPI's Nano World. ENERGY TECH Japanese Companies Take Lead In Sustainable Development Tokyo (AFP) Apr 04, 2005 Corporate Japan is making strides in sustainable development, slashing the use of lead and other toxic substances in industry, embracing solar energy and making biodegradable plastic out of sugar beets. ENERGY TECH Moving Electrons At The Molecular And Nanometer Scales San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2005 Learning how to control the movement of electrons on the molecular and nanometer scales could help scientists devise small-scale circuits for a wide variety of applications, including more efficient ways of storing and using solar energy. ENERGY TECH Sun-Powered Aircraft To Support Sustainable Development Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2005 Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim is to support sustainable development by demonstrating what renewable energy and new technologies can achieve.