Solar
Nanostructures Catch the Light
Razor-thin solar cells could be cheap but need a little help holding light in
Mobile Solar Units Bring Lights to Haiti
Entrepreneurship and sustainable ideas are driving the success of six locally run solar businesses in rural Haiti
A Green Energy Dream Grows in the Sahara
Japanese academics plan an energy utopia, complete with superconductors and home-brewed silicon photovoltaics
Optical Antennas Improve Hydrogen Production
Metal nanoparticles help sunlight split water
Japan Faces Post-Fukushima Power Struggle
Crisis transforms renewable energy bill into an antinuclear symbol
Gallium Arsenide Solar Panel Breaks Efficiency Record
Blog Post: NREL confirms an efficiency of 23.5 percent with panel made by Alta Devices
Nanostructures Catch the Light
Article: Razor-thin solar cells could be cheap but need a little help holding light in
Obama Embraces Natural Gas Fueled Trucking
Blog Post: President fleshes out State of the Union address by inaugurating the nation's first CNG trucking corridor
Quantum Dots with Built-in Charge Could Lead to Highly Efficient Solar Cells
Blog Post: Researchers dope quantum dots to repel electrons and push energy efficiency in solar cells up around 50 percent
Solar Cells in Smartphone Screens
Article: Researchers advance thin-film energy harvesters
One Trillion Clean Tech Dollars in Seven Years
Blog Post: Strong growth in solar and wind invetment puts United States ahead of China once again
Sunflower-Inspired Pattern Could Boost Concentrated Solar Power Efficiencies
Blog Post: Arranging heliostats at certain angles could reduce land footprints for big solar plants
Could a Cellphone Run on Sun? Not Really, Says Nokia
Blog Post: Charging a mobile phone solely with a built-in solar panel won’t be possible anytime soon.
Solar Paint is Easy to Make, Needs Efficiency Improvements
Blog Post: Paint-on solar so far only reaches 1 percent conversion efficiency.
2011 Renewable Energy Recap: Tides, Turbines, and Big Thinking
Blog Post: Innovative concepts jumped to the fore as nuclear news dominated the year's energy landscape
