Even with the crushing Arizona sun, the electric meter at the home of Stephanie Feil in Rio Verde Foothills revolves so slowly that most did not pass on Wednesday. Until the air conditioning started working. At that time began to turn back. Feil is one of the residents of Scottsdale who got permits for solar [...]
SolFocus, which makes systems that concentrate sunlight on solar cells, has been adding a little to its funds during the year. And according to a report from Venture Wire, the company has finished raising its funds, and seeks to add between $ 60 million and $ 80 million in a Series C. That coupled with [...]
With the administration of data centers to absorb enormous amounts of energy and concerns about the amount of gallons of water required to make semiconductors, one would never think that the chips would provide a solution to some of the problems of resources and environment. But the semiconductor industry really wants to use its chips [...]
Ingeniería Conserval has announced the launch of its new product, SolarDuct PV / T, which is a solar photovoltaic system for the roof; solar collectors are mounted on metal panels channeling the excess heat from the solar panel to the building HVAC system. As a result, this system, which is part of photovoltaics and heat [...]
The Atlantic City Convention Center has signed a 20 year agreement with Pepco Energy Services for a 2.36 megawatt solar roof installed on the building. When completed later this year, the project is estimated to be America’s largest solar energy building. This is 13.321 solar panels covering nearly two thirds of the building and saving [...]
No longer depends entirely on the individual companies and individual investors that solar energy is transformed into something meaningful for the U.S. electricity – if it may happen is in the hands of utilities. Clean Edge and Co-op America has released a report analyzing the roles of factories to make solar energy an accessible source [...]
Researchers from Duke University and the Academy of Boston have created what could become the perfect solution for solar energy. They have designed a meta material using small geometric shapes to absorb the electric and magnetic properties of electromagnetic waves over a certain range of frequencies to a level that meets the standards of scientific [...]
Looking for fun in the sun, but you can´t leave your cell phone home? The juicy beach bag will absorb the solar rays and charge your phone, camera, iPod or other electronic devices while ironically you use sunscreen. Using the flexible and removable solar panel of 12 “x 12″ (30 x 30 cm) it will [...]
A researcher from the University of Massachusetts MIT, has developed a new way to energize battery, which means that people can store energy and produce electricity to run appliances at night and at home. A new catalyst produces oxygen and hydrogen, and then the batteries are used to generate electricity, using much less energy than [...]
The computer chips manufacturing Corporation Intel announced an investment of $ 50 million in solar power through its Intel Capital division, forming a new company. The new trading company, Spectra Watt Inc. will manufacture solar cells for distribution to manufacturers of solar panels. Other investors in the company include Cogentrix Energy (a branch of Goldman [...]