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Iowa Thin Film Technologies Completes Solar Tent

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:50:55 GMT

Ames, IA, USA: Iowa Thin Film Technologies Completes Solar Tent Prototypes for US Army

Nissan to reveal Pivo 2

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:48:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My Auto Design has photovoltaic skin with some similar ideas,my cabin is gyrocar stablized and has solar cells under the cabin and below on the top of the skateboard chassis, also my concept car has wheel motors cones that lift and lower the chassis for off road all terrain and lowers for highway streamlining.

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Nissan to reveal Pivo 2

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Volvo ReCharge Concept Plug-in Hybrid with Battery-only Range of 60 Milescombustion diesel engine fo

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:56:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: more about wheel motors, diesel engine not photovoltaic like my Auto Design

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Volvo ReCharge Concept Plug-in Hybrid with Battery-only Range of 60 Milescombustion diesel engine for backup power

combustion diesel engine for backup power

Tags: wheelmotors, diesel, electric

Volvo ReCharge Concept Plug-in Hybrid with Battery-only Range of 60 Milescombustion diesel engine fo

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:47:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: more about wheel motors, this one also diesel not photovoltaic like my Auto Design.

Clip Source: autobeat.blogspot.com

Volvo ReCharge Concept Plug-in Hybrid with Battery-only Range of 60 Milescombustion diesel engine for backup power

combustion diesel engine for backup power

Tags: wheelmotors, electric

Professor Zaban photovoltaic cells

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:09:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: While Professor Zaban’s earlier efforts produced photovoltaic cells one square centimeter in size, he has now achieved a cell measuring 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters, which he claimed would boost the technique’s usefulness

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Israeli expert significantly boosts efficiency of solar cells

By Teresa Henry

Tags: solar

flexible photovoltaic producer

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:18:40 GMT

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Cars are green

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:18:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: something about photovoltaic skin auto body

Clip Source: www.ecoworld.com

Cars Are Green

Cars are green. You can charge a car in the sun with today’s technology, a car with photovoltaic skin would store about 2.5 miles of range per hour in full sun - not bad supplemental fuel, and great in a pinch.

Cars are green. You can charge a car using your roof with today’s technology, with 1,000 square feet of photovoltaics you’ll get about 25 miles of range per hour of full sun.

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Mitsubishi Unveils One Electric and Two Diesel Concept Cars at Tokyo Motor Show

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:03:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: wheel motors and photovoltaics together

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Mitsubishi Unveils One Electric and Two Diesel Concept Cars at Tokyo Motor Show

Effective use of energy is achieved by installing an auxiliary photovoltaic generator on the roof,

The two in-wheel motors produce 20 kW of output and 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of torque each; the rear motor, 47 kW of power and 180 Nm (133 lb-ft) of torque. Maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph), and the vehicle has a range of 200km (124 miles) in the 10-15 cycle.

Tags: wheelmotors, photovoltaic

New solar charger for your laptop

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:59:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: flexible photovoltaic recharger for auto body design, look Auto Design by Richard Lazzara

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New solar charger for your laptop

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Imagine someday driving in your hybrid car with a solar panel painted on the roof, which is producin

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:26:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.dailytech.com

Somenath Mitra, PhD, is among a group of NJIT researchers working to develop an inexpensive, easy process to produce solar panels. (Source: New Jersey Institute of Technology)

"Imagine someday driving in your hybrid car with a solar panel painted on the roof, which is producing electricity to drive the engine. The opportunities are endless," Mitra said.

The solar cell developed at NJIT uses a carbon nanotubes complex, combined with carbon "Buckyballs," or fullerenes. Together, these nanomaterials form snake-like structures using Buckyballs to trap electrons generated by polymers exposed to sunlight. Nanotubes are used to conduct the electrons, creating a flowing current.

"Fullerene single wall carbon nanotube complex for polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells," recently published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Scientists say the plastic panels could be cranked out at home with an inkjet printer

Tags: flexiblephotovoltaic

Why we need electric cars

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:01:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Quoted:"To summarize: of the three paths, the electron economy has the most potential and the liabilities are the easiest to mitigate. Biofuels can serve as a bridging factor that help us achieve energy independence, but when DCFCs become practical the majority of biofuel feedstocks should be shifted to carbon production.

Part II will discuss improvements at the other end of the plant-to-wheels energy chain - innovations in battery technology."

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Why We Need Electric Cars, Part I June 14, 2007

Posted by Innovation Catalyst in Energy Tech, Creative Thinking Techniques, Electric Cars, Creativity, Innovation, Business. trackback

Electricity is generated by a more diversified portfolio of energy sources - coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear, hydroelectric and even small amounts of wind and solar. But because the plant-to-wheels efficiency of the electric car is in the neighborhood of 30-35% - inefficiencies are distributed fairly evenly across the process - it takes a lot less energy to make the electric car move than it takes for a gasoline equivalent.

At the same time, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic technologies are maturing and will result in an even further drop in non-renewable energy usage.

To summarize: of the three paths, the electron economy has the most potential and the liabilities are the easiest to mitigate.

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Portugal's new solar power plant

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:57:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Prime Minister Jose Socrates has said he wants 45% of Portugal’s power consumption to come from renewable energy by 2010.

Clip Source: www.myninjaplease.com

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At 11MW, Portugal’s new solar power plant is one of the world’s largest

There are now 52,000 photovoltaic panels spread across the Portuguese hillside in the town of Serpa, one of Europe’s sunniest areas, about 200km southeast of Lisbon. A joint project between GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight (SunPower Corporation), and Catavento, the 11 MW power plant is the size of 80 football fields. The project will save more than 30,000 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions compared to equivalent fossil fuel generation.

Portugal is known for having some of the most advanced incentives for renewable energy in the world. These policies have been implemented in part as a response to the country’s rising CO2 emissions which have increased 34% since 1990, among the fastest rates in the world. The Serpa project was made possible through a special government tariff.

Prime Minister Jose Socrates has said he wants 45% of Portugal’s power consumption to come from renewable energy by 2010.

Tags: solar

“Nevada Solar One”

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:40:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: “We are convinced that parabolic trough power plants are on their way to achieving a global breakthrough, thanks to Nevada Solar One. The technology has already proven itself and the costs of generating electricity will soon be competitive. Therefore, parabolic trough power plants will offer immense potential for generating power in an environmentally compatible and climate friendly manner. We are pleased that we were able to contribute the key component of this high-potential technology by supplying our receivers,” commented Professor Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman of the Board of Management of SCHOTT AG.

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“Nevada Solar One” Parabolic Trough Power Plant To Go On Line - Receivers From Schott At The Heart

In early June, the “Nevada Solar One” parabolic trough power plant located in Boulder City, near Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), will begin supplying power to the grid. This 64 megawatt (MW) power plant is the first large solar thermal power plant to be built in 15 years and it will generate approximately 129 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar electricity annually. This will sufficiently cover the power requirements of 15,000 American households. “Nevada Solar One” takes up an area of 1.4 million square meters and is roughly the same size as 212 soccer fields. Acciona Solar Power Inc., a subsidiary of the Spanish Acciona group that is becoming increasingly active within the energy sector, has been responsible for building the plant and will operate it. Solar receivers from SCHOTT, the German technology group, are at the heart of “Nevada Solar One”.

Tags: solar, photovoltaic

Mitsubishi Electric Achieves World's Highest 18% Conversion Efficiency in Practical Size Polycrystal

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:50:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This solar cell has incorporated three proprietary technologies in an effort to increase efficiency. Firstly, reflectivity from the acceptance surface has been reduced through RIE (reactive ion etching) microfabrication using a nano-sized mask material. This resulted in the increased amount of absorbed light. Secondly, the lowering of electrical performance in crystalline has been suppressed through a new electrode material. Thirdly, effective electrical output surface area has been expanded by thinning grid collector electrodes. Through these technologies, Mitsubishi achieved the world's highest conversion efficiency of 18%.

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Mitsubishi Electric Achieves World's Highest 18% Conversion Efficiency in Practical Size Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Jun 01, 2007 18:54
Hiroshi Idegawa, Nikkei Monozukuri

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has announced its achievement of a photoelectric conversion efficiency rate of 18.0% in a 150 mm square practical use polycrystalline silicon solar cell. Assessment was conducted by a public verification agency the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). This achievement allows 7% more power generation per area, and therefore enables limited installation spaces such as a small roof to secure a sufficient amount of power generation.

Mitsubishi also plans to present this achievement at the "17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference" to be held in Fukuoka in December 2007.

Tags: photovoltaic

New Technology For Manufacturing Flexible Solar Cells

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:23:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It also provides for lightweight and flexible solar cell panels that could find interest in the space, military and recreational markets. For standard applications, the solar cells can also be encapsulated into a more traditional rigid structure.

By being flexible, the solar cells can conform to different surfaces, Eser said, adding this is “particularly important for roofing applications for building integration, and for airships and balloons.”

The solar cell sheets are created by depositing copper-indium-gallium-diselinide, which the IEC scientists call CIGS, on a 10-inch wide polymer web, which is then processed into the flexible solar cells. CIGS solar cells are currently the only thin-film technology that has achieved efficiencies comparable to silicon solar cells, presently the standard of the industry.

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New Technology For Manufacturing Flexible Solar Cells

Science Daily — The University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) has developed new technology for the manufacture of flexible solar cells, which could reduce the costs associated with the use of photovoltaic energy while at the same time expanding possible applications.

It also provides for lightweight and flexible solar cell panels that could find interest in the space, military and recreational markets. For standard applications, the solar cells can also be encapsulated into a more traditional rigid structure.

The solar cell sheets are created by depositing copper-indium-gallium-diselinide, which the IEC scientists call CIGS, on a 10-inch wide polymer web, which is then processed into the flexible solar cells. CIGS solar cells are currently the only thin-film technology that has achieved efficiencies comparable to silicon solar cells, presently the standard of the industry.

Tags: photovoltaic, autobody