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Eco Factor: Triple-junction solar cell with the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency. Sharp has been trying to better its solar panels to make them feasible for a wide range of application areas. The company has recently announced a...

Eco Factor: Highly efficient solar cell developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have announced that they’ve successfully developed a single-crystal..

There is an incredible amount of energy that is consumed by us just for the sake of artificial lighting and this includes our hoes, public places and other institutions. It is estimated that if we indeed changed all our artificial lighting sources from.

Intending to utilize the power of Photovoltaic Cells in an innovative, unique yet practical method, industrial designer William van Beek has conceptualized a portable plug and play solar power system called Solar Nomad. Originally planned for a E-gator.

LED technology and LED chandeliers have gotten pretty popular, but this is a spectacular addition to the regular line. This one though is not just another addition to the line, but is a bright and brilliant architectural jewel in the already...

Abu Dhabi and the World Wildlife Fund has planned to launch their planned 'Masdar City', which will be home to 50,000 people, and which they hope will be the world greenest city: zero-carbon, zero-car, zero-waste. Sewage will be treated and used...

Michael Jantzen’s work is continuously gaining attention (to explore the possibilities of utilizing alternative energy systems in architecture). His latest concept pertains to a Sun Tower. The concept for the Sun Tower was inspired by some of..

The idea of designing a cell to store energy was initially inspired by living cells. Energy produced and stored in a cell is thus comparable with that of a living cell. Daniel Morse from the University of California Santa Barbara is inclined to...

With increasing oil prices and the hazards associated with nuclear energy, it is more sensible to make best use of energy from nature. Wind and water not promising availability and reliability, solar energy seems like the best alternative. Principle..

Remembering the good old days of the air travels, Stratocruiser does certainly jingle the head. Stratocruiser on mere reflections were far more luxurious than the contemporary modes of air travel that have cramped them off existence. Fortitude desires..