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Eco Factor: Transparent solar modules for building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Massachusetts-based Konarka Technologies Inc. has announced that the company has developed transparent solar cells, which would make BIPV (Building-integrated...

Eco Factor: Solar chargers for golf carts. SunCatcher has launched a new range of solar panels that can be installed on all major golf cart brands for on-the-move charging. The panels are to be installed on the cart’s roof and they will charge...

Eco Factor: Cheap and easy to install solar panels from Veranda Solar. We often encourage our readers to go solar, of course if they have the means to do so. Solar panels are best mounted on rooftops, something which people living in skyscrapers...

Eco Factor: Solar cell module for large scale installations. In a bid to cut the weight of solar panels and make them efficient at the same time, Fuji Electric showcased lightweight solar modules at the PV EXPO 2009. Known as the “F Wave,” the.

Shortage and high price of silicon has led the manufactures to think for better solutions for making their products cost-effective. Sun Power, one of the major company that produces solar panels and cells has reduced the amount of silicon to just...

Nuremberg football stadium -- one of the stadiums staging matches at the 2006 World Football Championships -- is now equipped with solar-generated power. The installed system feeds the stadium with up to 140 kilowatts of solar power since May 19, this..

Holograms to cut the cost of solar modules! Yes, Prism Solar Technologies in New York has developed a proof-of-concept solar module to use holograms to concentrate light, and this lead to a cut in solar module cost by 75 percent. And this concept can...