Insect Eyes Inspire New Solar Cell Design by Stanford Researchers Updated On Tue, Sep 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics based on a promising material called perovskite. A new solar cell inspired by the compound eyes of insects could help scientists overcome a major roadblock to the development of solar […] Read more
POWER OPTIMIZER: Smart Module Technology Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power technology isn’t a new discovery; in fact, it was discovered way back in 1800 when Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel—a nineteen-year old French scientist—was experimenting with an electrolytic cell composed of two metal electrodes. He was surprised as he discovered that the materials would emit energy when exposed to light. That was when PV effect came […] Read more
A Low-Cost Method for Solar-Thermal Conversion That’s Simpler and Greener Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The team’s method is outlined in a new paper, “Scalable, ‘Dip-and-dry’ Fabrication of a Wide-Angle Plasmonic Selective Absorber for High-efficiency Solar-thermal Energy Conversion. Researchers led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, along with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and Stanford University have developed a […] Read more
Solar Photovoltaic Material Market to Reach US$ 19,607.5 Mn by 2024: Transparency Market Research Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Transparency Market Research in its new report forecasts the global solar photovoltaic material market to reach US$ 19,607.5 Mn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 11.4% between 2016 and 2024. The solar photo-voltaic material market was valued at US$ 7,557.8 Mn in 2015. Solar photovoltaic materials are the material that is used in manufacturing […] Read more
Solar power improving primary healthcare in rural Chhattisgarh – CEEW Updated On Sat, Sep 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The study finds that solar powered PHCs could significantly improve in-patient services, out-patient services, emergency care, delivery services, and laboratory services in rural India Solar powered primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh admitted over 50% more patients and conducted almost twice the number of child deliveries in a month compared to power-deficit PHCs without a […] Read more
HyperSolar announces integration of a low-cost hydrogen catalyst into its solar hydrogen production device Updated On Thu, Aug 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy HyperSolar integrated this ruthenium-based catalyst for hydrogen evolution (video link here) with its proprietary low-cost catalyst for oxygen evolution onto a triple junction silicon solar cell. HyperSolar has announced the successful integration of a low-cost hydrogen catalyst into its solar hydrogen production device. HyperSolar approached Professor Jong-Beom Baek and his research group at Ulsan National […] Read more
Thermography in Photovoltaic plants Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Thermal imagers from Testo are specially designed for solar thermography requirements. They allow solar engineers to offer their customers a valuable after-sales service, while plant operators obtain a reliable statement on the status of their solar plants. Photovoltaic systems are an important contribution to the energy transition, and to a sustainable handling of resources. In […] Read more
Solar Bankers Using Blockchain Technology to Develop Digitalized Electricity Ecosystems Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Bankers is working with the Chinese blockchain technology company, ShellPay, to promote the wholesale decentralization of all infrastructures for electricity production, transmission, and exchange. The solar energy company Solar Bankers Singapore is launching an Initial Coin Offering in November to fund the development of localized energy communities in which consumers can freely produce and […] Read more
SolarEdge to Live Broadcast Solar Eclipse from its PV Monitoring Platform Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The LIVE view is possible with the Company’s PV monitoring platform, which leverages its nearly 300,000 monitored solar energy systems across the United States to track the path of the total solar eclipse and its effect on solar energy generation SolarEdge Technologies will LIVE broadcast from its monitoring platform the tracking of the total solar […] Read more
