R&D_reports

Robert Swan's 2041 boat and G24i debut first DSC-powered solar sail

kalyan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:34:16 -0600

Source: PrintedElectronicsWorld /22 August 2008
http://printedelectronics.idtechex.com/printedelectronicsworld/articles/...

Carbon nanotubes improve dye solar cell performance

kalyan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:25:52 -0600

Source: Dataweek.co.za, 3 September 2008,
Information from Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights

Record Efficiency of 11.3% for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Using Dyesol Paste reported

kalyan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:22:38 -0600

Source: Ad-hoc-news.de, 18 Sept 2008
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/drucken--/de/Wirtschaft-Boerse/Marktberichte/1...

DSC R&D gets funding in Singapore

kalyan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:02:57 -0600

Eight teams get $10m grants for clean energy research projects

Source: StraightTimes, Singapore, July 4, 2008
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_254527.html

Bendy solar cells that can take the heat (Chemistry World RSC)

kalyan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:56:05 -0600

by Lewis Brindley, ChemistryWorld-RSC, 01 July 2008
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/July/01070801.asp

Perfecting A Solar Cell By Adding Imperfections (Science Daily)

kalyan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:53:22 -0600

Source: ScienceDaily, June 18, 2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080616163421.htm

Solar cell electrolytes: Into the mix (Nature)

kalyan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:49:40 -0600

by Gavin Armstrong, Nature Chemistry
http://www.nature.com/nchem/reshigh/2008/0708/full/nchem.34.html

The electrolytes of high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have previously contained volatile solvents, which need robust encapsulation if they are to be used outdoors. Now, Michael Graetzel and co-workers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Changchun have developed stable and solvent-free ionic liquid electrolytes through the rational mixing of three solid imidazolium salts [1].

Solar dyes give a guiding light (BBC News)

kalyan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:45:19 -0600

By Matt McGrath. BBC science correspondent, 11 July 2008
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm

A new way of capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown. The new technique involves coating glass with a specific mixture of transparent dyes which redirect light to photovoltaic cells in the frame.

NanoMarkets Issues New Report on Organic Photovoltaic Markets

kalyan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:55:36 -0600

Source: Controlled Environments Magazine / May 12, 2008
http://www.cemag.us/News_Articles.asp?pid=356

Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of DSSCs

kalyan — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:25:46 -0600

Source: ScienceDaily, Apr. 10, 2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080410140451.htm

A new approach is able to create a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. By using a popcorn-ball design -- tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres -- researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate light and more than double the efficiency of converting solar energy to electricity. The findings were presented in New Orleans at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society April 10.