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Solar EnergyEPRI Solar Thermal Electric Technology UpdateCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Technical ReportAfter years of relative inactivity, the solar thermal electric (STE) industry is experiencing renewed activity and investment. The shift is partly due to new interest in large-scale centralized electricity generation, for which STE is well suited and offers the lowest cost for solar-specific renewable portfolio standards.... More» Author: Peterson, Terry M. - submitted on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 20:52. Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic CellsCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Journal ArticleThe development of solar cells that are based on the sensitization of mesoscopic oxide films by dyes or quantum dots might hold the key to low cost solar electric power. These systems have already reached conversion efficiencies exceeding 11%.... More» Author: Gratzel, Michael - submitted on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 19:39. Western Solar Task Force ReportCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe average solar radiation falling on the area the size of a basketball court in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, is, in thermal energy terms, equivalent to about 650 barrels of oil a year.... More» Author: Western Solar Task Force - submitted on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 21:21. Light-Splitting Trick Squeezes More Electricity Out of Sun's RaysCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Journal ArticleIn the quest to create highly efficient solar cells, researchers with the Department of Defense have developed a light-splitting technique that could boost cell efficiency to 42%. The technique uses a dichroic mirror to direct wavelength-filtered photons towards separate, and otherwise un-combinable semiconductors of indium gallium phosphide and indium gallium arsenide. The optical mirror is m... More» Author: Kintisch, Eli - submitted on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 17:51. Can the Upstarts Top SiliconCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Journal ArticleSilicon solar panels (currently accounting for 90% of the current market) are already approaching their potential peak for converting sunlight into electricity. The most efficient silicon cells on the market can convert 24% of the energy in sunlight to electricity, however most commercial cells achieve 15% to 20% efficiencies. ... More» Author: Service, Robert F. - submitted on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 17:14. Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy UseCategory: Solar Energy - Documnet Type: Journal ArticleMore energy from sunlight strikes the earth in 1 hour than all of the energy consumed by humans in an entire year. In fact, the earth's solar resource dwarfs all other renewable and fossil fuel based energy resources combined. However, solar electricity will not be a material contributor to primary energy generation until cost effective methods for capturing, converting, storing and distributi... More» Author: Nathan, Lewis S. - submitted on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 21:52. Renewable and Effecient Electric Power SystemsCategory: - Documnet Type: Book ReviewIntended for engineering students, this book presents the most profound and concise analysis of conventional and renewable energy technologies that we have come across.... More» Author: Gilbert M. Masters - submitted on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 22:37. |
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