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From:Advanced Coatings & Surface Technology (Vol. 15, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThin films, particularly those with metallic character like titanium nitride ([TiN.sub.x]), are important in several applications. [TiN.sub.x] thin films are useful because of their mechanical and/or optical properties,...
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From:EPRI Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPhotovoltaic cells developed with funding from the Electric Power Research Institute and the US Dept. of Energy were instrumental in winning the World Solar Challenge race held in Australia. The single-crystal silicon...
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From:Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences (Vol. 7, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedOver the years, the depleting non-renewable and increasing price of fossil fuels has encouraged growing interest in renewable energy (RE) sources. This paper presents the growth of solar or photovoltaic (PV) energy...
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From:Power Engineering (Vol. 105, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedNineteen universities and 14 companies are expected to receive a total of $40 million in funding for research and development into thin-film photovoltaic cells from DOE. "Each of these awards makes possible a research...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 35, Issue 7)Solar energy programs are making a comeback after many years of research funding cuts that began under the Reagan administration. The Solar Energy Research Laboratory in Golden, CO, specializes in energy conservation and...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 43, Issue 6)Ever wonder how much energy solar power can save? One way to find out is with BP Solar's online Clean Power Estimator. Simply enter the building information and the teal estimates energy savings from solar power. It...
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From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 170, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe book, Establishment of a Solar Energy Research Institute makes recommendations for the role and direction for research of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI). According to the book, SERI will fill a need for...
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From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 164, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedGE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp., and Catavento Lda have begun the world's largest solar photovoltaic power project. The 11-megawatt solar power plant, comprising 52,000 photovoltaic modules, is under...
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From:Journal of Nanotechnology (Vol. 2018) Peer-ReviewedThis paper reviews both experimental and theoretical work on nanostructures showing high quantum yields due to the phenomenon of multiple exciton generation. It outlines the aims and barriers to progress in identifying...
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From:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 8, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe effect of contrails on global short-wave radiation (sum of direct and downward diffuse solar radiation) and on solar energy gain was investigated. The study was performed during days with high contrail persistence...
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From:Power Engineering (Vol. 114, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedUtility decision makers evaluate solar energy against the same standards as other sources of energy production. How can solar energy cost per watt over a 20-year depreciation cycle be driven down while maintaining a...
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From:The Futurist (Vol. 46, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIt's not unusual to hear about the challenges of batteries for electric vehicles, particularly the tradeoffs among weight, cost, and capacity. But energy storage is also critical to replacing fossil fuels in the power...
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From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 170, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe efficiency of conventional solar cells could be significantly increased, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion discovered by researchers at University of Texas, Austin. They...
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From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 164, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedGT Solar Technologies parent company, GT Equipment Technologies Inc., has purchased two patents from a major European solar company for an advanced technique for coating crucibles with silicon nitride. GT has also...
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From:Power Engineering (Vol. 102, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSolarex and Amoco/Enron Solar Power Development have been consolidated to form one organization, which will do business under the trade name Solarex....
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From:Earth System Dynamics (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSolar photovoltaics (PV) plays an essential role in decarbonizing the European energy system. However, climate change affects surface solar radiation and will therefore directly influence future PV power generation. We...
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From:Power Engineering (Vol. 110, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedThe former site of the Brockton (Mass.) Gas Light Company gas works is now home to a 425 kW photovoltaic (PV) installation. Dubbed "Brockton Brightfield," due to its location on a brownfield site converted into a power...
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From:Research-Technology Management (Vol. 56, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedGermany has been the world leader in solar energy since the early 2000s, but the sun is shining less brightly on the country's photovoltaic research these days. A deep crisis in the German solar industry is threatening...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedRecent trends in renewable energy development in the United States (U.S.) show that new installed capacity of utility-scale solar energy has exceeded 30% of total installed capacity of all sources per year since 2013....
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From:EE-Evaluation Engineering (Vol. 51, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedMicrowave oven technology has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products with less energy and expense. Engineers at Oregon State...