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Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using PZT Nanofibers

The journal, Nano Letters, recently published an article highlighting the fascinating nanogenerators developed by Dr. Yong Shi, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. The...

9 Jul 2010

Thin Film Industry Supplier to Showcase PV Solutions at Intersolar

The Heraeus Thin Film Materials Division will showcase its line of planar and rotatable sputtering targets for the photovoltaic and CSP markets at Intersolar North America 2010 at San Francisco's Moscone Center West...

9 Jul 2010

ORNL Researchers Win Eight R+D 100 Awards

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been honored with eight awards in the annual R+D 100 Awards by R+D Magazine. Sometimes referred to as the "Academy Awards of Science," the magazine selected win...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 8 Jul 2010

NREL Solar Research Garners Two Prestigious R+D 100 Awards

An etching technique that makes silicon wafers more efficient and a mammoth power generator that sets a new standard for the production of solar energy - both developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nation...

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory 8 Jul 2010

GCL Selects GT Solar’s Crystalline Growth System for New Wafer Plant

GT Solar International, Inc., a global provider of polysilicon production technology, crystalline ingot growth systems and related PV manufacturing services for the solar industry, today announced that it has begun installation of its new DSS450HP™ crystalline growth systems at GCL’s new wafer manufacturing facility.

8 Jul 2010

Researchers Create New Compact, Energy Storage Material

Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.

5 Jul 2010

Global Nanotechnology Market in Energy Sector to Reach $700 Million by 2013

With the use of nanotechnology in the energy sector for improvement of manufacturing processes, conversion, storage and energy saving, we anticipate that the market for nanotechnology in Energy Applications will cli...

3 Jul 2010

MEMC Acquires California-Based Solar Firm

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), a global leader in the manufacture and sale of wafers to the semiconductor and solar industries, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of privately held S...

3 Jul 2010

New Market-Oriented Project to Develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

A grant to the Danish company Topsoe Fuel Cell A/S and Risoe DTU will ensure that the current efforts within solid oxide fuel cells will lead to prototypes in 2012 which meet market demands for efficiency, lifetime ...

2 Jul 2010

Mekoprint Turns Polymer Solar Cell Manufacturing into Reality

Production of polymer solar cells starts from a roll of flexible foil onto which the solar cell is built layer by layer by printing and finally rolled up onto the coil again. Encapsulated and ready-to-use units can ...

2 Jul 2010