Photovoltaics
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More Singapore retail malls go solar
News Revamped and new properties in Singapore are incorporating photovoltaic technology as part of "green" strategies for their retail operations.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Photovoltaics, Carbon Emission, Asia, Spokesperson, Singapore, solar panel, agency, Infrastructure/architecture management
Photovoltaics set to spark in Asia
News The region is "incredibly important" for the solar industry, Applied Materials executive says, citing China, India and Southeast Asia as areas with high potential.
Tags: Processors, Green IT, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Photovoltaics, Asia, India, Semiconductor, Applied Materials Inc., Gartner Inc., China
Solar uptake for mobile devices 'limited'
News Photovoltaic cells will not replace batteries in mobile computing devices for now, as performance and price issues continue to hamper adoption, say analysts.
Tags: Green IT, Development/design, Battery, Photovoltaics, Mobile Device, Sharp Corp., Gartner Inc., solar cell, performance, mobile computing
Toshiba muscles into solar-energy business
News Company creates unit dedicated to building large-scale power plants using solar-photovoltaic panels.
Tags: Green IT, Notebooks and tablets, Consumer Technology, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, Carbon Emission, Sharp Corp., rechargeable battery, natural gas, systems integration
Transparent plastic solar cells fitted into windows
News Konarka teams up with window maker Arch to put its transparent solar cells between panes of glass for power-generating windows.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Photovoltaics, Cell, Electronics, solar cell, Massachusetts, CEO, window, agreement
Low-cost solar concentrator unwrapped
News A California startup looks to cut the cost of solar power for industrial customers with a concentrator that relies on more sheet metal and less silicon.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Cell, Technology Review, solar cell, solar panel, sustainable development, Silicon, Mountain View
IBM uses liquid metal to boost solar-cell efficiency
News The company's tech increases the power of the sun's rays by a factor of 10, using liquid metal to transfer the resulting heat from solar cells.
Tags: Green IT, Innovation, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Photovoltaics, Cell, Semiconductor, solar cell, researcher, power generation
Gartner predicts ray of light for solar tech
News The analyst house has predicted that the photovoltaic market will grow at a 17 percent compound annual growth rate between 2008 and 2013, reaching a US$34 billion revenue in 2013.
Tags: Green IT, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Gartner Inc., Compound Annual Growth Rate, power generation, revenue, industry, analyst
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic, aiming to get an edge in the rechargeable-batteries business and solar-battery market, reaches agreement to buy Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business structures, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, electric vehicle, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Panasonic, lithium-ion, financial
US researchers claim vast data-density increase
News The density achievable with the technology could potentially enable the contents of 250 DVDs to fit onto a surface the size of a coin, according to one of the researchers.
Tags: Storage, R&D, Photovoltaics, polymer, Storage, DVD, Semiconductor Manufacturing, University of Massachusetts, electronic media, photograph
eSolar, NRG Energy to build solar power plants
News In the second big solar power plant deal in a month, start-up eSolar signs deal to supply equipment to NRG Energy for up to 500 megawatts' worth of solar power.
Tags: Green IT, Photovoltaics, mW, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Southern California Edison, natural gas, Idealab, chief development officer, eSolar
Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped
News It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more technology, money, and consistent policies, says a new report.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Storage, greenhouse gas, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., barrier
Intel expands solar focus with Voltaix investment
News The company's latest clean-tech investment is its third in two months for companies specializing in photovoltaic solar materials.
Tags: Investments, Green IT, Venture capital, Processors, Intel Corp., Integrated Circuit, Photovoltaics, Investment, Manufacturing, solar cell
Will green energy wilt from lack of funds?
News The financial specialists that convert tax credits into capital to build new windmills and solar farms have all but disappeared.
Tags: Green IT, Budgeting/cost control, Earning reports/forecasts, Renewable Energy, tax credit, tax equity, U.S. Senate, wind energy, Renewables Player, equity
Green technologies to watch
News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial
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