Instant Insight: Solar energy turns organic
July 31, 2008
Cheap and efficient conversion of solar energy into electricity could help combat global warming and the shortage of fossil fuels. However, the high production cost of electricity from silicon-based solar cells has limited the use of the technology. Low cost solar cells with high cell performance ar…
Nanotube Solar Cells Improve Efficiency 10 Times
July 31, 2008
Nanotechnology seems to help a lot in solar cells improvement. Recent research in solar cell technology shows that a film of carbon nanotubes could replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance and reduced costs. There is a surprising way the researchers found ou…
Is Solar potential decent?
July 31, 2008
Solar Supply Total radiation arriving outside the atmosphere (ie, at all wavelengths) is 1368Watts/m2 (ref: NASA). Assume (?) that only radiation reaching the ground can be harvested by wind and solar panels; as I understand it winds etc are caused by ground heat conducting into air rather than dire…
July 31, 2008
Eco Label ChoicesA note From CLEAN SOLUTIONS about “Green” ProductsThere are many so-called “green” products now out there. When I saw large chemical companies who produce bleach and other toxic cleaners making “natural” “green” products I knew we needed to look even more carefully.If you are becomi…
Solar powered Macbook Air
July 31, 2008
Here’s good news to the Macbook Air users! If you’re still whining about the battery life that your Macbook AIR has, there’s still great news for you. A company called QuickerTek has just announced a green solution. Try their foldable solar capability sold right here. This comes in 3 variant…
July 31, 2008
Eco Label ChoicesA note From CLEAN SOLUTIONS about “Green” ProductsThere are many so-called “green” products now out there. When I saw large chemical companies who produce bleach and other toxic cleaners making “natural” “green” products I knew we needed to look even more carefully.If you are becomi…
July 31, 2008
Eco Label ChoicesA note From CLEAN SOLUTIONS about “Green” ProductsThere are many so-called “green” products now out there. When I saw large chemical companies who assemble bleach and other toxic cleaners making “natural” “green” products I knew we needed to look even more carefully.If you are becom…