WATCH NOW! This Film Could Turn Your Smartphone Into a ‪#‎Solar‬ Panel

        The thin device uses two polymer solar cells to collect sunlight and then convert it into useable power, and can be used on windows in your home, the sunroof of your car, and even the display of your smartphone. The technology could one day be included in those products.

        Researchers say that they saw close to twice the energy using two solar cells than they did with solar cells with just one cell in a panel. A single cell device is only capable of capturing 40 percent of the infrared light that passes through it. The new two-layer device is able to absorb up to 80 perfect of the infrared light that passes through it as well as some of the available visible light thanks in part to an infrared-sensitive polymer on the film.

         UCLA has a working prototype of the solar film ready. No word one when we might see the technology deployed. Several other schools, including MIT, are also working on their own clear solar panels.

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Politics is a barrier to decarbonisation says Zero Carbon Britain

          ZCB is led by the environmental charity Centre for Alternative Technology based at Machynlleth in Wales. Its third report makes clear that although Britain has the technology to create a decarbonised energy sector the opportunity to do so is being held back by politics and society.           The ‘Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future’ … Read more

Solar power

          3 decades of experience in solar power, bringing you everything you need for your concentrated solar power (CSP) plant            Solar power is a relatively young and growing industry, and one we believe is worth investing in. That’s why in 2010 we cemented our partnership with BrightSource Energy Inc.           We decided … Read more

Drop-in Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Missed Opportunity

          But with familiar drawbacks such as high costs, efficiency, and intensive resource use, is drop-in biofuels truly a better solution to our world’s fossil fuel dependence? Or is it another carbon polluter in masquerade?           Drop-in biofuels are defined by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as hydrocarbon fuels substantially similar to gasoline, diesel, … Read more

IBA Hamburg opens the first algae biomass building

          The launch event, held on the 24th April, saw the most spectacular event in Wilhelmsburg Central in which the building’s green microalgae flowed into its glass facades.           The BIQ (Bio Intelligent Quotient) is a cubic, five-storey Passive House with façades in two different designs. The building, with 15 residential units, is the result … Read more

Awesome Future Job: Crew A Luxury Wind Turbine In The Middle Of The Ocean

          Wind turbine loft concept Is this the future caretakers of industrial-strength electricity generators or luxury condos? Both! MORPHOCODE          This design concept by Bulgarian firm Morphocode predicts a future in which gigantic offshore wind turbines come equipped with fancy, futuristic housing for workers. Part of the inspiration for these lofts was a European Wind … Read more

UK not expected to hit 2020 renewables target

           In addition, preliminary figures from the Renewable Energy Association (REA), show that the UK is the only Member State in the project which did not achieve its first interim target under the directive by the end of 2011 (4.04% for 2011 to 2012).             While the EREC expects Austria, Italy and Sweden to meet … Read more

The change of the green energy legislation has been made without the E.C. notification

         Romania has notified the European Commission to amend the legislation on green energy, although the Emergency Ordinance amending the support scheme for renewable energy is applied from July 1.          Minister for Energy, Constantin Nita said that informal notice was sent to the Competition Council. However, the enactment was not been notified to the … Read more

Romanian Events – Archive

        The event will take place at the Pullman Hotel, Meeting New York, and will focus on global trends in energy markets and their impact on the economies of European policies, but also on financing strategies Romanian energy sector.   The largest annual Romanian Wind Power conference 15 – 16 January 2013, Buchares, … Read more

US joins the world’s10-gigawatt club for solar power

           Solar photovoltaic installations has been one of the fastest growing energy sources in the US over the past six years, with a compound annual growth rate of over 50% since 2007, according to NPD SolarBuzz, a market analysis firm.             Solar PV installations are forecast to increase an additional 80% over the next … Read more

A tiny house mostly made of mushrooms

        Up until now they have been mainly selling packaging materials, but the green building material world is a much bigger market that is screaming for this kind of thing. © Mushroom Tiny House wall           In this tiny house demonstration project, a form is built of interior and exterior tongue and groove pine siding, … Read more

Maglev Wind Turbine

          A maglev turbine is a wind turbine that uses magnets to reduce the friction that slows down the turbine blades in a conventional wind generator, wastes some of the energy being harnessed, and makes the wind turbine mostly useless in low winds. A maglev wind turbine can be used to generate usable energy with wind speeds as low as three … Read more

Three Bulgarian power distributors in bankruptcy

         The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions from Bulgaria (CITUB) warned that possible layoffs in mining, occurred after the priority purchase of renewable energy, could cause people to destroy photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines, reported the newspaper Sega, cited by Novinite.           According to a parliamentary committee in the energy field, the situation of … Read more