Solar

Solar Panels, Biofuel and Tidal Turbines in Bloomberg Plans

Posted by Jeff from New York Times

On Monday, the mayor made the latest in a series of proposals intended to help the city cope in an environmentally sound way with the one million new residents expected by 2030.

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40% Efficiency Solar Cells Developed

Posted by Jeff from Slashdot

gtada writes "A story published at Physorg.com discusses recently published research into the fabrication of solar cells that surpass the 40% efficiency milestone. Such devices would be the high water-mark to date, and hint at the possibility of even more effective technology. 'In the design, multijunction cells divide the broad solar spectrum into three smaller sections by using three subcell band gaps. Each of the subcells can capture a different wavelength range of light, enabling each subce...

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The Walled City of Sustainability

Posted by Jeff from World Changing

Sarah Rich: A couple of months ago, we wrote about Abu Dhabi's Future Energy Company and their plans to build a huge solar power plant as part...

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Silicon Valley's next big thing: 'clean tech'

Posted by Jeff from Christian Science Monitor

Most of Silicon Valley's current emphasis is on clean energy. Entrepreneurs here are aiming to transform solar, fuel-cell, and biofuel projects into viable industries with huge potential. Already, the market amounts to $55 billion – more than the entire Internet advertising market dominated by the high-tech region's current darling, Google. In 10 years, the clean-energy market by one estimate could quadruple.

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Shortages Stifle a Boom Time For the Solar Industry

Posted by Jon from New York Times

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