Tiny Solar Cells Show Huge Promise

U.S. solar energy company Semprius has utilised funding and expertise from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sunshot Incubator program to develop a high-efficiency solar cell less than 600 microns in diameter – smaller than the dot made by a ballpoint pen.

NREL Constructing Electricity Grid Simulator

The USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says the American electricity grid is in dire need of a tune-up as new generation technologies such as wind and solar power come on line in greater numbers and smart meters are rolled out across the country.

Energy Matters Video News – Episode 52 – December 14, 2011

Virginia covers the release of the Australian Government’s Draft Energy White Paper, the cost of solar power often overestimated, major electricity price increases loom for Australian households and how a solar panel system can knock four years off a mortgage.

New Dye Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a new dye that will allow dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) to more efficiently harvest ambient and direct sunlight.