All items tagged with Solar cells and solar (53)

| The iPhone 4 is still on everyone's mind, I even dreamed about using FaceTime (FaceTiming?) last night. But a very interesting Apple patent...

| The International Energy Agency – the energy watchdog of the OECD that has often been viewed as a protector of western oil interests – envis...

| The people at Philips know their way with lighting, and now they're offering us a glimpse inside the light-cooking Philips kitchen. Welcome...

| The global market for solar cells is growing explosively, mainly thanks to lavish subsidy schemes. Is solar power the wave of the future – o...

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| Dye-sensitized solar cells may well be on the verge of a great future – they might even fully supplant expensive silicon solar cells. It’s t...

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| This is a simple NiCd battery charger powered by solar cells. A solar cell panel or an array of solar cells can charge a battery at more tha...

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| Completely ‘self-supporting’ garden lamps using solar cells as their energy source are gradually becoming more and more common. How do they...

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| With advanced automation and a planned output per production line of over 1000 cells per hour, the recently opened Royal Dutch Shell Group’s...

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| The subject solar energy often causes heated debates. Banned as ecological daydreaming by its opponents, solar power technology is hai...

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| A battery of solar cells can recharge a NiCd battery with better than 80%, efficiency, provided the solar battery voltage exceeds the fu...