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China Plans to Cut Cost of Solar Power to $0.146 per kWh in 2012
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 5:23 | 8 Comments
China Plans to Cut Cost of Solar Power to $0.146 per kWh in 2012

Solar cell companies in China recently submitted a scheme to the Ministry of Science and Technology to cut the cost of solar power generation to $0.146 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2012. This is three years …

New Hyper-Efficient Solar Material Uses Full Visible Spectrum
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 10:03 | No Comment
New Hyper-Efficient Solar Material Uses Full Visible Spectrum

Scientists at the Ohio State Institute for Materials Research have just announced that they have developed a new hyper-efficient solar material that is able to capture light from every spectrum of the rainbow. Whereas most …

Thin Film Photovoltaic
Sunday, 2 Mar, 2008 – 4:48 | No Comment

Installing clean, reliable, inflation-proof solar power is easier than ever, thanks to the invention of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates that can be bonded directly onto metal roofing panels. Unlike crystalline PV material, there’s no need …