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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Clean air: New paints break down nitrogen oxides, a solution for urban living
This shows the calibration of the teststand for coatings. Credit: Wolfram Scheible/Fraunhofer Surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other health-endangering substances. Using a new test procedure, Fraunhofer researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged Air cleaning paints, Clean Air, nitrogen oxides, NO Removal
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Fuel cell park for 2013; necessary for the future for PV if it has to provide mainstream power
Enlarge (Phys.org)—North America’s biggest fuel cell power plant is coming to Connecticut, and construction is to begin immediately. Dominion Resources, an energy company based in Virginia, and FuelCell Energy, a Connecticut manufacturer of fuel cell power plants, have announced the … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Cells, PV, Renewables, Solar
Tagged amp power company, Fuel cell, Fuel Cell Technology, Solar PV, Solar Storage
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Suggestions / Recommendations for CERC Hearing on the 15th of January 2013
By Ritesh Pothan CERC, the governing body for electricity in India had instituted the REC mechanism for the balancing and motivation of renewable energy systems in India which is now facing a crisis due to the reluctance of DISCOMS to … Continue reading
Posted in Biomass, CSP, PV, Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewable Purchase Obligation, Renewables, Solar
Tagged Central Electricity Regulator Commission, CERC, free developers, GBI, Generation Based Incentives, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, mnre, REC, Renewable Energy Certificates, renewable energy systems, solar power plants, state electricity boards
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First all-carbon solar cell
Enlarge This shows the new all-carbon solar cell consists of a photoactive layer, which absorbs sunlight, sandwiched between two electrodes. Credit: Mark Shwartz / Stanford University (Phys.org)—Stanford University scientists have built the first … Continue reading
Flexible, light solar cells: Researchers develop a new approach using graphene sheets coated with nanowires
Enlarge MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and … Continue reading
Posted in PV, Solar
Tagged Flexible Solar Cells, indium tin oxide, lead sulfide, MIT, Solar cells, Solar Power, transparent electrode
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Nanostructures triple organic solar cells efficiency
Credit: Illustration by Dimitri Karetnikov A conventional solar cell, left, reflects light off its surface and loses light that penetrates the cell. New technology, right, develop by Princeton professor Stephen Chou and colleagues in … Continue reading
Recommendations for JNNSM Phase II Draft Policy
In my presentation at Solar Markets India, had touched upon each aspect of Solar Policy in India at the Centre and State which could be used as a recommendation baseline for the JNNSM Phase II policy draft. You can find … Continue reading
Posted in CSP, JNNSM, Phase II, PV, Rooftop, Rural Lighting, Solar, Solar Thermal
Tagged Concentrated Solar Power, CSP, India Solar, India Solar Policy, JNNSM Phase, JNNSM Phase 2, JNNSM Phase II, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, mnre, natgrp, Natural Group, NVVN, phase ii, policy draft, Renewables, solar markets, Solar PV
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NREL study shows CSP with energy storage can help utilities, something India’s Solar JNNSM Policy sorely lacks
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with thermal energy storage can add significant value to a company’s energy mix, a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has revealed The NREL report found that, compared to solar PV, CSP having a six-hour … Continue reading
Now, technology claims to reduce cost of solar energy by 75%: Fact or Fiction
Scientists have developed a new technology which they claim could make production of solar energy cheaper by 75 per cent, and thus speed-up its market adoption. The RTI International solar cells are developed from solutions of semiconductor particles, known as colloidal quantum dots, and have … Continue reading
India is likely to be second largest consumer of coal, may surpass US in five years: IEA
India is likely to be the second largest consumer of coal, surpassing the United States, in the next five years, says a report. “China and India would lead the growth in coal consumption over the next five years…while India will become … Continue reading
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