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Solar cell breaks efficiency record
December 6, 2006
It converts almost 41 percent of light that hits it into electricity, almost double the efficiency of current commercial cells.
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Sharp expanding beyond silicon in solar
October 17, 2006
Company experiments with new materials and techniques--and even partners with a bank--to push solar energy forward.
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Harnessing quantum dots for solar panels
June 27, 2007
Sources say a start-up is working to use the tiny particles to convert sunlight into electricity.
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A battery of questions about lithium ion
May 2, 2007
With no suitable replacement for lithium ion batteries on the horizon, slow progress on this notebook battery technology may have to do.
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Solar start-up snags $35 million as CIGS ignites
October 27, 2006
Will CIGS technology challenge silicon in solar panels? Venture capitalists are helping fuel the debate.
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Two novel solar firms nab venture funds
June 21, 2005
Solar energy. A year ago it was nutty stuff. Now millions of venture dollars are rolling in.
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