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(NOAA) New Energy Technologies Inc. in Columbia, Maryland and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado have collected and transported electricity with a conductive wiring system built for the company’s product that generates solar power through window glass. NREL is a division of the U.S. Department of Energy. The company’s main product is . . . → Read More: Solar Developer, Lab Build Power Transport Technology  Comments are closed  Joint ventures/collaborations  cleantech, energy, engineering, physical sciences, physics, solar, university (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A joint research project between a graduate student at University of Southampton in the U.K. and the company REAPSystems, also in Southampton, has resulted in a battery that can help improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power. REAPSystems was founded by Dennis Doerffel, himself a former . . . → Read More: Student Devises Lithium Battery for Solar Energy Storage Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations cleantech, energy, engineering, Europe, physical sciences, solar, U.K., university Tonio Buonassisi (Patrick Gillooly/MIT) An online tool offered by MIT helps companies and researchers determine the tradeoffs in manufacturing strategies for solar cells based on planned materials and processing steps. The simulator, which takes about a minute to run, can provide a preview of the efficiency of resulting solar cells in converting sunlight . . . → Read More: Online Simulator Optimizes Solar Cell Materials Efficiency Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations, New products cleantech, computer science, energy, engineering, Europe, manufacturing, mathematics, physical sciences, physics, software, solar, university WaterShed (University of Maryland) The electric utility company Pepco says it will purchase the WaterShed house that won the 2011 Solar Decathlon contest in October. The house was built by faculty and students at the University of Maryland in College Park, its current location. The 2011 Solar Decathlon pitted 20 teams representing institutions . . . → Read More: Maryland Utility to Purchase Solar Contest Winning House Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations cleantech, economics, energy, engineering, physical sciences, solar, university (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Global investment dollars in clean technologies increased in 2011 from the previous year, but the number investment deals declined somewhat, according to the industry research company CleanTech Group in San Francisco. Clean technologies, as defined by Cleantech Group, include renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, as well . . . → Read More: Cleantech Investment Volume Up, Deal Numbers Down in 2011 One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance biofuels, China, cleantech, economics, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, Europe, investment, solar, venture capital, wind Flexible solar panel (Solarmer Energy Inc.) The 2012 CES in Las Vegas, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show, will feature an exhibit of start-up companies and technologies emerging from research and development, including small businesses funded by National Science Foundation. The exhibit, called Eureka Park, is a collaboration of the National Science . . . → Read More: Electronics Show to Feature Science Start-Up Exhibits Comments are closed Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations energy, engineering, grant, NSF, robotics, solar, university Prashant Kamat (Univ. of Notre Dame) Researchers at University of Notre Dame in Indiana have created an inexpensive paste made with semiconducting nanoparticles to produce a spreadable substance that can generate energy. The work of chemistry professor Prashant Kamat and colleagues is described in the 6 December issue of the journal ACS Nano . . . → Read More: Nanotech Solar Energy Paint Developed 2 comments - (Comments are closed) New products chemistry, energy, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, solar, university Richard Schmalensee (A. Kotok) The electrical power grid in the U.S. faces significant changes in technology over the next two decades, says a new report from the MIT Energy Initiative, but the grid also needs regulatory, economic, and security upgrades to meet these changes. The authors — 13 MIT faculty members plus one . . . → Read More: Report: Electrical Grid Needs Technology, Regulatory Changes 4 comments - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations cleantech, computer science, economics, energy, engineering, physical sciences, smart grid, software, solar, university, wind (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Materials scientists at Stanford University in California have developed a new, longer-lasting battery electrode with crystalline nanoparticles of a copper compound. Their discovery, with implications for solar and wind energy storage on the power grid, is described this week in the journal Nature Communications (paid subscription required). According to . . . → Read More: Copper Compound Nanoparticles Advance Battery Electrodes Comments are closed New products chemistry, cleantech, energy, engineering, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, solar, university, wind Engineering researchers at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months. The team led by civil engineering professor Ernie Heymsfield are now testing components of the system at the university’s Engineering Research Center in south Fayetteville. The approach uses . . . → Read More: Airport Runway De-Icing System Developed with Solar Panels 4 comments - (Comments are closed) New products energy, engineering, physical sciences, solar, university |
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