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11-MW Solar Plant in Portugal

Posted on Mar 30th, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

Photo Credit: Business Wire (From Renewable Energy Access ): March 30, 2007 11-MW Solar PV Plant Dedicated in Portugal Serpa, Portugal [RenewableEnergyAccess.com]   Spread across 150-acres on a Portuguese hillside, 52,000 photovoltaic modules sit amid... More »

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Daryl Hannah - Solar Science

Posted on Mar 26th, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

Check out this video from Daryl Hannah's website.  It involves cheap materials, nanotech, and paint-on solar:  http://dhlovelife.com/video/Vlog_28_SolarPanels.mov

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Improving Solar...

Posted on Mar 21st, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

(From " Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cells "): A new type of material could allow solar cells to harvest far more light Much more efficient solar cells may soon be possible as a result of... More »

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Chinese Billionaire Helping Planet Run On Solar

Posted on Mar 15th, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

(From NY Times and EV World ): China's New Sunshine Boys Source: NY Times [Mar 12, 2007] So here's a little news quiz: Guess who's the seventh-richest man in China today, with a fortune estimated... More »

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Carbon Nanotubes Featured in Solar Cells

Posted on Mar 7th, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

(From Technology Review's Cheap Nano Solar Cells ): Carbon nanotubes could help make nanoparticle-based solar cells more efficient and practical. By Kevin Bullis Researchers at University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, have demonstrated a way... More »

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Nanotechnology + PV = Yay!!

Posted on Feb 26th, 2007 by ~Matthew : Youthful Maturity ~Matthew

(from Spray-On Solar-Power Cells Are True Breakthrough ): " The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the first solar cells able to harness the sun's invisible, infrared rays..." " Like paint, the composite can be... More »

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