I’ve realized, in only the last few weeks of research, that there’s a great deal of “hype” surrounding the solar industry today. In once sense, there seems to be a strong push towards solar - news articles crop up every day about new investments, new technology, new companies, and new prospects for this industry. But [...]
Which solar technology rules?
June 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · concentrated, Georgia, Georgia Tech, hewlett packard, photovoltaic, pv, solar, suniva, sunpower, thermal, UCEP, Univeristy Center of Excellence in Photovoltaics, xtreme energetics
Twice the Efficiency at Half the Price
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Hewlett Packard inked a deal today (Wednesday, June 4) with a Livermore-based company called Xtreme Energetics over a licensing deal for a new transparent-transistor solar panel technology. The article states that this new technology will generate electricity at “twice the efficiency and half the price” of current [...]
Tags: · california, hewlett packard, hp, livermore, tin, transparent transistor, xtreme energetics, zinc