items tagged with Solar Energy
Australians set solar cell efficiency record
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-09-01 08:21:20
Solar cell researchers at the University of New South Wales have set the world record for solar power efficiency, by converting 43% of sunlight into electricity.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-09-01 08:21:20
Solar cell researchers at the University of New South Wales have set the world record for solar power efficiency, by converting 43% of sunlight into electricity.
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NASA THEMIS satellites change solar storm theory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-25 07:52:35
The THEMIS discovery changes how scientists think about charged solar particles (plasma) from the Sun interacting with the magnetic field (magnetosphere) of the Earth. They can now more accurately measure the amount of energy released, which causes magnetic storms and intensifies auroras.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-25 07:52:35
The THEMIS discovery changes how scientists think about charged solar particles (plasma) from the Sun interacting with the magnetic field (magnetosphere) of the Earth. They can now more accurately measure the amount of energy released, which causes magnetic storms and intensifies auroras.
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New technology enables solar cells to be printed like money
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-02-19 04:22:15
While US printing presses are working overtime trying to create enough dollars to meet demand, Australian researchers are developing a way to use the same process to harness the energy of the sun.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-02-19 04:22:15
While US printing presses are working overtime trying to create enough dollars to meet demand, Australian researchers are developing a way to use the same process to harness the energy of the sun.
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How about generating green energy with hot air balloons?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-02-07 09:03:28
Australian inventor Ian Edmonds has developed a balloon engine that uses solar energy to power a large hot air balloon. One such balloon could produce enough power for ten average sized homes. And, you thought all balloons could be used for were birthday parties, parades, and balloon rides!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-02-07 09:03:28
Australian inventor Ian Edmonds has developed a balloon engine that uses solar energy to power a large hot air balloon. One such balloon could produce enough power for ten average sized homes. And, you thought all balloons could be used for were birthday parties, parades, and balloon rides!
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Keeping cool using the summer heat
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy conservation technologies
2009-01-26 22:33:02
Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are researching ways to use the sun’s energy to cool homes and offices.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy conservation technologies
2009-01-26 22:33:02
Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are researching ways to use the sun’s energy to cool homes and offices.
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NASA warns Sun may economically damage Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-12 08:36:58
A first-ever economic-based report has stated that the Sun’s solar wind could produce catastrophic global problems on Earth. It is just a warning but one that should be heeded so we continue to learn and adapt more to "Earth's life blood," the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-12 08:36:58
A first-ever economic-based report has stated that the Sun’s solar wind could produce catastrophic global problems on Earth. It is just a warning but one that should be heeded so we continue to learn and adapt more to "Earth's life blood," the Sun.
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Harvard, IBM team with the world in search of cheaper solar cells
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-12-08 20:23:21
IBM and Harvard University are spearheading a project to make cheaper and more efficient solar cells by harnessing spare computer capacity around the world. The project will harness the power of more than one million computers connected to the World Community Grid.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-12-08 20:23:21
IBM and Harvard University are spearheading a project to make cheaper and more efficient solar cells by harnessing spare computer capacity around the world. The project will harness the power of more than one million computers connected to the World Community Grid.
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Can cemeteries help in renewable energy projects?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-11-24 12:42:40
In Spain, a "green" cemetary is now operating as a two-layered facility. The town’s mausoleums are on the ground level but, now, above them sit a series of solar panels generating electricity for many of its local citizens.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-11-24 12:42:40
In Spain, a "green" cemetary is now operating as a two-layered facility. The town’s mausoleums are on the ground level but, now, above them sit a series of solar panels generating electricity for many of its local citizens.
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India shines the light on the solar-powered rickshaw
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 06:51:03
People pulling around rickshaws in India could one day be a thing of the past – replaced instead with solar-powered motorised bicycle-drawn rickshaws known as the “Soleckshaw”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 06:51:03
People pulling around rickshaws in India could one day be a thing of the past – replaced instead with solar-powered motorised bicycle-drawn rickshaws known as the “Soleckshaw”.
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SLIVER cell technology brings solar energy out into the Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-25 08:24:55
A new type of solar panel, called SLIVER Cell photovoltaic technology, is much less costly than traditional solar panels, while still being able to maintain performance and efficiency when in the shadow of the Sun. It could someday provide cheap electrical power to households around the world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-25 08:24:55
A new type of solar panel, called SLIVER Cell photovoltaic technology, is much less costly than traditional solar panels, while still being able to maintain performance and efficiency when in the shadow of the Sun. It could someday provide cheap electrical power to households around the world.
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Goodbye oil! MIT discovers artificial photosynthesis!
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-08-01 20:59:51
The chief professor of energy at MIT and a fellow researcher have discovered a cheap way to mimic the way plants store energy from the sun and say that it will enable homes and electric cars to be run entirely on solar power and fuel cells. The energy nirvana has been found and could signal the era of centralised power distribution they say.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-08-01 20:59:51
The chief professor of energy at MIT and a fellow researcher have discovered a cheap way to mimic the way plants store energy from the sun and say that it will enable homes and electric cars to be run entirely on solar power and fuel cells. The energy nirvana has been found and could signal the era of centralised power distribution they say.
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Scouts recycle Telstra's old solar panels
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-08-01 02:32:04
Scouts Australia has received an environmentally sound 100th anniversary gift - doubly so, as the 500 solar panels and 245 regulators presented by Telstra are recycled equipment.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-08-01 02:32:04
Scouts Australia has received an environmentally sound 100th anniversary gift - doubly so, as the 500 solar panels and 245 regulators presented by Telstra are recycled equipment.
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Sharp’s solar powered LCD TV is the way of the future!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 04:16:39
Japanese electronics powerhouse Sharp is showcasing its “Zero Emission House” with one of the highlights being a low power consumption prototype 26-inch LCD TV. If desired, it can fully powered by a similarly sized solar panel connected to a battery system that stores the electricity generated by the sun, giving you power even if “off the grid”. Cool!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 04:16:39
Japanese electronics powerhouse Sharp is showcasing its “Zero Emission House” with one of the highlights being a low power consumption prototype 26-inch LCD TV. If desired, it can fully powered by a similarly sized solar panel connected to a battery system that stores the electricity generated by the sun, giving you power even if “off the grid”. Cool!
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Dance to the music, and charge your cellphone
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-25 20:59:42
A dance-powered phone charger is just one of several devices developed by a partnership between UK cellular operator, Orange, and renewable energy company Gotwind to solve the problem of participants in multi-day outdoor music festivals keeping their cellphones charged.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-25 20:59:42
A dance-powered phone charger is just one of several devices developed by a partnership between UK cellular operator, Orange, and renewable energy company Gotwind to solve the problem of participants in multi-day outdoor music festivals keeping their cellphones charged.
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Canada gets solar powered, Internet connected, RFID equipped bicycles
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-22 07:48:13
The rising cost of oil the world over is driving huge numbers of people to look for alternatives to, well, driving. Montreal has one of the most technologically advanced public transport concepts: hi-tech bikes for commuters to share.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-22 07:48:13
The rising cost of oil the world over is driving huge numbers of people to look for alternatives to, well, driving. Montreal has one of the most technologically advanced public transport concepts: hi-tech bikes for commuters to share.
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IBM's green push not limited to data centres
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-06-16 16:24:13
IBM is continuing its green campaign with moves into solar panel technology, water management, and extensions to its Project Big Green aimed at data centre efficiency.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-06-16 16:24:13
IBM is continuing its green campaign with moves into solar panel technology, water management, and extensions to its Project Big Green aimed at data centre efficiency.
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Australia's "ungreen" government cans solar panel rebates
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-06-06 02:28:10
In what must surely be the most bone-headed decision in the history of the green energy movement, the Rudd Labor Government has decided to squash the nascent local solar panel industry. The same government that paid lip service to environmental concerns by signing the Kyoto Protocol has decided to make installation of home solar panels a class issue.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-06-06 02:28:10
In what must surely be the most bone-headed decision in the history of the green energy movement, the Rudd Labor Government has decided to squash the nascent local solar panel industry. The same government that paid lip service to environmental concerns by signing the Kyoto Protocol has decided to make installation of home solar panels a class issue.
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