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An Industrial Designer’s Desert Experiment with Solar Power

February 10, 2012

Here’s an amazing project dealing with solar energy: UK-based, German industrial designer Markus Kayser has created two devices to tap the power of the sun in harsh climates of the Egyptian desert. Technorati Tags: Markus Kayser, solar cutter, Solar power, solar printer Related Posts:New Record for High Concentration Phovoltaic Solar ModulesResearcher Finds Solar Power in [...]

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New Record for High Concentration Phovoltaic Solar Modules

February 6, 2012

A new record has been set by the high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar module industry. A module made by Semprius, a company in which Siemens invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, reached 33.9 percent, breaking the previous record of 32 per cent. The module was tested by the Instituto de Energía Solar at [...]

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Researcher Finds Solar Power in Agricultural Waste

February 5, 2012

Every now and then we catch wind of a new solar power breakthrough. Often they are miles away from being commercially viable and represent the first steps of a research that needs further work on. But they indicate how much scope there is for research in the solar power field. Technorati Tags: Andreas Mershin, MIT, [...]

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Charge Electric Devices With Solar Power

January 30, 2012

You may not have solar photovoltaic panels on your rooftop, but you can enjoy the benefits of solar power in several other ways. One of them is the FreeLoader Pro, a solar charger that power most electrical devices, from the comfort of your home or during a expedition in the jungles of Africa. Technorati Tags: [...]

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LuminAID, the Inflatable Solar Light

January 7, 2012

People developing solar energy lights have all sorts of ideas, and they sometimes they are very swell … Take the case of the LuminAID Light. It’s an inflatable nifty number, that fully charges with four to six hours of solar exposure. Technorati Tags: disaster zones, inflatable solar light, LuminAID, natural phenomena, Solar power Related Posts:An [...]

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