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Top energy innovators put DOE labs to work

From hydrogen fuel cell storage systems to next-generation solar windows and more efficient computing to marine power tech, a whole lot of significant green breakthroughs have occurred in the the country's national laboratories. ?? read more
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Nanocone-Tips Take Solar Cell Efficiency to Next Level

Issues & Causes / Environmentalism : Clean Beta (2 years ago)

Solar cells designed with 3-D nanocone tips can boost the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by a whopping 80%, according to research conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read Post

Manufacturing Solar Cells Just Became 50% More Efficient

Issues & Causes / Environmentalism : Planetsave (last year)

  As the New Year gets rolling, consider raising a toast to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Despite suffering repeated funding cuts in recent years, the Department of Energy-funded lab, based in Colorado, has recent... Read Post

Solar cell could be cheaper than fossil fuel

Issues & Causes / Environmentalism : TG Daily - Sustainability (last year)

By harvesting waste heat, researchers from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have for the first time built a solar cell with an external quantum efficiency over 100 percent. read more Read Post


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