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Literature Review on Solar Energy and Wildlife Impacts Research
December 9, 2011 — More peer-reviewed scientific studies of the effects on wildlife of large-scale solar energy developments and operations are needed to adequately assess their impact, especially in the desert ... > full story -
New Solar-Powered Classroom Brings Science to Schools in Developing Countries
December 9, 2011 — An innovative project is using solar generators to provide IT resources and 'hands-on' science for students in developing ... > full story -
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Building a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
December 8, 2011 — The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Today, HE is seen as a potential ... > full story -
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Solar Power Much Cheaper to Produce Than Most Analysts Realize, Study Finds
December 7, 2011 — The public is being kept in the dark about the viability of solar photovoltaic energy, according to a new ... > full storyMore: -
NASA's Voyager Hits New Region at Solar System Edge
December 5, 2011 — NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space. Data obtained from Voyager over the last year reveal this new region to be a kind of cosmic ... > full story -
Giant Super-Earths Made of Diamond Are Possible, Study Suggests
December 5, 2011 — A planet made of diamonds may sound lovely, but you wouldn't want to live there. A new study suggests that some stars in the Milky Way could harbor "carbon super-Earths" – giant terrestrial ... > full story -
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Interdigitated Back-Contact Silicon Solar Cells Above 23% Efficiency
December 1, 2011 — Scientists have demonstrated an excellent conversion efficiency of 23.3% on interdigitated back-contact (IBC) silicon solar ... > full story -
'Fool's Gold' Aids Discovery of New Options for Cheap, Benign Solar Energy
November 28, 2011 — Pyrite, better known as "fool's gold," was familiar to the ancient Romans and has fooled prospectors for centuries -- but has now helped researchers discover related compounds that offer new, cheap ... > full story -
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The Shadows in a City Reveal Its Energy Flow
November 28, 2011 — Researchers have created "shadow models" and a type of software that calculates the amount of solar radiation that reaches streets and buildings in high resolution. According to new results, they ... > full story -
Nanoparticle Electrode for Batteries Could Make Grid-Scale Power Storage Feasible
November 23, 2011 — Researchers have used nanoparticles of a copper compound to develop a high-power battery electrode that is so inexpensive to make, so efficient and so durable that it could be used to build batteries ... > full story
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