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A ray of hope for developing countries - icWales
A COMPANY making next-generation solar technology used to charge mobile phones yesterday announced its first order. Cardiff-based G24 Innovations – G24i – said a deal for its mobile phone chargers, centred ... [More...]
First added: 23 November 2007, by: Nicola Armstrong
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Average rating (2 ratings): Tags: charger, chargers, countries, developing, mobile phone [More...]
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Energy Resources: Solar power
We've used the Sun for drying clothes and food for thousands of years, but only recently have we been able to use it for generating power. The Sun is 150 million kilometres away, and amazingly powerful. ... [More...]
First added: 27 November 2007, by: David Wiblin
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Average rating (2 ratings): Tags: basics, generation, how to, introduction, power [More...]
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UQ researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
( Nanowerk News ) University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar ... [More...]
First added: 29 May 2008, by: Nicola Armstrong
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Average rating (1 rating): Tags: renewable energy, solar power
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Sunny Outlook: Can Sunshine Provide All U.S. Electricity?
STEAM AND MIRRORS: A compact linear Fresnel reflector, like Ausra's plant in Australia pictured here, uses lines of mirrors to focus the sun's rays on an overhead trough, turning water into steam to generate ... [More...]
First added: 21 September 2007, by: Tim Woodall
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PopSci's Best of What's New 2007
Imagine a solar panel without the panel. Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that takes light and converts it to electricity. From there, you can picture roof shingles with solar cells built inside ... [More...]
First added: 19 November 2007, by: Dan Hanley
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Average rating (1 rating): Tags: energy, renewables, solar power, thin-film
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EurActiv.com - EU eyes 'supergrid' to harness Saharan sun | EU - European Information on Energy Supply
Massive solar power installations in the Sahara desert could feed the EU's growing energy demand via a new supergrid. The idea is backed by France and the UK, which is simultaneously trying to limit priority ... [More...]
First added: 29 July 2008, by: Tim Woodall
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Average rating (1 rating): Tags: institute for energy, sahara, solar power, supergrid
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How solar power could become organic - and cheap | Technology | The Guardian
Gordon Brown will unveil tax breaks for households generating their own green energy as he uses his eleventh budget to challenge the environmental credentials of David Cameron's Conservatives by proposing ... [More...]
First added: 29 November 2007, by: Laura Adams
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Design team : peter richardson Firm : zmarchitecture Project Name : lillies
First added: 13 May 2008, by: Leong Soong
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Solar-Powered Laser: A new laser could convert magnesium into energy
Solar-powered laser: Two Fresnel lenses focus sunlight on a ceramic crystal to produce laser light. The hope is to use such powerful lasers to generate heat and hydrogen from magnesium and water. Credit: ... [More...]
First added: 21 September 2007, by: Tim Woodall
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Average rating (4 ratings): Tags: laser, energy, sola, combustion engine, fresnel lens [More...]
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