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Researchers Turn Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Fuel using Genetically Engineered Bacteria

The genetically modified cyanobacterium consumes carbon dioxide and produces the liquid fuel isobutanol by using energy from sunlight.

11 Dec 2009

Shrinking Cells Snares Charges in Less Than One-Trillionth of a Second

Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to i...

11 Dec 2009

Amtech Systems Solar Subsidiary Receives $9 Million in Orders for Diffusion Processing Systems

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsi...

10 Dec 2009

Organic PV Nearing Mass Production

Bags, Backpacks, Smart Textiles, Umbrellas, Awnings, Tents, Building Façades - Organic photovoltaics (OPV) is an innovative solar cell technology based on conductive plastic materials such as polymers. Current trend...

10 Dec 2009

Abstract Submissions Now Open for Premier Photovoltaics Event

Abstract submissions are now open for the 35th IEEE Photovoltaic (PV) Specialists Conference, the industry's most renowned meeting of leading PV scientists and engineers from around the world. Authors interested in p...

7 Dec 2009

Ener1 Receives $20 Million in Fresh Investment Capital from ITOCHU Corporation

Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) today announced that it has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese commercial trading giant with deep ties in...

7 Dec 2009

Photon Management Improves Efficiency of Solar Panels

Extremely thin, flexible high-efficiency silicon solar cells are the solar cells of the future, according to Professor Miro Zeman. This is the gist of the inaugural address he will be giving to mark his appointment as Professor of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices at TU Delft.

7 Dec 2009

Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation System Based on Inexpensive Iron Carbonyl Complexes

Hydrogen is a promising alternative energy carrier that can be efficiently converted into electrical energy in fuel cells. One hurdle to the introduction of sustainable hydrogen technology is the fact that the large-scale industrial production of hydrogen through reforming processes is still largely based on fossil fuels, and thus is not carbon neutral.

2 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology Professor Wins 2009 Peter Mark Memorial Award

Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics with joint appointments at UCFs NanoScience Technology Center and the Department of Environmental Engineering, has received the 2009 Peter Mark M...

2 Dec 2009

Big Impact on Energy Storage Industry with the Tiniest of Particles

In leading the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's first technology spin-off, Charles Gibson, an inorganic chemistry professor, hopes to make a big impact on the energy storage industry with the tiniest of particles.

1 Dec 2009