Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, researchers are making incremental but important strides in the fuel cell technology … [Read more...]
Smaller Isn’t Always Better: Catalyst Simulations Could Lower Fuel Cell Cost
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Getting to Know AltEnergyStocks.com Readers
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In order to improve AltEnergyStocks.com, we're trying to get to know our readers better. We've put together a short survey, and in order to make it worth your time to tell us about yourself and how we can improve the site, we're offering an … [Read more...]
Google Reveals Plans to Develop More Efficient and Cost-Effective Solar Thermal Technology
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As if Google isn't already doing enough for the world of technology, they're actually joining the solar technology movement in order to help increase the progress, which they believe has been disappointing to date. Their goal is to use mirror … [Read more...]
GreenSun Develops Colorful Solar Panels that don’t need Direct Sunlight
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Solar power comes in many forms, from rigid to thin film. The panels are shiny, gleaming and ready to harness the power of the sun. They're also usually silver. Yet they also come in colors, not just for looks, but for efficiency. Read more of … [Read more...]
Another Helpful Solar Calculator
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This Solar Calulator is from B.D. Batteries. Read more.... … [Read more...]
The Extraordinaries! A new ‘micro-volunteering’ service that aims to crowdsource positive collective action in service of worthy causes. Check it!
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Many of us have difficulty finding spare time to volunteer, even for causes and organizations that we’re really passionate about. Life keeps us busy, and the blocks of time required to get to and from volunteer opportunities, and spend meaningful … [Read more...]
Rare Meteorite Found Using New Camera Network In Australian Desert
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Researchers have discovered an unusual kind of meteorite in the Western Australian desert and have uncovered where in the Solar System it came from, in a very rare finding. Read more.... … [Read more...]
RoseStreet Labs Discover Direct Solar to Hydrogen Production Method
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I’ve talked about direct solar to hydrogen production in the past including discoveries by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China, researchers at the California Institute of Technology and scientists at the National Institute of … [Read more...]
Breakthrough Nano Tech Will Boost Solar Power Efficiency
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Photo: Oregon State University Inexpensive Nanostructure Film Keeps Photons from Bouncing Off That's the beauty of science. You discover something new, and then you keep finding new applications for it. Chemical engineers at Oregon State University … [Read more...]
More Efficient Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes
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Silicon is one of the basic but expensive materials used in designing solar panels. If we can use something else as effective as silicon but more economical, solar power will be within the reach of the common consumers. Cornell researchers are … [Read more...]