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Tag: renewable energyA Sticker Makes Solar Panels Work Better A startup's polymer sticker increases power output by 10 percent, and can be applied to panels that are already installed. Europe's Renewables Unfazed by Recession The financial crisis in Europe is unlikely to derail Brussels' clean power vision. A Guide to Recent Battery Advances Battery breakthroughs could lower costs and improve performance for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage--but commercializing these new technologies will be challenging. Wave Energy Scales Up Off Scotland Ten wave and tidal projects will generate 1.2 gigawatts of power. A Safer Way to Coat Long-Lasting Solar Cells Antireflective film helps the cells maintain their yield. Solar Shingles See the Light of Day Dow Chemical readies easy-to-install solar roofs. Copenhagen's Clean-Tech Dividend Climate deal could deliver incentives to grow nascent energy technologies. Sandia scientists successfully test a machine that creates fuel from carbon dioxide. Ultracapacitor Startup Gets a Big Boost An energy storage startup gets new government funding. Michael Idelchik, VP of Advanced Technologies, discusses energy research. Q&A: Mark Little, Head of GE Global Research GE is pushing the smart grid and thin-film solar, but don't expect new kinds of nuclear reactors. A Costly and Unnecessary New Electricity Grid A national interstate system for distributing power may prove an expensive boondoggle. The federal government is about to spend billions of dollars on renewable energy. In Part II of our series on the federal stimulus bill, we look at the impact the spending will have on the future of solar power. The company will bring vehicles to market in 2012. Skyline Solar, a new startup, is combining conventional technologies to lower solar-power costs. |
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