Science news articles about 'solar energy technology'

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the biggest challenges currently facing large-scale solar energy technology is finding an effective way to store the energy, which is essential for using the electricity at ...

... new way to make "dye-sensitized" solar cells, in which photons bounce around like ... opportunity to develop different types of solar energy technology, and it's likely that several forms will ultimately ...

... While conventional single-crystal silicon solar cells can approach efficiencies of 18 percent, ... Ott, ORNL’s program manager for solar energy technologies. Through this effort, funded by the Laboratory ...

... solar power can be generated almost anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, today's solar energy technologies are inefficient, and thus significantly more expensive than traditional power sources. But ...

Those unsightly rooftop solar panels - hailed as energy savers but often frowned upon as neighbourhood eyesores - may soon become a thing of the past, according to an ...