Using sunlight, researchers and students at MIT are trying to change how medical equipment is sterilized in remote clinics — and a pilot project in Nicaragua has begun to show promising results…
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Panasonic to donate one lac solar LED lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity
Panasonic today announced the launch of the 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar LED lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity,..
Panasonic today announced it has achieved a record conversion efficiency of 24.7% at the research level, using its HIT solar cell at 98 μm thickness. The rate is the world’s highest for..
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has completed a 500 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation installation at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). The system was developed and built by Panasonic with..
MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and flexible solar..
Sharp has achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 37.7% using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together. To achieve this latest increase in..
Sharp will display a range of residential and commercial products and technologies that will change the way we live at PVJapan 2012. Highlights of Sharp exhibits include: Cloud-Based HEMS Links Businesses and..
At PVJapan 2012, Kyocera will be exhibiting its newest solar modules for both residential and mega-solar applications, along with the company’s proprietary HEMS. Among the exhibits, Kyocera will be displaying its new..
Panasonic Eco Center in Guatemala helps customers on how to save energy and reduce their power bills
Panasonic has opened an Eco Center in a MAX Majads store, a mass retailer of electrical home appliances in Guatemala. In the Eco Center, Panasonic environmentally friendly products and technologies available for..
On 7 November, 2012, Panasonic held a press conference to announce the development of the company’s Smart ecoie, or Smart Eco House in English, a smart home incorporating the company’s energy technologies..
