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Solvay invests in Polyera to expand printed electronics development

Solvay is investing 4 million USD in a minority stake in Polyera Corporation, a materials developer for the printed electronics market.

American-made vehicles that don't need gas...or a bail out?

Cruise Car has recently introduced a new line of solar electric Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) that not only provide an alternative mode of transportation requiring no gas to operate, but are engineered and manufactured in the United States utilizing up to 45 - 50% of recycled or certified remanufactured parts and materials, all covered by a new vehicle warranty.

Discovery of new chlorophyll could boost efficiency of solar cells

Found by accident in stromatolites from Western Australia's Shark Bay, the new pigment named chlorophyll f can utilise lower light energy than any other known chlorophyll. The new chlorophyll was discovered by Dr Chen deep within stromatolites - rock-like structures built by photosynthetic bacteria, called cyanobacteria.

New PV physics promises higher efficiency

Researchers from three institutions are uniting under a three-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to boost the output of solar cells.

European Photovoltaic Observatory launched

As the deployment of photovoltaic solar electricity (PV) can help the European Union meet its crucial climate and energy targets, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association advocates sustainable policies with the goal of keeping the PV industry and market on an accelerated, yet sustainable growth path.

Trident Solar and Cookson Electronics collaborate

Trident Solar and Alpha have worked together to bring a complete solution to photovoltaic cell manufacturers for direct pattern printing and etching using Trident's inert 256Jet-S™ inkjet printhead and Alpha's line of jettable solar materials including both p and n dopants, dielectric, silver conductive metallic inks and etchants.

Imec reports large-area silicon solar cells with high efficiency

At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%.

Electromagnetic suspension

A paper just publishes in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology proposes electromagnetic active suspension system providing additional stability and manoeuvrability by performing active roll and pitch control during cornering and braking and eliminating road irregularities.

Toyota targets India

Following poor sales of the world's best selling hybrid electric car the Prius in China, Toyota the world's largest carmaker, wants its first compact car in India, Etios, to be a segment leader in India's huge compact car market, says Sandeep Singh, deputy managing director (marketing) at Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

Printed electronics without borders

Printed Electronics are being developed by over 3,000 companies, universities and research institutes worldwide - although a significant percentage of these developers are located in countries such as the USA, Germany, Japan and South Korea, there's a lot of research effort in other countries.

Tyre pressure monitoring systems and energy harvesting

Although the first tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) appeared in the mid-80's as a feature of top-range luxury vehicles, it is only in recent years that they have seen widespread adoption worldwide.

Clothing could power batteries for military

Scientists have reported progress in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to power portable electronic devices.

The exit from China

2010 is turning out to be the year of the great exodus from China.

NSF-funded project aims to grab more sun for solar cells

University of Oregon-led project with Oregon State and University of Illinois will involve a three-year push.

Novel thin film photovoltaic cell technology

EnSol AS has patented a novel, prototype thin film photovoltaic cell design based on nanocrystal technology.

Traction battery price war

News is coming in that the predicted car traction battery shakeout has begun.

Energy harvesting module collects, stores and supplies power

Solid State Supplies' new energy harvesting module is designed for low power intermittent duty and long storage time applications.

Micro-supercapacitors have the potential to power nomad electronics

Research team develops ultra high-power energy storage devices

Robot EV water craft tackles oil spills

MIT researchers unveil autonomous oil-absorbing robot that could absorb up to 20 times its own weight in oil.

Progress with thermoelectric harvesting

At the forthcoming Energy Harvesting USA event in Boston Massachusetts, 16-17 November, Prof Gang Chen of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will talk on "Power from temperature difference: thermoelectric technology for energy harvesting".