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POPSMitsubishi's New Electric Car Goes 100 Miles on Charge by Michael Horton The lithium ion battery-powered, all wheel drive coupe will use a pair of in-wheel motors in the front corners along with a third motor driving the rear wheels. Helping the coupe reach its 120 mile range are photovoltaic solar cells
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POPSNissan to reveal Pivo 2 My Auto Design has photovoltaic skin with some similar ideas,my cabin is gyrocar stablized and has solar cells under the cabin and below on the top of the skateboard chassis, also my concept car has wheel motors cones that lift and lower the chassis for off road all terrain and lowers for highway streamlining.
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POPSProfessor Zaban photovoltaic cells While Professor Zaban’s earlier efforts produced photovoltaic cells one square centimeter in size, he has now achieved a cell measuring 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters, which he claimed would boost the technique’s usefulness
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POPSWhy we need electric cars Quoted:"To summarize: of the three paths, the electron economy has the most potential and the liabilities are the easiest to mitigate. Biofuels can serve as a bridging factor that help us achieve energy independence, but when DCFCs become practical the majority of biofuel feedstocks should be shifted to carbon production. Part II will discuss improvements at the other end of the plant-to-wheels energy chain - innovations in battery technology."
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POPS“Nevada Solar One” “We are convinced that parabolic trough power plants are on their way to achieving a global breakthrough, thanks to Nevada Solar One. The technology has already proven itself and the costs of generating electricity will soon be competitive. Therefore, parabolic trough power plants will offer immense potential for generating power in an environmentally compatible and climate friendly manner. We are pleased that we were able to contribute the key component of this high-potential technology by supplying our receivers,” commented Professor Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman of the Board of Management of SCHOTT AG.
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POPSMitsubishi Electric Achieves World's Highest 18% Conversion Efficiency in Practical Size Polycrystal This solar cell has incorporated three proprietary technologies in an effort to increase efficiency. Firstly, reflectivity from the acceptance surface has been reduced through RIE (reactive ion etching) microfabrication using a nano-sized mask material. This resulted in the increased amount of absorbed light. Secondly, the lowering of electrical performance in crystalline has been suppressed through a new electrode material. Thirdly, effective electrical output surface area has been expanded by thinning grid collector electrodes. Through these technologies, Mitsubishi achieved the world's highest conversion efficiency of 18%.
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POPSNew Technology For Manufacturing Flexible Solar Cells It also provides for lightweight and flexible solar cell panels that could find interest in the space, military and recreational markets. For standard applications, the solar cells can also be encapsulated into a more traditional rigid structure. By being flexible, the solar cells can conform to different surfaces, Eser said, adding this is “particularly important for roofing applications for building integration, and for airships and balloons.” The solar cell sheets are created by depositing copper-indium-gallium-diselinide, which the IEC scientists call CIGS, on a 10-inch wide polymer web, which is then processed into the flexible solar cells. CIGS solar cells are currently the only thin-film technology that has achieved efficiencies comparable to silicon solar cells, presently the standard of the industry.
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POPSSolar Panels on Co-op Rooftops When your solar panels have been charged, courtesy of the sun, and start to generate electricity, your electric meters start going in reverse, to the point where Con-Ed must send you a refund. What are we waiting for?
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