What does photovoltaic mean?
| Converting light into electricity. Photo refers to "light" and voltaic to "electric". Photovoltaics (PV) is the field of technology and research related to the application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity. |
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| 2012-01-25 | Moser Baer gains 21% PV efficiency with MIST Moser Baer's PV business is adopting Metal and Intrinsic layer Semiconductor Technology to increase the efficiency of its solar cell to 21+ per cent. |
| 2012-01-16 | Circuit protection for PV power systems Here's a discussion on the circuit protection needed on various locations within a photovoltaic system. |
| 2011-12-30 | Terahertz waves can lead to efficient PV cells According to researchers, terahertz pulse can boost electron density by 1,000, leading to high-speed transistors and super solar cells. |
| 2011-12-13 | Yale research leads to efficient PV systems Researchers have developed a new way of channelling electrons within hybrid photovoltaic devices that could improve solar cell efficiency. |
| 2011-12-12 | Gold nanodots could improve solar cell efficiency A new research says that a discontinuous film of gold nanodots is sufficient to generate the performance improvement in solar cells. |
| 2011-11-02 | Imec, partners aim for organic PV tech The European X10D project launched by Imec and its partners aim at developing tandem organic solar cells with increased conversion efficiency and lifetime, and a decreased production cost. |
| 2011-09-08 | Solar cell tech boasts 6.9% efficiency Imec, Solvay and Plextronics have teamed up to provide an organic solar cell that boasts of 6.9 per cent record-breaking performance efficiency. |
| 2011-09-01 | Grasping the significance of solar inverters Learn about the role of inverters in the current solar market and the development of future energy-harvesting systems. |
| 2011-08-22 | PV solar power systems to become cheaper Fraunhofer researchers will present new methods for making solar cells cheaper and more efficient at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, in Hall B4G, Stand C12 from September 5-9 in Hamburg. |
| 2011-07-28 | DuPont buys Innovalight, boosts solar cell efficiency DuPont expands its solar materials portfolio with the acquisition of Innovalight to enhance the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. |
| 2011-07-25 | Making the most out of ambient energy Find out how to convert ambient energy sources into electrical energy by using a suitable transducer, such as thermoelectric generator for heat, a piezoelectric element for vibration, or a photovoltaic cell for sunlight. |
| 2011-07-14 | 3Sun starts photovoltaic panels plant in Italy 3Sun starts photovoltaic panels plant in Italy |
| 2011-07-12 | Hybrid device harvests solar, wind, rain energy IMRI researchers create a P3HT and PCBM-based, organic, hybrid photovoltaic-piezoelectric device that can generate electrical energy from solar, wind and rain energy. |
| 2011-06-27 | Europe PV market hit by solar incentive cuts Solarbuzz reports that government policy adjustments have caused the collapse of the photovoltaic (PV) demand in Europe driving a shift to PV markets in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific. |
| 2011-06-20 | IEEE: Solar PV systems will surpass fossil fuels According to solar experts from IEEE, solar PV systems will be the most economical form of generating electricity, even compared to traditional fossil fuels in the next decade. |
| 2011-06-17 | IV characterisations of photovoltaic cells IV characterisations of photovoltaic cells |
| 2011-04-20 | Japan crisis fosters European solar market The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is set to foster the photovoltaic industry in Germany and Italy to expand the role of solar power in these countries. |
| 2011-04-19 | Solar Junction touts 43.5% solar cell efficiency The Solar Junction cell measured a peak efficiency of 43.5 per cent at greater than 400 suns and still maintained an efficiency as high as 43 per cent out to 1,000 suns. |
| 2011-04-04 | Power optimisers partial deployment for single string systems The SolarMagic power optimisers allow for flexibility when designing a photovoltaic array compared to the traditional series connected panels in a string with parallel connected strings to form an array |
| 2011-03-25 | Solar ICs reduce cost per kilowatt-hour National Semiconductor Corp. unveils ten SolarMagic ICs ranging from a full-bridge gate driver to a micropower voltage regulator targeting a variety of photovoltaic electronic applications. |
| 2011-03-23 | Power circuit design for SolarMagic SM3320 SolarMagic technology, the maximum power point tracking chipset, is touted to improve energy harvest of each individual photovoltaic panel under real world conditions. |
| 2011-03-22 | SM3320-RF-EV reference design SolarMagic SM3320-RF-EV reference design integrates a power optimiser and a low-cost 2.4GHz radio to add a remote shutdown feature to a photovoltaic system. |
| 2011-03-21 | SolarMagic SM3320-BATT-EV charge controller reference design Here are the details on the usage of SM72442 MPPT digital controller and SM72295 photovoltaic full bridge drivers in a battery charging application. |
| 2011-03-16 | DC link film capacitors offer life of 1,00,000 hours Spectrum's DC link power film capacitors are designed for a life expectancy of over 1,00,000 hours targeting power inverter apps operating under harsh conditions in wind and photovoltaic installations. |
| 2011-03-09 | RFMD fabricates dual-junction PV cells RFMD announces the successful fabrication of dual-junction PV cells that combine gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) PV junctions based in a compound semiconductor-based process. |
| 2011-03-04 | Floating solar power plants on the horizon Israeli firm Solaris Synergy and France's EDF Group have teamed up to develop floating solar power plants as photovoltaic companies struggle to find land on which to build solar power plants. |
| 2011-02-23 | PV cell production peaks in Asia Electronics companies in Asia are taking over the photovoltaic cell market and by the end of 2011, nearly 85 per cent will be produced in the region according to IMS Research. |
| 2011-02-23 | Android phone gets solar-charged China-based Umeox unveiled a solar-powered Android cell phone called Apollo at the Mobile World Congress. |
| 2011-01-25 | Rectifiers up solar cell junction box current density Vishay rolls four 45V trench MOS barrier Schottky (TMBS) rectifiers that up higher current densities in solar cell junction boxes offering photovoltaic solar cell protection when used as bypass diodes. |
| 2011-01-04 | Thailand taps Kyocera modules for solar farms Thailand has tapped Kyocera Corp.'s solar modules for its largest solar power project, "Solar Farms", which aims to construct 6MW facilities at 34 sites in the northeastern part of the country. |
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