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Colorful Fluorescent Solar Panels

Although solar power is environmentally friendly and convenient, it is high cost and expensive,therefore, solar panels are still not widely used in everyday life. Besides that, the efficiency of solar energy into electricity is so low that the scope is limited.An Energy company of Israel is developing a fluorescent solar panels,which is expected to solve these problems.

Being like the colored plastic sheet products, these fluorescent solar panels are what Israel's "green sun" energy companies newly developed. According to technical personnel's introduction, the technical principle of fluorescent solar panels is the use of color in the light to capture the different parts of the spectrum  in the sun . Thus, compared to conventional solar panels, even if these fluorescent solar panels don't directly face the sun ,they can also absorb the scattered light. Therefore, in cloudy weather, or without direct sunlight ,these new Laptop batterydevelopment can also generate electricity, to some extent, the effectiveness will be somewhat reduced. In addition, this solar panel fluorescence only use Media Converter in the fluorescent plate edge, rather than  a large area of expensive media converter traditionally, therefore,it can greatly reduce costs. Absorbing light without endothermic is another advantage of fluorescent panels, which resolved the excessive heat of traditional solar panels shortcomings. What is more convenient is that, this solar panel can be installed in the ordinary doors , windows, walls and other architectural façade, without the need for laying on the roof alone. This fluorescent solar panels is still in laboratory research and development phase. It is expected to be widely promoted.

The first U.S. solar energy company is to build largest solar power station in China

September 9, the first U.S. solar energy company announced that they have signed a major deal with Chinese authorities to build  the world's largest solar power station in Ordos of Inner Mongolia in   the next 10 years.The project has been invested 5 billion to 6 billion US dollars.

This means that the world's second largest solar cell manufacturer officially enter the Chinese market; at the same time,it stands for the first big U.S. companies  entering the field of PV.

It is understood that the first U.S. solar companies will build energy and chemical base with the construction of a capacity of 2,000 megawatts of solar power plant  in the Ordos City Hangjinqi, which covers an area of 65 square kilometers. At the same time, the company also plans to invest money for building supporting factories to produce solar modules and panels that power plants need.

Construction of the laptop ac adapterproject is divided into four phases: the first period  will start on June 1, 2010,the power of  generating could arrive at 30 MW after the completion ; Phase II and Phase III respectively will reach 100 MW and 870 MW that is expected  to compelete before the end of 2014; by the fourth  phase  that will have been completed before the end of 2019, the size will be of as much as 1,000 megawatts.

America using carbon nanotubes to create highly efficient solar cells

Cornell University researchers have utilized carbon nanotubes to replace the traditional silicon tube, to produce highly efficient solar cells.

 The key of this technology is to use carbon nanotubes to replace the traditional silicon tube to produce photodiodes, which are basic components of solar cells. Researchers study the diodes by using different colors of laser and found that in the process of conversion of light energy into electricity, it can double current intensity.

 The researchers said carbon nanotube is an ideal photodiode, because it can take full advantage of excess light energy, whereas the excess energy in the traditional solar cells often loss in the form of heat.

The study was published in the U.S. "Science" magazine online edition. Papers first author, graduate student of Cornell University Nathan Gabor, said: "We not only find a new material, but will put it into application and make real solar cells."

 However, the researchers pointed out that they currently only produced a highly efficient solar cell in the laboratory, but mass production of cheap and reliable next-generation solar cells need to conduct more in-depth study.

Study found that highly efficient bacteria can be used to make microbial batteries

United States University of Massachusetts researchers succeeded in  isolating a kind of bacteria with a large number of small protrusions on surface .Because of their protruding surface of highly conductive, the microbial fuel cells which are made from this bacteria would have a  stronger generating capacity.
    

     AAAS Web site recently reported that the bacteria isolated by the U.S. University of Massachusetts researchers in the fuel cell could be largely reproduced on the graphite anode, and form a thick layer of conductive biofilm on the Laptop batteryanode surface . The researchers explained that   a large number of protrusions on the bacterial surface  are a type of protein which is composed of tiny fibers that are like "nanoscale wire" .They can  transmit current through the membrane. using  this kind of bacteria to produce fuel cells will greatly enhance the power output of the battery.

     As it can be prolonged, and efficiently provide electricity, microbial fuel cell can be used for those monitoring equipments that are placed in the remote environment, where it is difficult to frequently replace batteries , such as deep-sea sensors used to observe sea turtles .