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Solar energy powers WA data centre 
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Solar energy powers WA data centre
By Liz Tay | Jun 22, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Rooftop system reduces energy cost.
 
Renewable energy to power WA supercomputer 
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Renewable energy to power WA supercomputer
By Liz Tay | Jun 10, 2010 | 4 Comments 
Solar, geothermal energy to support Australia’s SKA bid.
 
Researchers reveal solar power breakthrough 
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Researchers reveal solar power breakthrough
By Munir Kotadia | Sep 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
To rival electricity grid in five years.
 
NASA to text message interplanetary cousins 
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NASA to text message interplanetary cousins
Aug 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
Prepare for binary bombardment.
 
Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts 
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Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts
By Iain Thomson | Jan 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has been consulting with experts on the likely damage to the world’s internet infrastructure in 2012, when the solar storms are expected ...
 
MIT concentrates on solar panels 
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MIT concentrates on solar panels
By Iain Thomson | Jul 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists at MIT have come up with a new method of generating solar power using windows to collect the sun’s rays.
 
Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies 
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Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies
By Liz Tay | May 16, 2008 | Comment Now 
Two new solar cell designs are using light-directing nanomaterials to develop thin-film solar cells with record-breaking conversion efficiencies.
 
Google beams cash into solar power 
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Google beams cash into solar power
By Shaun Nichols | May 16, 2008 | Comment Now 
Google has stepped up its commitment to solar power with an investment of US$10 million in local company BrightSource Energy..
 
'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells 
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'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells
By Robert Jaques | Mar 25, 2008 | Comment Now 
Researchers at a Dutch university have devised a method of "substantially improving" the production of relatively inexpensive dye-sensitised solar cells..
 
Boffins promise inkjet-built solar panels 
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Boffins promise inkjet-built solar panels
Mar 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Researchers at Konarka Technologies have demonstrated a new method of manufacturing solar cells using highly efficient inkjet printing techniques..
 
Researchers claim solar cell breakthrough 
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Researchers claim solar cell breakthrough
By Robert Jaques | Mar 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
An international research collaboration has developed a technology that could dramatically improve the efficiency of solar cells..
 
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency 
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Boffins boost solar cell efficiency
By Robert Jaques | Feb 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
A team of US researchers has developed an anode coating strategy which they claim significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion..
 
Boffins break solar energy conversion record 
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Boffins break solar energy conversion record
By Robert Jaques | Feb 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems have set a new record for solar energy conversion with a solar-to-grid system net conversion efficiency ...
 
UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power 
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UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power
By Robert Jaques | Jan 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
A team of researchers led by experts at Durham University has announced plans for one of the UK's largest ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy.
 
Nanostructure film promises solar breakthrough 
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Nanostructure film promises solar breakthrough
By Robert Jaques | Jan 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials are showing "particular promise", US academics reported today..
 
Boffin boosts solar cell size 100-fold 
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Boffin boosts solar cell size 100-fold
Jan 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
A researcher at Israel's Bar-Ilan University has created a solar cell 100 times bigger than previous designs using nano-based methods..
 
Boffins warm to super-efficient solar cells 
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Boffins warm to super-efficient solar cells
By Robert Jaques | Dec 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
A newly discovered material, dubbed 'nano flakes', could revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity..
 
Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries 
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Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries
By Simon Burns | Nov 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
Sanyo has announced plans to double its annual investment in solar power and rechargeable batteries, according to reports from Japan..
 
Bright future predicted for solar power 
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Bright future predicted for solar power
By Iain Thomson | Aug 9, 2007 | Comment Now 
A new report has suggested that the booming photovoltaic (PV) cell industry could supply up to 20 percent of the total energy needs of the United States.
 
Solar cells break efficiency record 
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Solar cells break efficiency record
By Iain Thomson | Aug 2, 2007 | Comment Now 
Researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) have developed a solar cell that can convert sunlight to power with 42.8 percent efficiency – a new record.
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