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NextDC trials solar panels for data centre

NextDC trials solar panels for data centre

Melbourne M1 facility fitted with $1.2m array.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2012 12:31PM Networking
Solar energy powers WA data centre

Solar energy powers WA data centre

Rooftop system reduces energy cost.
Liz Tay Jun 22 2010 6:35AM Storage
Renewable energy to power WA supercomputer

Renewable energy to power WA supercomputer

Solar, geothermal energy to support Australia’s SKA bid.
Liz Tay Jun 10 2010 12:39PM Oddware
Researchers reveal solar power breakthrough

Researchers reveal solar power breakthrough

To rival electricity grid in five years.
Munir Kotadia Sep 2 2009 3:00PM Oddware
NASA to text message interplanetary cousins

NASA to text message interplanetary cousins

Prepare for binary bombardment.
Staff Writers Aug 12 2009 12:23PM Oddware
Malware served up thanks to solar eclipse

Malware served up thanks to solar eclipse

In a reprise of an old trick, cybercriminals are using SEO poisoning to attract victims to a rogue software site, according to Trend Micro.
Chuck Miller Jul 27 2009 3:15PM Security
Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts

Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts

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 to peak.
Iain Thomson Jan 14 2009 2:08PM Hardware
MIT concentrates on solar panels

MIT concentrates on solar panels

Scientists at MIT have come up with a new method of generating solar power using windows to collect the sun’s rays.
Iain Thomson Jul 14 2008 9:14AM Hardware
Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Two new solar cell designs are using light-directing nanomaterials to develop thin-film solar cells with record-breaking conversion efficiencies.
Liz Tay May 16 2008 12:21PM Hardware
Google beams cash into solar power

Google beams cash into solar power

Google has stepped up its commitment to solar power with an investment of US$10 million in local company BrightSource Energy..
Shaun Nichols May 16 2008 7:30AM Hardware
'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells

'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells

Researchers at a Dutch university have devised a method of "substantially improving" the production of relatively inexpensive dye-sensitised solar cells..
Robert Jaques Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Hardware
Boffins promise inkjet-built solar panels

Boffins promise inkjet-built solar panels

Researchers at Konarka Technologies have demonstrated a new method of manufacturing solar cells using highly efficient inkjet printing techniques..
Staff Writers Mar 11 2008 3:51PM Hardware
Researchers claim solar cell breakthrough

Researchers claim solar cell breakthrough

An international research collaboration has developed a technology that could dramatically improve the efficiency of solar cells..
Robert Jaques Mar 4 2008 3:32PM Hardware
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

A team of US researchers has developed an anode coating strategy which they claim significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion..
Robert Jaques Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Hardware
Boffins break solar energy conversion record

Boffins break solar energy conversion record

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 of 31.25 percent..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Hardware
UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power

UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power

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.
Robert Jaques Jan 15 2008 1:44PM Hardware
Nanostructure film promises solar breakthrough

Nanostructure film promises solar breakthrough

Two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials are showing "particular promise", US academics reported today..
Robert Jaques Jan 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Boffin boosts solar cell size 100-fold

Boffin boosts solar cell size 100-fold

A researcher at Israel's Bar-Ilan University has created a solar cell 100 times bigger than previous designs using nano-based methods..
Jan 9 2008 2:51PM Hardware
Boffins warm to super-efficient solar cells

Boffins warm to super-efficient solar cells

A newly discovered material, dubbed 'nano flakes', could revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity..
Robert Jaques Dec 21 2007 6:59AM Hardware
Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo has announced plans to double its annual investment in solar power and rechargeable batteries, according to reports from Japan..
Simon Burns Nov 21 2007 7:04AM Hardware

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