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Renewable remarks: Acrylic optics in concentrating photovoltaics, focusing on reliability

Dec 19, 2011

Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) use materials like glass and plastic to concentrate solar radiation onto a small, high efficiency photovoltaic cell to be converted into electricity. As this growing market becomes...

Heliatek breaks organic photovoltaic efficiency record on glass, looks forward to plastic

Dec 11, 2011

German company Heliatek GmbH recently announced that its tandem solar cell technology has been verified to be the highest efficiency ever (9.8%) for an organic solar cell. The record-breaking cells were fabricated on...

Energy Harvesting: turning tiny power into a big opportunity

Nov 29, 2011

It's no stretch to say energy harvesting (EH) technologies, which convert small amounts of energy from their nearby surroundings or environment into electricity, are "renewable." Piezoelectric, thermoelectric...

Konarka and Webasto to integrate Power Plastic into automotive roofs

Nov 28, 2011

Konarka and Webasto recently announced a collaboration to further develop Power Plastic organic solar cells for integration into automotive roofs. Webasto is a German automotive roofing system manufacturer and...

Energy management benefits two large manufacturers

Nov 14, 2011

Large plastics manufacturers use many different types of energy in every aspect of business, from building or plant management to plastics production, product development and even shipping. It's unlikely every...

Electric vehicle charging stations prompt search for new plastics

Nov 02, 2011

As new and upcoming international standards look at the charging electronics, connector types, and communications on the insides of electric vehicle charging stations, charger manufacturers are turning towards...

Renewable Remarks: TULiPPS flourishing as plastics simplify solar module assembly

Oct 24, 2011

Earlier this year PlasticsToday brought you news from TULiPPS Solar (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) about the company's success developing new flame retardant thermoplastic automotive-grade composite materials for use...

Renewable Report: Can plastic film increase solar panel efficiency?

Oct 10, 2011

Genie Lens Technologies LLC's solar division, SolOptics, has found a cost effective way to raise efficiencies in thin film and silicon solar panels. By patterning "total internal reflection" structures in plastic...

Renewable Remarks: DOE's plan to improve vehicle efficiency is good news for plastics processors

Sep 29, 2011

The United States Department of Energy released its first Quadrennial Technology Review Report in which Energy Secretary Steven Chu presented the priorities, goals, and rationale for the upcoming $3 billion 2011...

Renewable Remarks: Opportunities aplenty for recycling plastics from solar panels

Sep 22, 2011

By 2015, full scale recycling of photovoltaic (PV) modules that were installed in the 1980's and 1990's will begin. The solar industry is proactively developing economically feasible options for recycling or reusing...

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