http://www.solarequipments.com The place to find great deals and information on technological advancement and development in the Solar Manufacturing Industry. en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST http://www.solarequipments.com/ The place to find great deals and information on technological advancement and development in the Solar Manufacturing Industry. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/106249/Polymer-solar-cell... Polymer solar cells are a type of flexible solar cell. They can come in many forms including: organic solar cell (also called plastic solar cell), or organic chemistry photovoltaic cell that produce electricity from sunlight using polymers. There are also other types of more stable thin-film semiconductors that can be deposited on different types o... 2010-07-20 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/106250/Dye-sensitized-Solar-Cell... A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC, DSC or DYSC) is a relatively new class of low-cost solar cell, that belong to the group of thin film solar cells. It is based on a semiconductor formed between a photo-sensitized anode and an electrolyte, a photoelectrochemical system. This cell was invented by Michael Grätzel and Brian O'Regan at the &Eacute... 2010-07-20 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/106251/Hybrid-Solar-Cell... Hybrid solar cells combine advantages of both organic and inorganic semiconductors. Hybrid photovoltaics have organic materials that consist of conjugated polymers that absorb light as the donor and transport holes. Inorganic materials in hybrid cell are used as the acceptor and electron transporter in the structure. The hybrid photovoltaic devic... 2010-07-20 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/106252/Nanocrystal-Solar-Cell... Nanocrystal solar cells or quantum dot solar cells, are solar cells based on a silicon substrate with a coating of nanocrystals. While previous methods of quantum dot creation relied on expensive molecular beam epitaxy processes, fabrication using colloidal synthesis allows for a more cost-effective manufacture. A thin film of nanocrystals is obta... 2010-07-20 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/106253/Photoelectrochemical-Cell... Photoelectrochemical cells or PECs are solar cells which generate electrical energy from light, including visible light. Each cell consists of a semiconducting photoanode and a metal cathode immersed in an electrolyte. Some photoelectrochemical cells simply produce electrical energy, while others produce hydrogen in a process similar to the elect... 2010-07-20 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59837/How-do-Solar-Panels-work?... Solar panels collect solar radiation from the sun and actively convert that energy to electricity. The solar panels are made up of several individual solar cells that function similarly to large semiconductors. When the solar cells are exposed to sunlight, they convert the energy from sunlight into usable electrical energy. The energy generated f... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59840/Cost-of-Solar... Typically solar installations cost approximately $9-10 dollars per watt in a turnkey system. So a 3kW (3,000W) system might cost $27,000-$30,000 before rebates. HOWEVER, federal, state, and local rebates can bring the price down considerably, and in some locations, magnificently. The size of the solar system that you need will depend mostly on ho... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59842/What-Solar-Panels-are-made-of?... Photovoltaic solar panels are used for most residential installations. These panels use silicon, a semiconductor, to generate energy. Silicon, also used in computers, is an expensive material responsible for about 60% of the overall cost of a solar electric system. ... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59844/Stand-Alone-Solar-Panel-Inverters... Stand Alone solar panel inverters function to change direct current (DC) from a battery to Alternating Current (AC). Stand alone inverters, which range from around 100 watts to as much as 8000 watts, are used to power a vast variety of personal or small business projects. Lower watt stand-alone inverters are often used to power laptop computers, ... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59846/Synchronous-Solar-Panel-Inverters... The term Synchronous Solar Panel Inverters arises from the synchronous dynamic that such a system creates between the utility company and a personal solar-panel installation. Synchronous Solar Panel Inverters allow power generated by your solar panels to be stored in battery. If there is an excess (meaning you did not use as much power as you produ... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59847/Multi-function-Solar-Panel-Inverters... Multi-function Solar Panel Inverters combine the best of both worlds, and they are usually the best choice for your solar panel system. While more expensive, multifunction inverters may be your best choice. Contact your solar panel dealer for more specific information on Multifunction Solar Panel Inverters. ... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/59849/How-Solar-hot-water-panels-work... Solar hot water panels are a means to harness the sun's energy in a unique way. Like traditional solar panels, solar hot water panels are placed in direct sunlight, oftentimes arrayed on rooftops. A solar hot water array, often referred to as a solar hot water heater, uses the energy from the sun to heat a fluid, which is in turn used to move heat ... 2010-04-07 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/1035/Solar-Cell-or-Photovoltaic... A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts solar energy into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight, while the term photovoltaic cell is used when the source is unspecified. Assemblies of cells are used to make solar pane... 2009-02-16 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/1036/Solar-History... The term photovoltaic comes from the Greek (phos) meaning light, and voltaic, meaning electric, from the name of the Italian physicist Volta, after whom a unit of electrical potential, the volt, is named. The term photo-voltaic has been in use in English since 1849. The photovoltaic effect was first recognized in 1839 by French physicist... 2009-02-16 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/1037/Three-Generations-of-Solar-Cells... Solar Cells are classified into three generations which indicates the order of which each became important. At present there is concurrent research into all three generations while the first generation technologies are most highly represented in commercial production, accounting for 89.6% of 2007 production. First Generation Crystalline silicon a... 2009-02-16 http://www.solarequipments.com/articles/859/Solar-Energy-Collecting-as-an-Alternative-Energy-Source... Photovoltaic cellsthose black squares an array of which comprises a solar panelare getting more efficient, and gradually less expensive, all the time, thanks to ever-better designs which all them to focus the gathered sunlight on a more and more concentrated point. The size of the cells is decreasing as their efficiency rises, meaning that each c... 2009-02-16 http://www.solarequipments.com/headlines/news/Solar Power Solar Power News Headline :The place to find great deals and information on technological advancement and development in the Solar Manufacturing Industry. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST http://www.solarequipments.com/resources/partners Other Resources :The place to find great deals and information on technological advancement and development in the Solar Manufacturing Industry. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST http://www.solarequipments.com/information/contact Contact us :The place to find great deals and information on technological advancement and development in the Solar Manufacturing Industry. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:09:38 CST http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926031/-Neo-Solar-Power-hits-record-revenues-in-June... Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power posted record revenues in June, exceeding NT$1.6 billion (US$49.66 million) for the first time, according to the company. June revenues came to NT$1.64 billion, up 10% on month and 82.9% on year. First-half revenues increased 96% from a year earlier to NT$7.49 billion.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:18 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926032/-Solar-power-unaffordable-without-subsidy... VietNamNet Bridge Solar electricity had not been widely promoted in Viet Nam despite its environmental advantages, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:18:41 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926033/-JA-Solar-equipment-maker-to-supply-MEMC-Electronic... Chinese solar power equipment maker JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. said Tuesday that it would provide high-performance solar modules to SunEdison owner MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:33:29 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926034/-New-solar-power-farm-would-help-save-Coachella-money... Installation next month of a solar power farm at Coachellas wastewater treatment plant along Avenue 54 will help the city save money and promote conservation and sustainability at the same time.... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:23:04 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926035/-New-Zealand-supporting-solar-power-in-Tonga... New Zealand is to help fund construction of a solar power plant in Tonga, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:38:52 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926036/-Kenmec-completes-work-on-solar-power-plant... TAIPEI: Construction of a solar power plant with capability of 1.138 MWp has just been completed by Kenmec Mechanical Engineering.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:10:16 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926037/-Solar-power-funding-will-create-jobs,-Obama-says... President Obama announced the award of $1.85 billion in loan guarantees Saturday to two solar power companies that he said will create thousands of new jobs. Solar power - Energy - Renewable - Solar - Business... Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926038/-Premier-Power-Announces-Third-in-Series-of-1.0-MW-Italian-Solar-Power-Plants-Now-Operational... EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.----Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. , a global leader in the development, design, engineering and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government, and utility markets in the United States and Europe, announced today that the third in a series of 1.0 megawatt solar power plants it designed and constructed ... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926039/-Blog---Obama-Announces-Nearly-$2-billion-for-Solar-Power... The money is part of loan guarantees administered by the Department of Energy. Over the weekend, President Obama announced two massive loan guarantees meant to promote solar power manufacturing in the United States. The guarantees will make it easier for the projects to raise financing.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:04:02 -0700 http://www.solarequipments.com/news/926040/-Georgia-Power-gets-OK-to-pursue-solar-energy... For years, Georgia Power has basically said that the Peach State wasnt suitable for solar power because we didnt get enough sun. (A year or two ago, I sat in on a Senate committee meeting where one executive told lawmakers that our air was too humid.) Times have changed. The Georgia Public Service Commission today voted to allow the utility to beg... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:36:44 -0700