UC Berkeley NewsCenter » photovoltaics http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New research grants to spur advances in low-cost solar power http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/bapvc-solar-grants-051712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/bapvc-solar-grants-051712.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:52:38 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30777 New research grants to spur advances in low-cost solar powerUC Berkeley and Stanford today announced $7.5 million in new research awards as part of the Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium (BAPVC). The two universities received $25 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2011 to find ways to make solar power more affordable. The DOE's Sunshot Initiative seeks to bring down the cost of solar power to $1 per watt, comparable in price to coal-powered electricity, by 2020. ]]> http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/bapvc-solar-grants-051712.html/feed/ 0 Let there be light! Solar cells that emit photons break efficiency record http://www.osa.org/about_osa/newsroom/news_releases/releases/04.2012/solar-cell-that-also-shines.aspx http://www.osa.org/about_osa/newsroom/news_releases/releases/04.2012/solar-cell-that-also-shines.aspx#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:55:53 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29305 Let there be light! Solar cells that emit photons break efficiency recordUC Berkeley engineers have demonstrated that when flatplate solar cells emit light particles, there is a big boost in voltage and efficiency. Their prototype cell was able to convert a record 28.6 percent of the Sun's energy into electricity. The Berkeley team will present its findings at the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO: 2012), to be held May 6-11 in San Jose, Calif. ]]> http://www.osa.org/about_osa/newsroom/news_releases/releases/04.2012/solar-cell-that-also-shines.aspx/feed/ 0 Cal Energy Corps interns showcase research partnerships worldwide http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/26/cal-energy-corps-symposium/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/26/cal-energy-corps-symposium/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:06:06 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16873 Cal Energy Corps interns showcase research partnerships worldwideThe very first cohort of Cal Energy Corps student interns showcased an wide array of sustainable-energy research and service they conducted around the world this summer, at a Sept. 22 campus symposium. Their projects ranged from a low-tech food dehydrator, with a community on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast, to advanced science to improve the formulation of new biofuels.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/26/cal-energy-corps-symposium/feed/ 0 DOE awards $25 million to UC Berkeley, Stanford to lower cost of solar power http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/07/bay-area-pv-consortium/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/07/bay-area-pv-consortium/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:43 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8993 DOE awards $25 million to UC Berkeley, Stanford to lower cost of solar powerThe effort to make sun power more affordable has gotten a big boost with a $25 million, five-year Department of Energy grant announced this week. The award launches the Bay Area Photovoltaics Consortium (BAPVC), led jointly by the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/07/bay-area-pv-consortium/feed/ 0