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    18-year old uses hair as an alternative to silicon for solar panels

    Posted on September 9, 2009 by shilpa

    This is why education is so vital at very young ages! One 18-year old boy had the vision, intelligence and will to bring about a great alternative for his country, Nepal which will definitely make heads turn from the scientific … Continue reading3 →

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    Mitsubishi sets new green record with World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency Rate

    Posted on February 18, 2009 by deepa

    Some fresh breaking green news from the land of rising sun! Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has just declared that it has improved its world’s highest conversion efficiency rate for a 150 x 150 millimeter practical-size multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell by … Continue reading3 →

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    Solarmer Energy creates efficient plastic solar cells for geeks on the go

    Posted on January 23, 2009 by deepa

    Fossil fuel energy comes with its share of limitations like exhaustive reserves, environment pollution and greenhouse gas effects. Hence the need for a alternative energy sources arise. Though silicon solar cells have been in the spotlight as a source of … Continue reading3 →

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