Types of Silicon Used in Photovoltaics Silicon—used to make some the earliest photovoltaic (PV) devices—is still the most popular material for solar cells. Silicon is also the second-most abundant element in the Earth's crust (after oxygen). However, to be useful as a semiconductor ma...
EISA Sect. 432 Overview EISA requires Federal agencies to identify "covered facilities" that constitute at least 75% of their total facility energy use as subject to the requirements of the statute. Each Federal agency must designate an energy manager responsible for implementing the ...
The Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative is a strategic integration and commitment of manufacturing efforts across the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy's (EERE) clean energy technology offices and Advanced Manufacturing Office, focusing on American competitiveness in cl...
The graphs below show the number of motor vehicles per thousand people for various countries. The data for the U.S. are displayed in the line which goes from 1900 to 2008. The points labeled on that line show data for the other countries/regions around the world and how their vehicles...
U.S. Embassy Innovation Center Opens with Award-Winning LEDs February 26, 2013 President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Bruce Oreck, U.S. Ambassador to Finland, announced the opening of the U.S. Embassy Innovation Center in Helsinki, Finland, noting it is the first building in the worl...
OLEDs are organic LEDs, which means that their key building blocks are organic (i.e., carbon-based) materials. Unlike LEDs, which are small-point light sources, OLEDs are made in sheets that are diffuse-area light sources. Although OLED technology is developing rapidly, it's less matu...
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is a not-for-profit group practice with a mission of patient care, research and education. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is one of the largest and busiest medical centers in the world, employing 2,700 physicians and scientists in 120 medical specialti...
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U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Program Initiates Inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition January 8, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to participate in DOE's inaugural National Collegiate...
Baryonyx Corporation, based in Austin, Texas, plans to install three 6-megawatt direct-drive wind turbines in state waters near Port Isabel, Texas. The project will demonstrate an advanced jacket foundation design and integrate lessons learned from the oil and gas sector on hurricane-...
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The Fuel Cell Technologies Program is a comprehensive portfolio of activities that address the full range of barriers facing the development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cells with the ultimate goals of decreasing our dependence on oil, reducing carbon emissions, and enabling c...
California Homebuyers Find More Value in Energy-Efficient Labeled Homes Studies show that homebuyers value houses with energy-efficient upgrades already installed. During a time when many homeowners have seen their homes' values decrease, some encouraging data shows how investing in e...
DOE Webinar July 17: Fuel Cells for Portable Power July 13, 2012 The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled "Fuel Cells for Portable Power" on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This webinar will focus on recent R&D advancements in dir...
This overview of the STAT webinar series will give policymakers a sense of the benefits of having a thriving solar market within their jurisdictions (e.g., green jobs, air quality, and reduction in grid congestion). The discussion will include examples of jurisdictions that have used ...
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SunShot Prize: America's Most Affordable Rooftop Solar DOE is launching the SunShot Prize: America's Most Affordable Rooftop Solar competition to spur low-cost rooftop solar installations across the nation. This competition offers a total of $10 million in prize money to the first thr...
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Multijunction devices use a high-bandgap top cell to absorb high-energy photons while allowing the lower-energy photons to pass through. A material with a slightly lower bandgap is then placed below the high-bandgap junction to absorb photons with slightly less energy (longer waveleng...
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