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From New Nano Solar Developments in 2009

Nanotechnology can reduce costs, increase performance, and lower the environmental impacts of solar PV and CSP. Every month I read about nanotechnology impacts on solar photovoltaics and talk with start up / early stage companies and I am amazed and impressed by the many different and interesting research projects that report results. And by many new commercialization efforts, although I am often under NDA and cannot discuss those.

This column reports on a few developments over the last year with a particular focus on the increasing interest in nanocrystalline-based solar cells and on the use of Schottky barrier/junction approaches to increase solar cell efficiency. As well as on the use of Schottky junctions to replace p:n type solar cells with "perfect diode" based solar cells.
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— Bo Varga, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Nano Ventures

From NSTI Nanotech 2009 May 3-7th Houston - Some insights

NSTI (Nano Science and Technology Institute) Nanotech Conference & Expo 2009 was the 12th annual NSTI nanotech conference and trade show participated by 250 exhibitors and 5,000 technology and business leaders and experts from industry, academia, and government. Held on 3-7 May 2009 in Houston, Texas, USA, it was one of the world's largest annual nanotechnology conference and expo covering many activities from hundreds of presentations, exhibition, networking, and workshops on the industrial impacts of nanotechnology, including medical and life sciences, electronics, energy and clean-tech, advanced materials, innovation and commercialization, and many others. In this article, we share with the readers our insights about the event. Read the Whole Article

— Lerwen Liu, Dr, NanoGlobe Pte Ltd

From Solar Cells: New technology for cheap crystalline silicon fabrication using microwave plasma discharge

Dramatic oil prices increase that we watched in 2008 called for alternative competing energy sources. One of them is sustainable solar energy, which in most applications is being converted to electricity using silicon photovoltaic modules. Polycrystalline silicon is a key component of solar panel construction. The photovoltaic solar industry is growing rapidly but is likely going to be very limited due to severe shortages and allocations of the polysilicon material. Read the Whole Article

— Eugene Birger, Principal Analyst, NanoNewsNet.ru

From Energy Storage Related Research at the UAlbany NanoCollege

The energy consumption is projected to double in the next fifty years. The low carbon foot print of renewables such as wind, solar, fuel cells, etc. makes them especially attractive in this era of environmental consciousness. The intermittent nature of energy from renewables is not suitable for commercial and residential grid applications, unless the power can be delivered 24/7, with minimum fluctuation. Therefore, the viability of renewables as a source of energy critically depends on energy storage technologies such as batteries and ultracapacitors. Read the Whole Article

— Pradeep Haldar, Head Nanoengineering Constellation; Professor of Nanoengineering, UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

From Russian- Singapore Nanotechnology Conference 2009

RusNano has been actively building its global presence and partnerships the past 2 years. Singapore appears to be a strategic hub for RusNano to enter the Asia Pacific nanotech space as Singapore provides state of the art infrastructure for nanotechnology R & D and commercialization and easy access to the regional market. The first Russia Singapore nanotechnology conference held on Mar. 4th 2009 is indicative of the the beginning of RusNano entering the nanospace in Asia. Read the Whole Article

— Lerwen Liu, Dr, NanoGlobe Pte Ltd