Designed by Toyo Ito, the dragon-shaped 50,000 seat arena is clad in 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux. The project will officially open later this year to welcome the 2009 World Games. Building a new stadium is always a massive undertaking that requires millions…

Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, currently uses coal for over 80 per cent of its domestic electricity generation. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that since he wanted Australia to be a ‘solar leader’ rather than a ‘solar follower’, Australia would tap into its ‘biggest natural resource’ to…

Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, currently uses coal for over 80 per cent of its domestic electricity generation. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that since he wanted Australia to be a ‘solar leader’ rather than a ‘solar follower’, Australia would tap into its ‘biggest natural resource’ to…

Research on organic solar cells has focused mainly on increasing conversion efficiency in recent years. But operational lifetime also needs improvement

Research on organic solar cells has focused mainly on increasing conversion efficiency in recent years. But operational lifetime also needs improvement

Solar cell manufacturing capacity is expected to grow 56% in 2009 to 17GW. Ramped capacity, which was only 2.3GW in 2005, is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49% to more than 42GW in 2013