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National Defense July 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Solar Energy Charges Soldiers' Batteries The Army is developing solar panel technology to power surveillance cameras on rooftops in Iraq.  |
National Defense May 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged.  |
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons |
Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health.  |
National Defense February 2007 David Axe |
Army Seeks Light, Efficient Batteries to Meet Insatiable Energy Demand In an Army that heavily depends on battery-operated devices to do its job, the complaints are well documented: Batteries are too heavy, too bulky and not very user-friendly.  |
National Defense August 2012 Dan Parsons |
Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Which Solar Technology Will Win? Thin film, polysilicon, and solar thermal are battling for the future of solar power.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
Develop Wearable Power System And Win $1 Million The U.S. Department of Defense is looking for a few good inventors to help lessen the load soldiers carry as they head out on a mission. The right solution is worth $1 million.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John Keller |
Lithium Batteries Are Still the Choice to Power Manpack Military Gear Lithium batteries are small, lightweight, and efficient, but also important is it's ability to function properly in temperature extremes.  |
Entrepreneur May 2004 Gisela M. Pedroza |
Vested Interest A fashionable way to tote and charge your mobile must-haves.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Solar Stocks Are Cheap -- Why? Most solar stocks are stuck with single-digit P/E ratios. What's up with that?  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Travis Hoium |
First Solar is Still the Safest Bet in Solar Leading costs, heavy spending in R&D, and a large project development team are defending First Solar's leading position in the solar sector.  |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 |
Magnesium batteries show mettle Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have developed rechargeable batteries made from magnesium, a cheap, abundant and relatively environmentally friendly metal.  |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
Power Sources for Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Vehicles While the electrical and mechanical components of HED systems are reasonably mature, the main obstacle for full HED maturation with the military are the batteries.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Brian D. Pacampara |
Evergreen Solar Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of solar panel specialist Evergreen Solar tumbled as low as 11% in intraday trading on unusually high volume.  |
The Motley Fool May 1, 2009 Toby Shute |
First Solar Soars Once More First Solar joins Silicon Laboratories in the thin film underpromise and overdeliver camp this quarter.  |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2011 Harsh Chauhan |
A Great Bet in Solar First Solar's dominance could probably see it through the industry turmoil.  |
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams |
No Need for Heavy Batteries A just-developed fuel cell that is powered by chemical hydride cartridges will allow soldiers to dispense with batteries weighing more than 29 pounds.  |
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel |
Soldier Energy Needs Outpacing Technology, Policy The military over the past decade has been grappling with the issue of power and its effects on everything from the mundane -- like microwaves and coffee pots -- to the sustainment of troops on foot patrols.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
For Solar, The Future is Thin Thin film technologies are poised for growth.  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Rising Star Buy: First Solar Let's find a silver lining in the cloudy solar industry.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Travis Hoium |
An Unlikely Revolution in Solar 3M's new Ultra Barrier Solar Film could replace glass in future thin film solar products.  |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Travis Hoium |
3 Ways to Save First Solar The market has lost faith in First Solar, so I have provided three alternatives to save the company.  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Travis Hoium |
A Silver Lining for JA Solar With 90% of production under contract for 2011, the market is overreacting to JA Solar's weak quarter.  |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2010 Travis Hoium |
5 Solar Predictions for 2011 Our best effort at predicting solar in 2011.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: Solar ETF (TAN) The barometer of the solar industry reports earnings today.  |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Toby Shute |
First Solar Takes Control in California But why is its partner bailing out?  |
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt |
Winfried W. Wilcke On Building A Bigger Battery For The Electric Car Winfried W. Wilcke uses nanoscience to boost the storage capacity of electric-car batteries while keeping them lightweight.  |
PC Magazine December 21, 2005 Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them.  |
IEEE Spectrum September 2010 |
Solar Plane Passes 24-hour Endurance Test Stores enough sunlight to stay aloft overnight  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Goldman Sachs sheds light on solar sector.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Three ETFs to Play the Coming Energy Storage Boom Reports suggest a looming energy-storage boom.  |
Chemistry World November 29, 2013 Gareth Davies |
Renewables pair up to power tiny generator Tiny generators that harvest light and wind energy together have been developed by scientists in China. This technology works 24 hours a day to generate power and could run sensors or LEDs, or even charge lithium-ion batteries.  |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman |
Shining a Light on Solar Power The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable energy sources are beginning to make this area an investor favorite.  |
Chemistry World June 27, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Simple substitution cuts solar cell toxicity A cheap chemical used to make bath salts and tofu looks to be the solution to cutting toxic cadmium from a promising type of solar cell.  |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2010 Travis Hoium |
Concentrating on Solar's Future SunPower's new concentrator panels could be a "game changer."  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Anupama Pattanaik |
What's Ahead For First Solar? Italian authorities have cut production incentives, which may reduce demand for solar modules.  |
Chemistry World October 10, 2013 Rowan Frame |
Molten air -- a new class of battery Scientists from the US have invented a new type of battery. The so-called 'molten air batteries' have among the highest electrical storage capacities of all battery types to date.  |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Searching for the Best Return in Solar Return on assets can tell us who is putting our money to work the most effectively in solar.  |
PC World September 2005 Kirk Steers |
Longer Life, Lower Cost for All Your Gadgets' Batteries Buy the optimal battery for your particular gadgets... Ways to recharge... Why you should wait to install a 64-bit Windows operating system... A new switch to stop prying eyes from viewing what you have open on your monitor...  |
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper |
The Army Wants to Power Up Dismounted Soldiers As the demand for power for dismounted troops grows, U.S. military researchers and industry are looking for cutting edge technologies to both supply energy and lighten soldiers' loads.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 Travis Hoium |
GT Solar Is Seeing Green The solar supplier reported a blowout quarter, but is this as good as it gets?  |
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 |
On the Rise -- First Solar Ramps Up for Large-Scale Projects The industry leader predicts continued growth in 2010 but the market faces overcapacity.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2010 Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Piper says Applied Materials entry into solar has not gone well in the thin film solar market.  |
National Defense October 2013 Dan Parsons |
Army's Battlefield Network Requires New Thinking on Soldier Power The Army is interested in fielding novel technologies that accomplish more than simply removing pounds from a soldier's load, said Steve Mapes, product lead for soldier power at Program Executive Office Soldier.  |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Solar Power Has One Big Believer GE is predicting that solar power will compete head to head with fossil fuels within five years.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Travis Hoium |
Don't Forget About These Stocks It's easy to overlook these smaller players in solar power: Evergreen Solar... Canadian Solar... Solarfun...  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Toby Shute |
A Spark for Yingli Green Energy Yingli may just emerge from the current crunch stronger than when it entered it.  |
Chemistry World April 25, 2013 Charlie Quigg |
Inorganic nanosheet to enhance batteries A graphene inspired electrode material that could help batteries hold more power has been developed by Chinese scientists. The large surface area of these cobalt oxide nanosheets is key to their electrochemical performance.  |
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Fay Nolan Neylan |
Fluoride Shuttle Batteries Lift Off Scientists in Germany say that a rechargeable battery that works on the basis of fluoride transfer between electrodes could have a better storage capacity than current batteries.  |