Bright outlook for solar cells
Nanotechnology could transform solar cells from niche products to devices that provide a significant fraction of the world's energy, as Edwin Cartlidge discusses

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A new way to produce electricity using helium balloons coated with solar cells has been devised by researchers at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.

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Quoted: Renewable Energy International, Inc. (REI), a leading integrator of renewable energy technologies, announced today that it will design and install a groundbreaking renewable solar-hydrogen fuel cell energy system in a residential environment in the Cayman Islands – only the second such system in North America. The U.S. based company holds the distinction of developing the first prototype solar-hydrogen system near Princeton, New Jersey, USA, which was dedicated in October 2006 before international press coverage. This second installation in the Caymans will demonstrate the system's significant cost and environmental benefits in an island environment.

Solar energy is emerging as an investment opportunity, with technology improving and costs predicted to drop.