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New Solar Cell Process Achieves Record Efficiency, MIT Says
2013-04-19 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they have achieved a major breakthrough in the conversion of sunlight into electricity, surpassing what was long believed to be an absolute limit to the efficiency of solar cell devices. While the process used in the typical photovoltaic (PV) cell process knocks loose one electron inside the PV material to produce an electrical current -- but wastes any excess energy carried by a photon -- a new process described in the journal Science...
Global wind power market to drop in 2013 after 2012 surge, says report
2013-04-19 10:00:00| Power Technology
Worldwide wind power market will see a sharp drop in the number of new wind turbines installed in 2013, even though global installations increased by 10% to 44.8GW in 2012, according to a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
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Investing in healthy forests vital for transition to green economy, UN says
2013-04-19 04:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Big News Network: Investing in healthy forests is not only vital for human and environmental well-being but also crucial in the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient green economy, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Over a billion people worldwide depend on forests for shelter, jobs, food, water, medicine and security. Forests also serve as carbon sinks and stabilize global climate, regulate water cycles and provide habitats for biodiversity while hosting a wide variety of genetic resources....
Samsung to outgrow Apple this year in high-end smartphones, BMO says
2013-04-19 04:14:23| Air Courier - Topix.net
An employee cleans an advertisement at an Apple dealership in Wuhan, Hubei province in a file photo.
VIDEO: UK growth 'not looking good', says IMF
2013-04-18 20:43:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said growth figures in the UK are not looking good.
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