Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
(Environmental News Network: Tue, 15 Apr) A new approach is able to create a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. By using a popcorn-ball design -- tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres -- researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate light and more than double the efficiency of converting solar energy to electricity. The findings were presented in New Orleans ...

Rising Oil Brightens Solar Energy Outlook
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News: Tue, 15 Apr) The energy sector has been hot lately, but the sun has been shining brightest this week on some power players in the alternative energy market.

Electron Solar Energy Announces Record Growth and Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2007
(Centre Daily Times: Tue, 15 Apr) Electron Solar Energy (OTC:ESRG), an international distributor of alternative energy systems, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. The Company voluntarily files detailed, quarterly reports on http://www.pinksheets.com and expects First quarter 2008 statements to be posted shortly.

New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days
(NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 16 Apr) Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.