Tag: photovoltaics
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Kuehne+Nagel shows off solar-powered delivery trucks
As part of the goal to create more sustainable supply chain solutions, Kuehne+Nagel is reducing CO2 emissions in the Netherlands with photovoltaics – solar panels – installed on top of trucks. The solar panels reduce fuel consumption by up to 1.200 litres per year, per vehicle. This reduces a truck’s overall fuel consumption by up…
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Millions of microscopic robots could be used to fight diseases inside the body
By David Nutt, Cornell University Millions of tiny little robots, like the ones unveiled by scientists at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, could be used to fight diseases inside the human body. The researchers have built microscopic robots that consist of a simple circuit made from silicon photovoltaics – essentially the torso and brain…
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Solar power industry using robotics and automation to achieve productivity gains
The solar energy sector is seeing many advances both in the products it makes and in the way they are made. JinkoSolar, which claims to be the world’s largest solar photovoltaics manufacturer, says it has set a new record for solar cell efficiency. And it has achieved this through “new applications of cutting-edge technology such…