NANOTECHNOLOGY LEADING INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION
December 1st, 2010
BY MARK ROWE
NANOTECHNOLOGY is playing an increasing part in the European Union's (EU) ambitious binding EU-wide target to source 20% of energy needs from renewables, including biomass, hydro, wind and solar power, by 2020. The principle applied in other industries - that materials, elements and components exhibit different, often highly energy-efficient properties at the nanoscale - has sparked widespread interest within the energy field.
Nanotechnology is seen as having a significant influence on the role of solar power in future energy mixes, and there is ...
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