Research Unplugged
A Conversation with Craig Grimes on
"Solar Solutions: The Challenges and Promise of Solar Power"
The fall Research Unplugged season came to a close on Wednesday, November 19th, with Craig Grimes leading a discussion about the challenges and promise of solar power. Speaking to a packed house, Grimes, professor of Electrical Engineering and the Director for the Center for Nanomaterials, gave the audience a taste of the recent technological advances and the bottom-line economics behind solar power. For solar power to become a major player in our nation's energy portfolio, he stressed, it needs to become more cost-effective and efficient. View the slideshow.
You won't want to miss our spring Research Unplugged discussions! A full schedule will be available on our Web site at www.rps.psu.edu/unplugged.
Craig Grimes suggests...
M. Grätzel, "Photoelectrochemical Cells," Nature 414, 338 (2001).
J. Stringer, et al., "Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future,"
U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Report, 2003
M. Dresselhaus, et al., "Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy,"
U. S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Report, 2003
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