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MIT team outlines path to low-cost solar-to-fuels devices; the artificial leaf

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Considering recent cost reductions of Si solar cells, this paper offers a path to the construction of low cost solar-to-fuels devices. volts, is insufficient to power the water-splitting reaction, which needs more than 1.2 —Winkler et al. The voltage produced by a standard silicon solar cell, about 0.7

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. executive who has studied BYD.

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