Links and Additional Information

Provided on this page is a list of links related to our activities. We encourage you to visit these web sites to explore your interests and learn more about the connection between these fields.

Links Related to Sol Ideas Activities Click on a topic in the top list to reach the section below with external links related to that topic.
	Access to Journals Solar Cell and Solar Module Products Consultants and Industry Overviews in Photovoltaics Patents: Locating Intellectual Property Solar-related Laboratories and Organizations Materials and Device Testing Nanocrystalline Solar Cell Information and Suppliers Solar and Renewable Energy Education and Information Energy and Environmental Policy Strategic Alliances Solar-related Events

Access to Journals All grant proposals and publications should be cross-checked using tools like these to determine the novel aspects of the work.
	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells: General Information Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells: Archived Volumes Science Direct Google Scholar NREL Publications Search Locate Elsevier Energy Journals DOE's Information Bridge
Solar Cell and Solar Module Products
	Edmund Scientific - Solar Panels for Kids and Hobbyists SunPower First Solar (Thin Film CdTe) Solar Panel Comparison
Consultants and Industry Overviews in Photovoltaics
	SPV Market Research
Patents: Locating Intellectual Property
	US Patent Office Google Patents European Patent Office World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Solar-related Laboratories and Organizations
	Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems National Renewable Energy Laboratory DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)  Florida Solar Energy Center American Solar Energy Society Solar Energy International Instituto de Energía Solar, Madrid School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL
Materials and Device Testing
	Ron Sinton Consulting for Silicon Testing
Nanocrystalline Solar Cell Information and Suppliers
	Institute of Chemical Education Solar Cell Kit For an up to date list of contacts in this area, please contact the EPFL.
Solar and Renewable Energy Education and Information
	NREL's Glossary of Solar Terms The Solar Cooking Archive 'Scheffler-type' Parabolic Solar Kitchens
Energy and Environmental Policy
	Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC Prof. Norman Myers on "Perverse subsidies" International Institute for Sustainable Development: Subsidies EPA and Renewable Energy Pew Center on Global Climate Change Cities for Climate Protection, ICLEI The World Bank: Solar UN Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database
Strategic Alliances
	Sol Ideas Technology Development has established a strategic alliance in its pursuit of developing products in the fields of education, optoelectronics and environmental technologies. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Journal
Solar-related Events
	Events from Fraunhofer ISE IEEE PVSC EU PVSEC

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