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This is big news for the future of solar energy.
They look just like the real thing.
A perfect storm is hitting Europe's energy markets, and the Swiss hope that the sun will help them weather it.
The solar panels are coated with a spray that gives them structural colors similar to butterfly wings.
Most of the technologies needed are already available, and the ones still in development would only bring about small improvements.
Covering roofs with solar panels could significantly contribute to decarbonising global energy systems.
A crystal known to science for more than a century has only in recent years become recognized for its use in harvesting solar power. Since the first successful usage of perovskite in solar cells in 2009, the advances in the field have grown exponentially. In just a few years of development, rated efficiency in the […]
Solar panels and plants can work well together, the research shows.
The system can fit 10 times as much power output than traditional panels in a given container.
India's getting serious about their green revolution, and they're taking it step by step.
The American company is looking to position itself as a sustainable energy power house.
India wants 100GW of solar and wind to come online by 2022.
Regardless of what one fossil-fuel-lover president may do, renewable energy is thriving in the US.
It's been a wonderful year for solar in the U.S.
There are absolutely no subsidies which means this is the cheapest power plant in the world.
You can only postpone the inevitable.
In April, the United States hit an important milestone in the quest for full renewable energy transition after the one-millionth solar system was installed.
A GreenTechMedia analysis forecasts that energy storage systems, like large density batteries, will become a lot cheaper in the coming years. According to the report, the cost of installing an energy storage system will drop by some 41% by 2020. Energy storage is tightly linked with renewable energy generation, driving a lower cost overall for clean energy.
In many the vast steppes of Mongolia, some things have remained unchanged for centuries. But some things have changed, and big time: according to a new report, almost 3 out of 4 Mongolian nomads are now using solar power. Even if your lifestyle is pretty much Medieval, you can still benefit from advanced technology – that’s […]
On an explosive growth trajectory, the total operational solar photovoltaic capacity in the US just passed the 20 GW milestone after 1,393 megawatts of PV were installed last quarter.
Two years ago, we were telling you about plans for developing the world’s largest solar thermal energy plant in California – a project in which Google invested $168 million. Now, the much anticipated Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System has finally kicked off! The 14 square km facility (3500 acres) which is backed not only by […]
While we all have to recognize the huge potential that solar energy brings us, we also have to say that sadly, so far, we’re not very effective at harnessing this energy. The best modern silicon and indium-tin-oxide-based solar cells are approaching the theoretical limit of 33.7% efficiency. A big breakthrough The team led by Stephen […]
While current solar energy conversion technology is preoccupied with generating electricity with as much efficiency as possible, researchers at Rice University have invented a new technological set-up consisting of nanoparticles smaller than the the wavelength of light that can transform solar energy into steam almost instantly. Their findings show a registered efficiency of 24%, while current […]
Here’s how renewable energy can be proliferated easily trough out the world, the developed one at least – scale it and make it cheap for the user. At least this is what Germany did and it’s working incredibly well for them. The country just recently announced that feed-in tariffs for solar energy will be 15% cheaper […]
It gives me great pleasure to see some points of view the governor of California has; here’s what he had to say about solar panels, simple and short: “Asking whether large solar power plants are appropriate in the Mojave desert is like wondering whether subways make sense in New York City.” This is hands down […]
