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Researchers Invent Way to Turn Harmful Mine Waste into Healthy Soil

An Australian-Canadian science and engineering team has discovered a way of turning mine waste into arable soil that is already being used to grow...

Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’

Snow accumulation atop solar panels causes energy losses of between 5% and 15% every Winter in northern climates around the world, with some heavy...

Oil Refinery Factory Being Transformed into Green Cultural Park to Showcase Fossil-free Future in China

The Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to design the Hangzhou Oil Refinery Factory Park, transforming a former industrial district that sits...

These ‘Invisible’ Solar Panels Appear Just Like Historic Italian Terracotta Roofs and Can Help Green Historic Buildings

In the historic Italian city of Vicenza, Veneto, a typically-Italian family business of artisans is handmaking not-so-typical solar panels. Designed to be indistinguishable by the...

Innovation in Organic Solar Cells Promise Low-Cost, Bendable, and Efficient Panels

Korean researchers have created electrodes designed for use in all-organic solar cells using inexpensive zinc oxide, promising a dramatic upgrade in photovoltaic energy. Organic solar...

Delaware Will Install Free Solar Panels For Low-income Residents and Paying 70% For Moderate-incomes

A new two-year pilot program launched this month will spread the benefits of solar power to Delaware residents who otherwise would not be able...

Dead Solar Panels Are About to Become a Lot More Valuable – a $2.7 Billion Market by 2030

The demand for recycled solar photovoltaic (PV) panel components is set to skyrocket in the coming years as the number of installations surges and...

DC Subways Will Have $50M in Revenue From New Solar Panels Covering Parking Lots With Shade

The transit agency for the Washington, DC Metro area announced Friday a deal worth up to $50 million over 25 years to install solar...

Scientists Discover Breakthrough Method of Making Advanced Electronics With H20

Water is the secret ingredient in a simple way to create key components for solar cells, X-ray detectors and other optoelectronics devices. The next generation...

Scientists Power a Computer Using Only Algae and Daylight to Make the Electricity

Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year—and counting—using nothing but ambient light and water. Their...

Munich’s First Solar Bus Technology Will Hit the Road to Reduce Emissions and Pollution

Saving fuel, slashing emissions, and cutting pollution are just some of the benefits of installing solar panels on public transportation buses—and the city of...

Solar Panels That Make Electricity at Night are Finally Here – And They’re Cheap and Don’t Need Batteries

About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving...

These Solar Panels Also Pull in Water Vapor to Grow Crops in the Desert

Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia have successfully drawn water out of the dry air for growing spinach—while producing electricity from the...

Solar Panels Built From Waste Crops Can Make Energy Without Direct Light

In a twist for solar energy, a Filipino inventor has created resinous panels that harvest solar energy out of recycled vegetables, and it can...

Giant Floating Solar Panel Flowers Replace Coal in Korea and Become Tourist Destination

South Korea's total land surface is not large. Instead of clearing what little real estate there is for renewable energy projects, 92,000 solar panels...

First Public Microgrid in the US is Powering Up in Chicago to Keep Energy Flowing During Emergencies

Recent winter storms in Texas, as well as Gulf Coast hurricanes, and heat waves in California have forced utilities to think about more resilient...

Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use

Agrivoltaics is a field of study that's blooming with knowledge: how to combine the harvesting of agriculture with solar energy in a way that...

Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators

A new study has found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of...

Researchers Boost Performance of Solar Cells By Using Human Hair From a Barbershop

Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a barbershop, to create a kind of 'armor' to improve the performance...

Breakthrough 3D Solar Panel Design Increases Light Absorption By 125% – A Potential Game-Changer

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, a wide consensus of experts believes that of all the green technologies available, solar energy is...