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Low Ambient Light Indoors Can Be Harvested to Charge Electronics
In a future where most things in our everyday life are connected through the internet, devices and sensors will need to run without wires...
How Transparent Solar Panels and ‘Quantum Dots’ Could Make Skyscrapers Power Themselves
In labs around the world, scientists and engineers are working to transform skyscrapers into giant solar energy-generating pylons.
This has been made possible by a...
First Hybrid Floating Ocean Platform Can Generate Power From Waves, Wind, And Solar
Sinn Power's hybrid 3-in-1 offshore floating platform generates electricity from solar panels, windmills, and wave technology.
Used Electric Car Batteries Could Be Recycled into New Life as Energy Storage for Solar Farms, Says New Study
The MIT researchers say that the average used car battery could provide up to a decade of backup storage for solar grids.
U.S. Approves Plan to Build the Nation’s Largest Solar Project in the Desert by 2022
Not only will the Gemini Solar Project be the largest in US history, it is set to be the eighth largest in the world at 690-MW.
Newly-Developed Solar Cell Earns Two World Records for Its ‘Extraordinary’ Efficiency
The solar cell developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) boasts a record-setting efficiency rate of almost 50%.
Carbon-Neutral ‘Artificial Leaf’ Produces Clean Gas Which Could Help to Replace Fossil Fuels
The device, which “sets a new benchmark in the field of solar fuels”, could help to sustainably produce syngas.
Exciting New Study Says That Crops Thrive Underneath Solar Panels—and the Panels Produce More Energy
Not only does the new agricultural system help fruit and vegetables to thrive in arid regions, it could also improve the health of farmers.
These Cheap Little Refrigerators Can Provide Cooling Without Needing Any Kind of Power
MIT researchers have filed for patents on their inexpensive little refrigerators that require no power. The passive system, which is primarily being hailed as a way to preserve food and medications in hot off-grid locations, is essentially a high-tech version of a parasol.
Book-Sized Solar Panels Could Power a Whole Home in New Breakthrough
This scientist's groundbreaking solar technology could change the game for the renewable energy industry.
Tesla’s Solar Roof May Actually Be Cheaper Than Your Own Roof
Almost 6 months ago, media sources were speculating on the prices of Tesla's solar roofing tiles – and now, the numbers are in
In contrast...
Renewable Energy Now Employs Almost 10M People Worldwide
Renewable energy isn't just good for the environment – it's good for the worldwide workforce, too.
A new report published earlier this week by the...
California Sun Produces So Much Power That Electricity Prices Turn Negative
California girls aren't the only things that are melting popsicles this spring.
This new report shows that the beautiful, blazin' California sun was so strong...
This Cheap, Portable Solar Panel Will Be the iPad of Renewables
These new sustainable electric devices are being called real game-changers for a more accessible solar market.
Solar Panel Construction Expands at ‘Eye-Popping’ Pace
The fight against climate change is seeing a favorable turn thanks to a new report on the unbelievably fast-growing rate of the solar industry.
Solar Power in US Sets New Records, Beats Natural Gas for the First Time
For the first time in history, solar beat out natural gas in new additions to generating capacity on the American electrical grid last year.
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Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewables Attract Record $329 Billion in 2015
Despite bargain basement prices for oil and natural gas, renewable energies like solar and wind raked in a record $329.3 billion of investment last...
Solar Power in the UK Almost Doubled in 2014
Solar power in the UK almost doubled in 2014, with total installations on homes, businesses, and even bridges, surpassing 650,000, according to year end...
Solar Energy That Doesn’t Block the View
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar panel that when placed over a window creates solar energy...
Capturing Energy From Earth’s Emissions for Renewable Power
When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what energy source will provide power through the night? A...