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IKEA Will Start Selling Solar Panels in Some U.S. Stores This Fall
The popularity of solar has gone through the roof—and now IKEA is making it easier to install some panels on your roof.
Launching this fall...
Biggest Floating Solar Park in Europe Perfectly Integrates in Portugal Reservoir
A vast array of 12,000 solar panels are set to become Europe's largest floating solar park when they finish taking position atop the Alqueva...
‘Radical’ Solar Breakthrough Allows Energy to Now Be Stored for Up to 18 Years, Say Scientists
A pair of Swedish scientists designed a microchip that stores solar energy in liquid, and shipped it to China where three months later it...
Ultra Efficient ‘Tandem’ Solar Panels Ditch the Silicon to Absorb More of the Sun’s Spectrum With Less Energy
German scientists have published details of their new solar panel, calling it the world’s most efficient of its type, which uses a wider spectrum...
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...
California Erects Solar Panels Over Canal to Save Huge Supply of Water From Evaporation
Could covering California's irrigation canals save it from the current drought? Some scientists and engineers think so, and they also believe it could meet...
Solar Power Will Account for Nearly Half of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2022
In 2022, almost half of the planned utility-scale electric generating capacity coming online are solar, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Wind power is...
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...
Students Save $44,000 on School’s Energy Bills Using Solar, Sawdust Heat, and Pedal Power to Make Milkshakes
Students at a Tasmania high school are riding bikes out of desire to combat climate change, implementing a dizzyingly-thorough transformation of their school building...
Solar Microgrids Bring Power to 80,000 in Sierra Leone, Some of Whom Have Gone Without for 60 Years
Remember when cell phones needed 2-4 hours to fully charge? If you thought that was a pain in the rear, try waiting 60 years.
Fortunately,...
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA’s Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
Tomorrow, on October 16th, NASA will launch the Lucy Mission into space—it will set a course for the Trojan Asteroids, with the aim of...
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems –Many of Them Recycled
While in America off-grid solar electricity is still fairly uncommon, around the world it gives power to 420 million people.
Furthermore, it's created an entirely...
Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals
In an interview, famed astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson explained that we already have flying cars, in a way, because tunnels and overpasses allow cars...
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...
Biodegradable Algae Solar Panels Clean The Air While Growing Green Energy
What can generate clean energy, biomass for fertilizers, convert CO2 into oxygen, and be used in space? Algae.
Pursuing this incredible organism's potential is young...
Africans Are Being Empowered to Write and Edit Wikipedia Articles About Their Own Countries and Culture
As the 10th most-visited website on Earth, and the largest repository of human knowledge there is, school curriculums and even entire worldviews can be...
The Empire State Building is Now 100% Powered By Wind, Along With 13 Other Related Buildings
The beloved New York City landmark Empire State Building is now run entirely by wind energy—making it a green new year for the 15,000...
Arkansas Schools Install Solar Panels to Save Millions on Energy and Pay Teachers More
An Arkansas school district saved so much money from switching to solar power for their buildings, they were able to bump up their teachers'...
Solar is Now the Cheapest Electricity in History and Just Met 100% of Demand in South Australia For First Time
South Australia has met 100% of its electricity demands with solar energy for the first time over the weekend—most of it coming not from...
These Wind Turbines Are Being Attached to Highway Street Lights to Be Powered By Traffic
A revolutionary new design for onshore wind turbines that can be attached to lamp posts and powered by traffic has been unveiled.
The English businessman...