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New Google Headquarters Uses ‘Dragonscale’ Solar Panels to Capture Sunlight From All Angles
A new Google campus in California is fulfilling its goal of working with green energy 90% of the time—in part by powering its building...
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...
Watch a Stunning Solar Eclipse on Mars in Video Captured By NASA’s Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars’ potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun.
These observations can help scientists better...
Scientists Powering Tesla on 9,400-mile Journey With Rolled-up Printed Solar Panels
Scientists from Australia and Britain are planning to take a 9,400-mile road trip through some of the most remote regions of the world in...
‘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...
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...
Wind And Solar Generated a Record 10% of the World’s Power in 2021 – Victory for Paris Agreement
Wind and solar generated over a tenth of global electricity for the first time last year.
The milestone is more than double the number calculated...
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...
Nigerian Mom Designs Solar-Powered Cribs That Put an End to Baby Jaundice Disease
A Nigerian mom found out the hard way that jaundice is still a dangerous disease in Africa—but now she’s putting an end to the...
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...
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-Powered Desalination Device is a Game-Changer: Requires Only Cheap Common Materials and Sunlight
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of...
South Australia Smashes Renewable Record Using 100% Solar And Wind For Full Week
South Australia spent the last week of December generating 100% of its power demand from wind and solar.
This isn't unheard of for the sunny...
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...
Man Who Tells the Queen He Engineers Solar Panels is Stunned When She Orders Some Installed on the Castle
A man who told the Queen he was a solar panel engineer when she asked him 'what do you do?' was stunned when she...
These Solar Shingles on Your Roof Could Be Producing Energy With Simple Installation
For the entire history of human civilization, entrepreneurs have found that the easiest way to sell a brand new technology is to adapt it...
Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
One of the big knocks against solar panels is how much land they take up compared to how much power they generate. But what...