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Breakthrough transparent battery captures and stores energy from the sun
What if future solar cells can capture and store solar energy at the same time? Researchers at Kogakuin University in Japan strive to do just. Their translucent lithium-ion battery-solar panel...
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Solar-powered Vintage Overland Caravan is tough enough to go off-road
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China and Pakistan are building the world’s largest solar farm in the Punjabi...
Click here to view the embedded video. Documentary on Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park… by qaspk Pakistan and China are on their way to building the world’s largest solar farm, with the completion of a 100...
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Elegant solar-powered Shine light delivers 30+ hours of portable energy with...
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Iluméxico is bringing life-changing solar energy to 50,000 rural Mexican homes
More than 3 million people in Mexico live in remote locations which makes bringing them traditional electricity difficult, expensive, and sometimes impossible. Iluméxico, a Mexican social enterprise,...
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Wavy solar panels inspired by Japanese kirigami collect 30% extra energy
If you’ve ever folded a piece of paper, cut an intricate design, and unfolded it into a snowflake, you are already familiar with the latest technological advances in solar energy. Using the Japanese...
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Residential installations of solar panels jump to a new record high for the...
Solar power is having a banner year in the United States. We’ve already seen the price of solar power capacity hit one record low and then another. The latest record relates to the number of solar...
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New hybrid solar cells generate 5 times more energy by harnessing sunlight...
Scientists have developed a new hybrid solar cell that harnesses the sun’s light and heat to create more energy than ever before, thanks to the pairing of a photovoltaic cell with polymer films. The...
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VIDEO: How to install Voltaic solar panels on your car
Click here to view the embedded video. In the old days, if you wanted a solar panel, you had to buy one of those giant clunky things that were not only pricey, but also a real pain in the you-know-what...
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Accordion-like SURI shelters provide rapid emergency housing for refugees
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Giant solar “tulips” will help Ethiopia become carbon neutral by 2025
Around the globe, more countries are looking to reduce their carbon emissions by bolstering renewable energy infrastructure, but they can’t do it alone. Nations with eco-friendly initiatives rely on...
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Adelaide races to become the world’s first carbon-neutral city
Adelaide is setting its sights on becoming the world’s first carbon neutral city. The government has set a goal of attracting $10 bn in green investment to South Australia in a new strategy paper,...
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Margot Krasojevic’s solar-powered sand turbine hotel aims to stop the spread...
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Beautiful solar-powered Aiyyer Residence blurs the line between indoor and...
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Naval camouflage enlivens the bioclimatic solar-powered Southern Outlet House
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Breakthrough optical rectenna turns light directly into usable electricity
Light may be the most abundant resource on Earth and now it can be used to create electricity. The world’s first optical rectenna, part antenna and part rectifier diode, was developed by researchers...
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GLANHOF Housing is an energy-efficient, solar-powered zig-zagging complex in...
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Free yourself from the grid with the powerful and portable Sun-Seeker Solar...
Imagine being able to power your whole life with the sun, and carry it with you anywhere. That’s the vision of Australian start-up company Sun-Seeker Power and their product the Sun-Seeker Solar...
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Build your own solar concentrator at home with GoSol’s free DIY guide
The good people of GoSol have spent years trying to eradicate energy poverty by bringing solar energy to the masses. To that end, they have just released a free solar concentrator (Sol1) construction...
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VIDEO: Olafur Eliasson’s Solar “Little Sun” LED Lamp Lights Up Lives Around...
Artist Olafur Eliasson explores the importance of turning artistic potential into environmental action in this inspiring video created by VICE for The Creators Project. Eliasson discusses his Little...
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