Energy – Solar PV


World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Is Now in Operation

Source: cleantechnica.com Published: December 2, 2014 by Jake Richardson  Originally published on Solar Love. Did you hear about the largest solar power plant in the world and how it is now producing electricity? Did it make the nightly broadcast news? Probably not,...

Solarella: The Solar Umbrella

Source: Getsolarella Published: December 3, 2014 Solarella is a high-powered beach or garden umbrella equipped with solar modules so that you can charge your phone, tablet pc, or even camera all while relaxing, undisturbed in the sun! Pop those earplugs out and groove...

New ‘Solar Cloth’

Source: thinkprogress.org Published: November 14, 2014 A Solar Cloth array over a parking lot. CREDIT: SOLAR CLOTH COMPANY/SCREENSHOT A British start-up has developed a way for parking lots and structures with roofs that can’t take much weight to harness the power of...

What Do Coffee, Beer, and Solar Have in Common?

Source: pvsolarreport.com Published: September 3, 2014 Climate change is already causing more frequent and severe droughts, and that’s going to continue. So it’s no surprise that both coffee companies and breweries are turning to the power of the sun to help. Park...

Unlimited Solar Powered Light in a Bottle!

Source: sciencealert.com.au Published: July 21, 2014 Image: Designnobis In big cities we take for granted how easy it is to use electrical light, but over a billion people living in developing countries and rural areas don’t have access to the power grid. In rural...

Solar Sunflower Charger

Source: chinadaily.com Published: November 16, 2012 Most of us are unaware of how much electricity we consume everyday for our routine activities and nothing would be better than trapping solar energy for accomplishing these activities. XDModo Solar Sunflower is a...

A Solar Powered Phone Charger That Sticks to Any Window

Source: Wonderfulengineering.com Published: August 1, 2014 The XDModo Solar Charger provides an adhesive surface which sticks to any window or glass surface, allowing it to use solar energy to charge your phone while staying indoors. The 1400 mAh lithium battery in...

Students at MIT Design Amazing New Solar Powered Chair

Source: blazepress.com Published: July 21, 2014 This futuristic new Solar Powered chair was developed by professor Sheila Kennedy and her students at MIT. The cool looking new chair uses solar power to generate electricity and has ports to charge your iPad and Laptop...