Energy – Solar


Academics Build Ultimate Solar-Powered Water Purifier

Source: phys.org Published: January 30, 2017 From the top left corner, moving clockwise, the four images depict: University at Buffalo students performing an experiment, clean drinking water, water evaporating, and black carbon wrapped around plastic in water with...

SolarWindow Unveils New Energy-Generating Glass That Bends

Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 18, 2017 SolarWindow is now developing thin, bendable glass. Written by Lacy Cooke SolarWindow made headlines for their business-card thin solar coating for curved glass surfaces in late 2016, and now they’re going a step...

Try A Solar Water Heater

Source: greenamerica.org Published: January 18, 2017 By Green America After a year with their solar hot water heater, homeowners Bob Allen and Lyle Rudensey say they’ll never go back to relying on a conventional water heater. Even in gloomy, rainy Seattle, they are...

Australian Solar Hot Water Installations Top One Million Mark

Source: reneweconomy.com.au Published: October 21, 2016 The number of solar hot water systems installed in Australia has topped the one million mark, according to the Clean Energy Regulator, but the rate of installation is at its lowest in a decade. The CER said in a...

23 Gadgets to Improve Energy Efficiency

Source: powershop.com.au Published: January 11, 2017 How can you make a meaningful impact to help the environment, today?Using less energy via energy efficiency technology is a simple way to help. It’s no secret that our planet is warming up and according to the World...

New Concentrating Solar Tower Is Worth Its Salt with 24/7 Power

Source: scientificamerican.com Published: July 14, 2016 The 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Facility in Nevada is the first utility-scale concentrating solar plant that can provide electricity whenever it’s needed most, even after dark. Credit:...

Morocco To Switch On First Phase Of World’s Largest Solar Plant

Source: theguardian.com Published: February 4, 2016 Phase one of Morocco’s vast $9bn Ouarzazate solar power plant provides 160MW of its ultimate 580MW capacity. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Arthur Neslen Desert complex will provide electricity for more...

A Guide to Solar Cookers

Source: sempersolaris.com Published: October 12, 2016 Solar cookers are devices that use the energy from directly sunlight to heat, or cook food and drinks. There are many different styles of solar cookers that are currently in use and most are low cost, low tech...