Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: March 15, 2017 Taking advantage of temperatures upwards of 1,000 Celsius, these hot solar cells could produce twice as much energy as the industry standard The prototype (MIT) By Emily Matchar Solar panels have been around for a...
Source: qz.com Published: May 1, 2017 More than just a fruit. Rajesh Dangi/Wikimedia By Manu Balachandran A species of berries indigenous to south Asia may have what it takes to make solar panels far less expensive than they are now. It may even provide a lasting...
Source: treehugger.com Published: April 26, 2017 Video screen capture YouTube By Megan Treacy There is no shortage of great off-grid renewable power sources for your outdoor adventures from rugged solar chargers to the famous BioLite stove that charges your gadgets as...
Source: fastcompany.com Published: August 24, 2015 With Project Sunroof, Google hopes to make it easier for more households to make the switch to renewables. Solar power is cheaper than buying from the grid in cities like Boston, San Francisco, and San Jose–even...
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 16, 2017 A lightning storm hits the Northumberland coast near Blyth, soon to be linked to Norway by the world’s longest undersea power cable. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA A tunnel under construction beneath a Norwegian...
Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: March 15, 2017 The prototype (MIT) By Emily Matchar Solar panels have been around for a while now, but the materials they’re made from make them incapable of converting more than about a quarter of the sun’s energy into usable...
Source: theguardian.com Published: February 26, 2017 Kingsley Chen, the drone fleet coordinator at SunPower, demonstrates the use of a drone to survey land for designing a solar power plant. Photograph: Robert Durrell/The Guardian Katie Fehrenbacher A cottage industry...
Source: businessinsider.com Published: November 6, 2015 A company patented technology that can roll solar panels out like a carpet — and it’s amazing. Called Roll-Array, the technology can be towed by any 4X4 car, like a Range Rover or Land Rover. It was...
Source: collective-evolution.com Published: February 20, 2017 By Alexa Erickson Stanford University researchers have created a new battery that could change the way we look at renewable energy storage forever. The team used urea, an affordable, natural, and...
Source: tuvie.com Published: February 17, 2015 Solar Powered Sailing Yacht Helios has been developed for Young Designer of the Year 2015 contest organized by Boat International Media. The performance fly-bridge ketch Helios is an innovative and sustainable 55-metres...
