3D Printed Flexible Solar Cells to Provide Cheap Electricity Everywhere
New technology to make cheap, super thin and flexible, 3D printed, solar strips, could provide affordable electricity around the world.
Solar is heading fast towards...
Solar Powered Refrigerator Invented by 23 yo Emily Cummins
Emily Cummins, a 23-year old girl from the UK, has been named an Oslo Business for Peace Honouree for inventing a solar powered refrigerator - basically a device that uses water evaporation to extract heat (just like your skin gets colder when your sweat evaporates off).
New Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Goes 1,300km a Year on Its Solar Panel Alone
In the old times, there were Priuses. Now, it's Hyundai. They just launched their Sonata Hybrid and it has a solar roof charging...
Ice Buildup on Solar Panels No More: Researchers Find Solution
Specialists have recently discovered the solution to a problem that could potentially threaten all man-made structures: the build-up of ice on their surfaces.
Scientists have...
Solar Stirling Engine Efficiency Records Broken by Ripasso Energy
Solar Stirling engine efficiency has been topped this year by Ripasso Energy, a solar technology company based in Sweden.
They have designed a Solar stirling...
The global transition to clean energy – explained in 12 charts
A report released by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) goes into that question in considerable detail. The Renewables Global Status...
Revolutionary Roll Out Solar Panel Invented by Renovagen
Flexible solar panels by Renovagen can be rolled up and transported pretty much everywhere.
It is safe to say that solar power has been on...
31% Efficient Stirling Engines Used to Convert 1.5MW of Arizona Solar Power
Stirling engines are known to mankind for about 200 years but they are not so widely used today, except maybe for the pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecrafts. This will soon change as 60 stirling engines will be used in Phoenix, Arizona, to harvest solar power which will be converted into electricity.
Solar Panels Cover Bike Lane in South Korea
It is only natural for a bicycle lovers to get excited when the news features new and improved bike lanes. How about a bike...
Sydney Is in a State of Emergency to Fight Climate Change
On Monday, the city council of Sydney, Australia, unanimously voted to enter a state of emergency over the looming threat posed by climate change.
The...
