Solar Impulse News: Grounded for Now
After breaking the record for longest flight without refueling, Solar Impulse is grounded in Hawaii. The solar-powered plane's batteries were damaged during the trek from...
Butterfly Wings Have Solar Cells Inside: Inspiration for Scientists
The researchers studied the butterfly wings, using them as molds or templates. They made copies of the butterflies' solar collectors, and transferred the light-harvesting structures to classic Grätzel (or dye-sensitized) cells.
Fridge Powered by Heat Invented at Stanford
We have been talking a while ago about refrigerators that needed no electricity or that were powered by the Sun, through evaporation, helping poor countries with a cool place to keep their food. Now, venture capitalist Adam Grosser teamed up with some Stanford scientists to create refrigerator that really doesn't need to be plugged in anything but the Sun.
Sweden Slashes Solar Power Tax Following Opposition
While Trump heavily denies climate change and everything related to it, Sweden now wants to slash taxes on solar power, because they too have...
New Solar Cell Behaves Like Actual Plant
There’s an efficient new solar cell that can basically perform the job of any plant: convert carbon dioxide into fuel. Instead of a photovoltaic...
Sanwa Shutter Attaches PV Cells to Electric Window Shutter
An electric window shutter, which does not require electric work or power distribution work will soon be released by Sanwa Shutter Corp. It attaches...
36.1 Percent: The Most Efficient Solar Panel Made by Delaware Researchers
Their system consisted of a lens, a dichroic mirror, and two two-cell stacks sponsored by the NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), achieving probably "the highest efficiency yet measured for the experimental conversion of sunlight to electricity by any means."
Moth-Eye-Inspired Nanostructure Boosts Tandem Solar Cells’ Performance
A nanostructure inspired by the corneas of night–flying moths provided a triple-junction solar cell with broadband (400 nm to 1000 nm) and omnidirectional (at...
Egypt to Have Two Villages Powered by Solar Energy
The villages (Ein Zahrah and Oum Al-Sagheer) are located in Siwa, 500 miles west of Cairo, will get their solar fix not only for schools, streets and houses but also for mosques and other local facilities.
Giant Solar Field Launched in Saudi Arabia by Suntech
The president of Saudi Aramco, Khalid A. Al-Falih recently inaugurated a 3.5 MW solar field. The project in Riyadh is for the King Abdullah...
