Sunswift Eve, a Solar Car for the Rest of Us?

Sunswift Eve Solar Car Prototype Built in Australia

Solar cars, for the most part, have merely been test projects, nothing that anyone would actually drive anywhere. One small group in Australia thinks otherwise,...

Scientists Combine Energy Storage and Solar Cells in Tiny Fibers

Scientists developed a unique fabric, which can harness solar energy and store it for later use. There are quite a number of crowdfunding projects out...

New Theoretical Model Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

In order for solar to become a financially viable alternative to fossil fuels, the efficiency must increase greatly. This mean breaking through the theoretical...

New Solar Materials Could Lower Hydrogen Energy Cost

Up to this point, solar has made big gains in efficiency, but nothing near what is needed to effectively compete with fossil fuels. While parity...

New Solar Panels: 80% Efficient

A team of scientists from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been developing a brand new solar energy technology that is about to revolutionize the way we collect and distribute solar energy.

Stephen White's Solar Powered Air Conditioning System

During those hot summer days when you don't know what to do anymore (suppose you don't use the air conditioner), you're all sweat and packed with ice, didn't it ever come to your mind to use the outside heat, which is essentially energy, to cool down the room you're in?

MIT Researcher Develops Cheap Solar Cells from Grass and Dead Leaves

Ever thought it's such a waste throwing away that fresh bundle of cut grass or dead leaves from your backyard? Well, even if you...

India Plans to Generate 1,000 MW of Solar Power by 2013

Among the most important solar power harnessing nations like Spain, Japan or Germany, India decided to produce 1,000 MW of solar power by 2013. Farooq...

GE's Double Strike: PrimeStar Solar and a Future Thin Film Solar Plant

General Electric (GE), the American conglomerate that has reinvented itself as a green energy giant, has two pieces of news for us: 1) it wants to build a thin-film solar factory in the U.S. and 2) it has bought the PrimeStar Solar Company.

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...