American Start-Up Provides Pre-Pay Solar Power to Rural Tanzania
African countries are among the world's poorest and yet the ones with the highest electricity rates. Many people do not have access to electricity...
The Most Inspiring Solar (Freakin’) Roadways Ad Ever
Well, we've been writing about solar panels ever since the beginning of this site back in 2007, but never have we seen a better...
Space-Based Solar Power in Twenty-Five Years, Says JAXA
Solar power may not be the end-all be-all covering our energy needs, but it is clean, which makes it a good investment into our...
Toyota Dealer’s Solar Power Backed Up By Toyota Prius Batteries
When it comes to hybrid electric vehicles, Toyota Prius has set the standard, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions.
Building on the success of the...
$1 Million Could Kickstart Project That Turns US Roads Into Solar Farms
Wouldn't it be amazing if all infrastructure, regardless of whether it is a building roof or a busy highway, is fitted with solar panels...
Google Offers $1 Million to the Inventor of a Smaller, Cheaper and Efficient Solar...
What will the next generation solar power inverter look like? We should ask Google, or rather, all great minds who will join the Little...
White House Has Solar Panels – Finally!
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. What better way to use all that acreage,...
Panasonic Takes Interest in Tesla Gigafactory
The Tesla Gigafactory’s plan is to reduce lithium-ion battery costs for Tesla Motors electric vehicles and SolarCity backup power supplies, and it’s a huge...
Space-Based Solar Power – An Expensive Proposition
It seems like the stuff of a science fiction book, but space-based solar power, at least theoretically, could eliminate the need for fossil-fuel energy...
Semprius’ Four-junction, Four-terminal Solar Cell Achieves Record High Efficiency
In an attempt to develop high efficiency solar cells that can surpass polluting energy generating facilities in terms of amounts of electricity output, a...
