Solar Impulse 2 Ready to Take Off for First Ever Flight Around the World
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No, it is the new and improved Solar Impulse 2, the first ever...
Photovoltaic Cells Might Soon be Made Out of Bacteria, MIT Study
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) produced biofilms from bacteria, which can conduct electricity and emit light. Inspired by bones, mixed matrices that can...
Coffee Table With Embedded Dye Solar Cells Harvests Energy and Powers Devices Indoors
Charging electronic devices in an eco-friendly way without having to plug them in the socket is the dream of everyone. We have already told...
Ecoppia E4 Robots Increase Solar Panel Efficiency by 35%
Depending on where a solar panel is installed, dirt and dust buildup can seriously impact efficiency.
Cleaning a few solar panels, on your home, to...
Qinous Portable Energy Storage for Off-Grid Renewable Energy Applications
The further you get from civilization, the more that renewable energy looks like a great idea, but renewable energy without a backup plan doesn’t...
Nanotechnology – Silicon Solar Cell Reactive to Infrared Radiation
To be clear, all light, visible and invisible, is radiation, and solar cells react to this radiation by producing an electric current.
Silicon solar cells,...
Cost of Solar Breaks Even With Conventional Power In Germany, Italy and Spain
The cost of solar energy has been a main focus of attention ever since panels started to appear on more and more household rooftops....
Power Supply Container by Panasonic Supplies Energy In Remote Parts of The World
Having access to the grid and constant power supply in many parts of the world is a dream, rather than lifestyle. For many communities,...
Smartphone Batteries Soon to Be Charged Through Phone’s Own Display
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) might just have discovered the way to keep everyone, who owns a smart phone that runs out of battery...
NRL’s Satellite Module Captures Solar Energy in Space And Sends It to Earth
Advances in the field of solar power constantly emerge, making it sometimes quite difficult to keep track on, let's say, the latest improvement in...
