Solar Concentrator DIY – How to Build an $8 Fresnel Lens from Old TV
A solar concentrator DIY can seem like the easiest thing in the world - if someone else is doing the hard work.
A guy who calls himself "Grant...
Libya Could Generate Five Times More Energy from Solar
Libya is one of the world’s largest petroleum producers with annual exports of nearly $12 billion, representing 70% of total exports from the country,...
Solar Wind Energy Source Determined by Astronomers
A group of astronomers attempting to determine what heats and accelerates solar wind discovered that data from an ageing NASA spacecraft might provide some...
Sun-Powered Whirlwinds Spin The Solar Vortex, Results Cheaper Energy
Whirlwinds are being used to create electricity in Atlanta, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mark Simpson and Ari Glezer have built a device...
New Record-Breaking Efficiency of Solar Cells for Mobile Devices
Yet another record efficiency is achieved with solar cells developed by Alta Devices, a small startup in the field of solar energy.
In times when...
Artificial Leaf Unfurled, Stores Solar Energy as Hydrogen
Photovoltaic solar cells generate electricity that must be used immediately or stored, but an artificial leaf could store solar energy in a different manner,...
Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant Ready to Roll
The Ivanpah solar thermal power facility in California boasting a capacity of 377 MW recently achieved its first landmark by passing its ‘first flux’...
Graphene Solar Cells Could be More Efficient than Semiconductor
Like the semiconductors silicon and gallium arsenide, graphene absorbs photons, but unlike these, the photon forces multiple electrons from their orbits, instead of just...
Ubiquitous Energy’s Transparent Stick-On Solar Cells Power iPads
Stick-on solar cell, a revolutionary new technology under development by startup company Ubiquitous Energy, could provide continuous supply of power to mobile devices and tablets...
Solar Impulse Airplane (HB-SIA) to Fly Across U.S. in Spring
Swiss company Solar Impulse has demonstrated that a solar-powered airplane can fly day and night without any other fuel than sunlight.
Solar Impulse flew its...
