Solar Impulse 2, in flight, is paving the way for the next aircraft.

Solar Powered Aircraft Paves Way for Satellites

The solar powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, hasn’t yet finished the journey around the world, but next steps are already being considered for new...
Craig Sparks shows off Organic Transit's Elf vehicle, a solar powered bicycle.

A New Kind of Funky Hybrid: Solar and Pedal Power

A new type of hybrid vehicle has debuted, and it’s completely clean. Combining solar power and cycling, the Elf was shown at the Consumer Electronics...

Scientists Store Solar Energy in Desert Sand

Researchers have found a new, eco-friendly and highly efficient way to store solar energy using desert sand. While some research teams are spending long hours, trying to...
To power the planet, solar panels would only need to be put in key areas.

Elon Musk: How Many Solar Panels Does the World Need?

Elon Musk has an idea how many solar power panels would be required. While being interviewed at the American Geophysical Union meeting, Musk stated that...

Five Green Tech – New Year’s Resolutions for 2016

Looking for New Year's resolutions? Here are five green suggestions. It is that time of the year again, wen we look in retrospect, we analyze...

EAGLESolar to Determine European Solar Power Systems’ Viability

Europe is working on its own version of Google’s Project Sunroof. Project Sunroof is one of Google’s newest services, calculating potential savings when home owners...

MIT Researchers Make Perovskite Solar Cells from Old Car Batteries

Lead from recycled car batteries can be used to make perovskite solar cells. MIT researchers have the recipe. The past decade has seen such development in...

Thailand Home Energy Storage Project Turns Solar Power to Hydrogen

Eco-friendly housing development in Thailand stores excess solar power, generated from rooftops, in the form of hydrogen. It is great to see that improvements in...

HeLi-on – Super Compact Portable Solar Charger Fits in Any Pocket

HeLi-on is a folding portable solar panel and energy storage device, which can fit in your pocket, ready to 'roll' at any time. Portable energy...

‘Hydricity’ Uses Solar Power To Produce and Store Hydrogen

Hydricity is a new hybrid concept, which combines solar power with hydrogen production and storage, to ensure constant power generation and highly efficient, chemical-free,...