Wide-scale use of solar technology in cities would almost cover their full energy needs
Most of the technologies needed are already available, and the ones still in development would only bring about small improvements.
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Solar panels on half the world’s roofs could meet its entire electricity demand
Covering roofs with solar panels could significantly contribute to decarbonising global energy systems.
Cheap perovskite tandem solar cell breaks new world record at 30% efficiency
The schematic structure of the tandem solar cell stack in 3D. Credit: Eike Koehnen/HZB. A crystal known to science for ...
Blend solar panels with agriculture, new study recommends
Solar panels and plants can work well together, the research shows.
Roll-out solar panels that unfurl like a carpet electrify tiny British island
The system can fit 10 times as much power output than traditional panels in a given container.
India starts rolling out solar trains that might save millions of gallons of diesel
India's getting serious about their green revolution, and they're taking it step by step.
Tesla presents a new sleek line of exclusive solar panels built by Panasonic
The American company is looking to position itself as a sustainable energy power house.
Why India might become the biggest market in the world for solar energy
India wants 100GW of solar and wind to come online by 2022.
There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US
Regardless of what one fossil-fuel-lover president may do, renewable energy is thriving in the US.
Solar energy in the United States had its best quarter ever. Can it keep it up, though?
It's been a wonderful year for solar in the U.S.
Why renewable energy is getting cheaper all the time
The challenges of transitioning to a renewable electricity sector are no doubt great, but it sure helps that it's cheap!
Chile just signed the cheapest unsubsidized power in the world at ¢2.91/kWh.
There are absolutely no subsidies which means this is the cheapest power plant in the world.
Solar energy now cheaper than fossil fuels even without subsidies
You can only postpone the inevitable.
The one-millionth solar system was installed in the United States
In April, the United States hit an important milestone in the quest for full renewable energy transition after the one-millionth ...
Energy storage hardware cost to drop 41% by 2020, further accelerating clean tech
A GreenTechMedia analysis forecasts that energy storage systems, like large density batteries, will become a lot cheaper in the coming ...
70% of Mongolian nomads now have solar power
In many the vast steppes of Mongolia, some things have remained unchanged for centuries. But some things have changed, and big ...
US solar power is growing fast and set for new record in 2015
On an explosive growth trajectory, the total operational solar photovoltaic capacity in the US just passed the 20 GW milestone ...
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Energy Plant Opens in California
Two years ago, we were telling you about plans for developing the world's largest solar thermal energy plant in California ...
Princeton nanomesh greatly increases the efficiency of organic solar cells
While we all have to recognize the huge potential that solar energy brings us, we also have to say that ...
Nanoparticle-tech converts solar energy into steam with extreme efficiency
The solar steam device developed at Rice University has an overall energy efficiency of 24 percent, ...