by Eric Jussaume | Nov 14, 2016 | News
Integrating solar panels into windows and walls seems to be the obvious next step for the technology, but what about all of the light indoors? What if there could be a way to harness, or recycle, that light energy along with the light from the sun? Researchers at...
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 9, 2016 | News
Scientists are closer than ever to making the far-out concept of a space-based solar collection system a reality By Michelle Z. Donahue SMITHSONIAN.COM NOVEMBER 4, 2016 535 19 0 3 42 4 769 535193420769 Think about what you know about clean sources of energy. What’s...
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 8, 2016 | News
Scientists at the Australian National University have set a world record for efficiency for a solar thermal dish generating steam for power stations. The team halved energy losses and achieved a 97 percent conversion of sunlight into steam through a new receiver for a...
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 7, 2016 | News
The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet’s energy needs for an entire year. Your home can capture this free, abundant energy source through rooftop solar tiles, turning sunlight into electricity for immediate use or storage in a...
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 4, 2016 | News
A project in Missouri will test whether highways can become a new source of power. BY KEVIN J. RYAN Reporter, Inc Until now, capturing solar energy generally has meant placing panels on roofs or, at the industrial level, in large open fields. That might be changing....
