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....
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 2, 2016 | News
“There’s no reason why the cost of solar will ever increase again,” former Masdar Clean Energy director Frank Wouters has told Electrek. The cost of building solar power has plummetted 25% in five months, according to low construction bids on solar projects in China...
by Eric Jussaume | Nov 1, 2016 | News
A number of research teams have tackled the whole “how much could (or should) renewable energy power our grid?” question. Of course, the regions studied, goals of the studies, technology assumptions, and other parameters have varied, so the studies come to various...
