24/7 solar towers could double energy output
Design illustration of the TTSS, where a) is a 2-dimensional view, and b) is a 3-dimensional view (Tavakolinia,…
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Inverted perovskite solar cell breaks 25% efficiency record
Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development…
Developing ‘indoor solar’ to power the Internet of Things
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From Wi-Fi-connected home security systems to smart…
An extra 3 centimeters can prevent fires in rooftop solar panel systems
More and more people are installing solar panel systems. However, if an electrical fault occurs, it could lead to a…
Here’s how citizen scientists can help during the 2024 solar eclipse
Last Saturday’s “ring of fire” eclipse, which blocked out 98 percent of the sun’s surface, was a rare and spectacular sight for those who got to view it. But the total solar…
If the first solar entrepreneur hadn’t been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the…
George Cove stands next to his third solar array. Credit: Popular Electricity Magazine, April 1910 / Low Tech…
Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps.
The radiocarbon spike was…
Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So.
For more than two decades, workers at a factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, near Toledo, have been making something that other businesses stopped producing in the United States long ago: solar…
Exploring the potential of solar cars
Radiation sensor on top of a vehicle. Credit: Miguel Centeno Brito.
A new study, modeling…
Florida tops in US for solar installations so far in 2023, new report says
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The Sunshine State is finally realizing its…