Researchers have established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent.
This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets.
Tesla has won its first contract with Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, to supply its Powerpack batteries for the world’s first project to combine solar power, wind power, and Tesla’s storage technology.
The 2017 World Solar Challenge came to a close last Friday, but the race to build the world’s first commercial, road-registered, consumer friendly solar passenger vehicles is only just gearing up.
After ten years as a carbon-neutral company, Google has announced that all of its data centers and offices will be powered by 100% renewable energy, mostly from solar and wind sources.
This month, eleven university-led teams designed, built, and presented futuristic houses at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 in Colorado, USA
In 2016, renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of all new power added to the world’s grid, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). And of the technologies, solar was implemented the most.
The project grew out of a Twitter bet between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Elon Musk. Musk promised to deliver a system to South Australia “in 100 days or its free.” Last week Tesla announced the start of its 100-days countdown.
Scientists have greatly improved the operational stability of perovskite solar cells.
The cost of solar panels and batteries has fallen dramatically, and this first subsidy-free development is a significant moment for clean energy in the UK.
Dozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a more local, resilient model of generating and storing power where it is used.
The planned capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030, with the park eventually covering 214 sq km and reducing carbon emissions by 6.5 million tons per year.
Over 800,000 low-income houses in England and Wales are to have free solar panels installed on their roofs over the course of the next five years.
SolarWindow Technologies says it can harvest energy from sunlight by applying a transparent film to glass or plastic.
China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule, after installed capacity topped well over its 105GW target.
