A new China-led perovskite solar panel design outperformed conventional silicon systems in a three-month field test.

South Africa is one of the best places in the world for concentrating solar power. So why has the country’s energy plan ...

Photovoltaic panels generate electricity, solar thermal collectors provide heat, while cooling is usually supplied by air conditioning systems that themselves consume electricity. As a result, ...

In a new working paper, Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue and Samuel Hartzmark of Boston College model how the use of reflective aerosols ...

A new Fresno solar plant is already outperforming expectations, averaging 101 percent of projected energy production ...

A California-based aerospace startup aims to beam sunlight from space to Earth using a fleet of satellites carrying mirrors. The goal is to improve a source of clean energy: solar power. Panels that ...

A joint research team led by Professor Su-Il In of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST and Professor ...

The field of solar and thermal energy conversion continues to confront a persistent challenge: existing systems perform far ...

Something was happening in the dark water beneath a Dutch lake. And for a long time, nobody up on the surface had any idea. The lake was covered by a vast raft of 73,000 solar panels. They floated on ...

The California Science Center (CSC) has just unveiled the most impressive museum exhibit I’ve ever seen by a margin of 3 parsecs: the space shuttle Endeavour, standing fully vertical, mated to real ...

Discover how to create a simple and effective DIY solar charger for your smartphone using just a small piece of plastic, copper tape, and a micro USB cable. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates the ...