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A New Method to Quickly Estimate Solar Energy Potential in Urban Settings

Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new method for calculating solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban setting in a fast and accurate manner.

5 Feb 2019

New Study to Establish a Roadmap for Responsible Exploration of Solar Geoengineering

According to researchers, it is probably not going to be enough for the Earth to escape catastrophic damage from climate change by just reducing the emissions of greenhouse gas.

9 Jan 2019

Superheated Steam from Novel Device Could be Used for Industrial Processes and to Produce Drinking Water

Engineers at MIT have developed a device that absorbs enough heat from the sun to boil water and generate “superheated” steam hotter than 100 °C, without the need for expensive optics.

12 Dec 2018

China Could Massively Increase Solar Power Generation by Fighting Smog

In Beijing, the air is so bad that a brown sheath made of exhaust gases from cars, coal fires, and industry covers the city, blowing significant amounts of dangerous particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and soot into the atmosphere.

7 Dec 2018

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Engineers at MIT have created a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, and to perform on-demand delivery of the energy back into an electric grid.

6 Dec 2018

New Sustainable Lamp Could Reduce Electronic Waste in the Solar Energy Industry

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have created a new portable light that has been made from ethically sourced electronic components and recycled plastics.

6 Dec 2018

Proteins Could Be Used to Create Biodegradable Solar Cells

Is there anything greener than solar panels? They produce renewable energy, a crucial component to combating climate change. However, the components that are often added to them include poisonous or non-sustainable materials.

28 Nov 2018

Study Reveals Factors Responsible for Dramatic Cost Reduction of Photovoltaic Modules

In the last four decades, there has been a significant reduction in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules by as much as 99%—a trend that has often been hyped as a considerable success story in the field of renewable energy technology.

21 Nov 2018

Rise of Robotic Solar Panel Cleaners as Solar Power Sets New Energy Generation Record

In a UK first, a Telford-based company has invested in robotic solar panel cleaning technology. Their investment has come at a time when renewable energy sources – including solar power – are providing almost a third of UK electricity generation.

2 Nov 2018