UM Solar Car Race Team Wants to Win The American Solar Challenge With Novum
The solar race car team from the University of Michigan has won the last six *American Solar Challenges and in the last 27 years of worldwide races…
U.S. On Track for Record High Use of Renewable Energy
Recently released data showed U.S. breaking records for renewable energy use in March 2017. Published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration ,…
Does the Solution to the Power Crisis lie in Wireless Space-based Solar Power?
Space-based Solar Power (SBSP) is a concept that’s been around since the 1970’s, but due to the large payload that’s needed to launch it into space,…
A Better Material Has Now Been Discovered for Use in the Solar Industry
Solar power is big business at the moment, and various companies are jumping onboard with this type of renewable energy, either selling or reap the…
Adding Fluorine Atoms to The Solar Cells Could Help To Improve Its Performance
Solar energy gets a boost this week as RIKEN researchers have now discovered that adding fluorine atoms to light harvesting polymers improves their…
Solar Power Comes To Sub-Saharan Africa
You may not even consider Africa when thinking about all the places that make use of solar power technologies, and before now, you were probably…
Could Solar Panel Clothes be the Next Big Trend?
Two academics have teamed up to work on a project that could see clothes, tents, handbags and any other material being used as a solar charging…
A New V-Shape Roof Can Collect Solar Power, Wind Power and Rain Water
Scientists have been busy designing a roof that uses not just solar power, but wind and rain power as well, to generate energy. There is a total of…
The World’s Tallest Solar Tower Hopes To Be Completed By 2017
Not primarily recognized for being one of the leaders in renewable energy, but Israel will soon be flying past everyone’s expectations with the…
Scientists Uncover A New Material That Could Transform Solar Power Use
Using solar power to produce energy is no new subject, but even though it has been around now for quite some time, there are still massive…
New Record Set As Solar Impulse 2 Crosses the Atlantic
Solar power is all around us and is becoming more popular than ever before as a team of solar-powered aircraft wizards creates a machine that exceeds…
Compact Solar Canopies Designed to Squeeze Onto the Smallest of Roofs
With the fabulous money saving and plant saving benefits that solar energy has to offer these days, many people are making the switch from…
