Volunteers Light Up The Himalayas
A group of volunteer engineers have used solar power to bring light into a remote corner of the Himalayas.
Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Power Systems
Solar energy is getting a new business model -- one that lights up the darkness for a fraction of the cost.
Solar Impulse Crosses Pacific and Breaks World Records
The solar-powered plane that is traveling around the world has broken new world records and crossed the Pacific Ocean without using any fuel. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) recently flew from Hawaii to California, which... Read More...
Glowing Metamaterial Could Harvest Heat in the Dark
A new glowing metamaterial could help create thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells that harvest heat in the dark and turn it into electricity. Scientists have predicted that these cells could be more than twice as eff... Read More...
Solar-Powered Spacecraft Breaks Distance Record at 493 Million Miles from the Sun
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter is now farther away from the sun than any other solar-powered mission in history. The new record was set on January 13, 2016, when Juno reached 493 million miles away from the sun... Read More...
Hiding Wires to Make More Efficient Solar Cells
A team of engineers at Stanford University have found a way to make the metal wiring in solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. Typically, the wiring in solar cells reflects light away from the cell... Read More...
Overheating Battery Grounds Solar Impulse 2
UPDATE: On July 15, 2015 the Solar Impulse team announced that the overheated batteries could not be repaired or replaced before the end of the season. The plane will stay in Hawaii until April 2016, when it wi... Read More...
Record-Setting Solar Plane Grounded
An attempt to fly around the world exclusively using solar power has been stalled because of weather conditions and damage to the plane. The aircraft, called the Solar Impulse 2, was on its way across the Pacif... Read More...
Energy Department Announces $13 Million in Available Funding for Solar Programs
The Energy Department announced $13 million in funding for a new program that will provide access to affordable and renewable solar energy to meet America’s electricity needs. The Solar Powering America by Reco... Read More...
Topaz Makes History as the Largest Solar Plant Operating in the World
The final 40 megawatt phase was recently completed at the Topaz solar plant making it the first 500-megawatt plus solar farm in the United States. The 550 megawatt plant located in San Luis Obispo County, C... Read More...