Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have planned a series of pilot projects which, if successful, should culminate in a 1-gigawatt space-based solar power generator within just 25…
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report, which explores ways to cut carbon emissions, put the world on notice. Despite efforts in the United States, Europe and…
Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has delivered one of the first unsubsidized solar power plants in Italy for the Ikea Group on the rooftop of a new commercial…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation for innovative renewable energy technologies, including waste to energy and drop in biofuels, worth as much as…
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have achieved the highest efficiency ever in a 9 millimeter-squared solar cell made of gallium arsenide. After coating the cufflink-sized cells with a…
Windows that double as solar panels could soon be a reality following a breakthrough in quantum dot research that could have significant implications on the way the sun’s energy is…