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Smart greenhouses hold promise for dual-use farming
Smart greenhouses hold great promise for dual-use farming and renewable electricity production.
Solar Thermal Surface Windows To Save Energy
Researchers have developed a way to transform ordinary windows into solar-powered heaters that use the sun's energy…
Future Technology Could Lie Within Transparent Solar Materials
In Nature Energy, scientists have reported that see-through solar materials that can be applied to windows to…
Stella Vie Solar-Powered Car Hailed As The Future
A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed…
Bio-Engineered Algae Strain Converts Carbon Into Biodiesel
A strain of algae able to convert carbon into a record amount of energy-rich fat, which can then be processed into…
Air-Breathing Battery To Solve Renewable Energy Storage Issues
Wind and solar power are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But intermittency issues keep them from…
Elon Musk’s Big Dreams For Puerto Rico And Its Solar Panels
The Tesla Chief Executive, Elon Musk said he would discuss building a high tech solar grid for the island with…
You Could Power Your Own Home With Your Own Waste
We’re looking at future cities, and this prediction that the majority of humans will live in megacities around the…
The 30th Anniversary World Solar Challenge Has Begun
It's a special moment in the history of clean energy: the 30th anniversary World Solar Challenge has begun.
Improving Solar Cells Can Improve Collisions In Autonomous Cars
Solar cells capture photons from sunlight in order to convert them into electricity. The thicker the layer of…