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Solar Power from Orbiting Satellites a Possibility

Marco Foronda |

Dec 19, 2014 06:28 AM EST

Electricity can come from the space, NASA says.

Artist's impression of the plasmoelectric effect

Newly Discovered 'Plasmoelectric Effect' Converts Light into Electricity

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 31, 2014 12:12 PM EDT

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the FOM Institute AMOLF have discovered a new method for the production of electrical potentials by using minute metal nanocircuits to effectively capture light and convert it into an electrical potential of 100 millivolts.

The Sierra SunTower power plant in Lancaster, California

New Solar Power Material Converts Almost All Captured Light into Heat

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 31, 2014 03:05 AM EDT

The whole-day production of CSP plants is a big advantage over photovoltaic solar plants.

Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel with Solar Energy

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 06:32 PM EDT

Michael Grätzel and his team at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Sweden have developed dye solar cells that imitate the photosynthesis in plants and techniques for making fuels, such as hydrogen, through solar water splitting.

Solar Explosions Modeled in Computers

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 05:42 AM EDT

Researchers examined what happens when explosions occur on the surface of the Sun.

U.S. Plan of Switching to Natural Gas Won't Reduce its CO2 Emissions

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 12:54 AM EDT

Abundant natural gas does not significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Solar Powered Process Could Transform Oil Sands Tailings Reclamation

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 24, 2014 06:53 AM EDT

Since the process is powered by solar energy, the cost will be minimal compared to existing methods currently being used in the field.

Improved Batteries to Make Renewable Energy More Competitive

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 23, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

Lowering the operating temperature of the power cell will extend the working life and design of the battery.

Team Improves Efficiency of Solar Cells with New Polymer

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 20, 2014 06:57 AM EDT

PID2 improved the efficiency of electrical power generation by 15 percent.

Japan to Build World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plants

Cory Doyle |

Sep 10, 2014 03:04 AM EDT

The two new plants will be located at Nishihira Pond and Higashihira Pond in Kato City, in the Hyogo region.

Tandem Solar Cells Designed After Buddhist Singing Bowls

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 08, 2014 09:32 PM EDT

By layering two different kinds of solar panels on top of another in tandem, an efficiency of 30 percent could be attained.

Scientists Find New Clues on the Solar Cycle

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 04, 2014 09:09 AM EDT

Scott McIntosh, a space scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Col., and his colleagues have discovered that a new marker, named brightpoints, to observe in order to track the constant shifting of elements inside the sun.

An older version of a luminescent solar concentrator

New Type of Solar Concentrator is Completely Transparent

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 20, 2014 09:23 AM EDT

A new kind of solar concentrator creates energy from solar rays without disrupting the opacity of awindow.

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus at Richland, Washington.

New Battery Tech Promises Huge Advance in Renewable Energy Storage

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 18, 2014 08:33 PM EDT

Researchers have solved a number of the problems that hinder sodium-beta batteries.

Aston Martin to use Solar Powered air conditioning

Aston Martin Sports Cars Soon to be Equipped With Solar Powered Air Conditioning

Staff Reporter |

Jun 25, 2014 02:36 AM EDT

In an effort to keep the drivers cool, famous British sports-car manufacturer Aston Martin is going to add an air-conditioning system to its cars which will run on solar power.

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