#Solar
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In - Yale E360
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of land
Miscellaneous | Environment/Climate Change
The Dark Side of Solar Power
Solar energy is a rapidly growing market, which should be good news for the environment. Unfortunately there’s a catch. The replacement rate of solar panels is faster than expected and given the current very high recycling costs, there’s a real danger
News | Clean Energy
Revolutionary new solar panels don’t need sunlight to generate energy
New solar panels that don't need sunlight have been invented and could revolutionize the green energy initiative.
News | Clean Energy
Scientists Finally Uncovered a Major Efficiency Flaw Holding Back Solar Cells
Perovskite has a lot going for it in our search for a cheap, efficient way to harvest solar energy. With a dusting of organic molecules, these crystalline structures have been able to convert more than a quarter of the light falling onto them into
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse
Want to build an awesome off-grid solar power system? My videos will teach you everything you need, no experience necessary :)
News | Clean Energy
Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
News | Clean Energy
After 40 Years of Hunting, Scientists Identify a Key Flaw in Solar Panel Efficiency
Solar panels are fantastic pieces of technology, but we need to work out how to make them even more efficient – and last year, scientists solved a 40-year-old mystery around one of the key obstacles to increased efficiency.
News | Clean Energy
Thermal Battery Could Power Solar Systems Overnight - Geek
Solar power’s whole MO is converting sunlight into electricity—so nighttime use is usually out of the question. Or is it? Researchers from Curtin University in Australia are developing a thermal battery that would …
News | Clean Energy
Why the Tide Is Turning for the Energy Sector
The increasing demand for electric vehicles, air conditioning and renewable energy are all helping to shape the future.
Science & Technology | Science
See the Power of Storms Across the Solar System
While the tempests of Earth are not to be underestimated, our planetary neighbors can whip up whirlwinds of cosmic proportions.
News | The News
Huge solar storm set to slam Earth tomorrow | Daily Mail Online
The storm was created by a solar flare - a large explosion in the sun's atmosphere - which generated charged particles, according to the Washington, DC-based NOAA.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Company Will Oversee $1 Billion Worth Of Solar Field Projects In Africa
Israeli Company Will Oversee $1 billion Worth Of Solar Field Projects In Africa
Science & Technology | Technology
Fifth grade girl builds portable, solar powered tiny house thanks to YouTube tutorials
5th grader Cassie Hilton built a solar powered, portable tiny house for a science project after watching YouTube tutorials.
News | Clean Energy
Cost of Clean Energy Seen Nosediving Into the Next Decade
The cost of renewables technology is set to keep falling into the next decade, boosting the economic case for clean energy, according to an industry group.
Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot
A Huge Solar Plant Caught on Fire, and That’s the Least of Its Problems
Ivanpah, the world’s largest solar plant, is a glittering sea of mirrors that concentrate sunlight into three blindingly bright towers. Too bad it's so expensive.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Knesset Is World's Greenest Parliament | Environment News
The Knesset's 4,650-square-meter solar field consists of 1,406 photovoltaic panels that will reduce the Israeli parliament's energy consumption by a third.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA releases stunning five-year time lapse of the sun
The Solar Dynamics Observatory, which launched five years ago, has been recording breathtaking images of the Sun.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israelis to dedicate largest solar field in East Africa
Gigawatt Global will formally open $23 million project to power 15,000 Rwandan homes...
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Energy does grow on trees, thanks to Israeli engineers - Israel Business, Ynetnews
Business, Technology: The eTree looks like a real tree, but uses solar power for WiFi, device chargers smartphones, electrical outlets and even night lights.
Home Improvement | Land Investment-Mojave
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News | Clean Energy
The coming era of unlimited -- and free -- clean energy
Guest Post Inexpensive renewable sources will provide more energy than the world needs in less than 20 years. Even then, we will be using only one part in 10,000 of the sunlight that falls on the Earth.
