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Giant Floating Solar Panel Flowers Replace Coal in Korea and Become Tourist Destination
South Korea's total land surface is not large. Instead of clearing what little real estate there is for renewable energy projects, 92,000 solar panels...
California Erects Solar Panels Over Canal to Save Huge Supply of Water From Evaporation
Could covering California's irrigation canals save it from the current drought? Some scientists and engineers think so, and they also believe it could meet...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device is a Game-Changer: Requires Only Cheap Common Materials and Sunlight
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of...
South Australia Smashes Renewable Record Using 100% Solar And Wind For Full Week
South Australia spent the last week of December generating 100% of its power demand from wind and solar.
This isn't unheard of for the sunny...
Solar Power Will Account for Nearly Half of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2022
In 2022, almost half of the planned utility-scale electric generating capacity coming online are solar, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Wind power is...
Man Who Tells the Queen He Engineers Solar Panels is Stunned When She Orders Some Installed on the Castle
A man who told the Queen he was a solar panel engineer when she asked him 'what do you do?' was stunned when she...
These Solar Shingles on Your Roof Could Be Producing Energy With Simple Installation
For the entire history of human civilization, entrepreneurs have found that the easiest way to sell a brand new technology is to adapt it...
Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
One of the big knocks against solar panels is how much land they take up compared to how much power they generate. But what...
Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use
Agrivoltaics is a field of study that's blooming with knowledge: how to combine the harvesting of agriculture with solar energy in a way that...
Inspired to Save Their Arctic Home, This First Nation Installs 300KW Solar Station
Ontario's northernmost First Nation has switched on a 300 kilowatt solar power station, freeing them from the burden of flying diesel by charter plane...
Students Build Solar-Powered Pop-Up Van For Touring in a Brilliant Mobile Home That Has Zero Emissions
22 Dutch university students have completed an 1,800 mile road trip powered only by the sun, on a quest to show that sustainable vehicles...
Students Save $44,000 on School’s Energy Bills Using Solar, Sawdust Heat, and Pedal Power to Make Milkshakes
Students at a Tasmania high school are riding bikes out of desire to combat climate change, implementing a dizzyingly-thorough transformation of their school building...
Solar Microgrids Bring Power to 80,000 in Sierra Leone, Some of Whom Have Gone Without for 60 Years
Remember when cell phones needed 2-4 hours to fully charge? If you thought that was a pain in the rear, try waiting 60 years.
Fortunately,...
750,000-Panel Solar Farm Will Power Colorado Steel Mill, First of its Kind
The solar energy arm of petro-giant BP has brought together $285 million in private equity to fund a gargantuan solar energy project in Colorado...
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA’s Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
Tomorrow, on October 16th, NASA will launch the Lucy Mission into space—it will set a course for the Trojan Asteroids, with the aim of...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
When someone invents a mass desalination plant to turn seawater into normal water without polluting the area, it will be a massive achievement, as...
In Hurricane Stricken New Orleans, a Solar Microgrid Kept the Lights on in This Apartment Building for Low Income Vets
Another hurricane, another power outage? In the state of Louisiana, one apartment complex is keeping the lights on—a beacon of hope in New Orleans.
St....
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems –Many of Them Recycled
While in America off-grid solar electricity is still fairly uncommon, around the world it gives power to 420 million people.
Furthermore, it's created an entirely...
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic – And 30x Faster Than Humans
4Ocean, the guys who you may have seen on Instagram selling bracelets made out of ocean plastic as a way to fund their ocean...
King Khufu’s Solar Boat Is on the Move After 4,600 Years Next to Egyptian Pyramids
Although it may not number amongst the seven ancient wonders of the world, the 4,600-year-old solar boat belonging to Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu is an...