Challenge to US solar industry: 'Go big or go home'
The US solar power industry is at a crossroads and has two choices: Go big. Or go home. That according
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Solar house produces power even after three days of rain
A solar-powered house that generated surplus power even after three days of rain — Team Germany’s “Cube House” — won top
New photovoltaic shingles to make going solar easier
Wouldn’t going solar be so much easier if you could simply slap a few photovoltaic tiles or shingles onto
5 solar-powered devices you can't buy ... yet
The uses to which solar power can be put are limited only by the imagination, as these designs (most of
Research hints at cheaper, more efficient photovoltaics
Researchers in Luxembourg have created a new and highly efficient solar cell that could lead to much cheaper next-generation solar
Wrap-around solar panels to power radio antenna
Ericsson and Telecom Italia are testing an innovative solar power system designed for developed areas with minimal space for photovoltaic
Cambridge solar car to race across Outback
Cambridge University has unveiled a solar-powered car that’s touted as Britain’s brightest hope for a 3,000-kilometre race
Enerqos helps Italian BMW dealer go solar
Enerqos Plc, an Italy-based designer and installer of photovoltaic plants, has just commissioned a new solar installation at the Viterbo
Most efficient single-junction solar cell ever
England-based QuantaSol Ltd. says it’s developed what it likely the most efficient single-junction solar cell ever manufactured. QuantaSol, established
Science closer to solar-powered 'artificial leaves'
Artificial leaves and nano-forests that can efficiently harvest the sun’s light energy might sound like a pipe dream, but
Solar panels could provide up to 12% of EU electricity
Electricity from solar panels could soon become a “significant and competitive” source of energy for the European market, according to
State of the art solar test centre opens in Cologne
Germany-based TÜV Rheinland has opened what it says is the world’s “most state-of-the-art” test centre for solar modules in