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UK startup Space Solar has signed an agreement with Reykjavik Energy that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant. The 30-MW demonstrator is scheduled to go online by 2030.Continue Reading… Continue reading Space-based solar power to be beamed to Iceland by 2030
Recently Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) granted Sun Cable conditional approval for its transmission line with Australia. Singapore has been faced for years now with the dilemma that its population’s …read more Continue reading Singapore’s 4300 km Undersea Transmission Line With Australia Clears Regulatory Hurdle
Fields turned over to solar farms are becoming a more common sight as we look towards a zero-carbon future. But like wind turbines, massive PV installations may soon be heading offshore. China is looking to lead the charge, and is embarking on sea tria… Continue reading Wave-resistant PV platform explores offshore solar potential
Even on busy rail networks, the gap between lines can spend much of its time doing little but face skyward, so why not put that space to good use? Swiss startup Sun-Ways is looking to do just that by installing solar panels in between railway tracks.Co… Continue reading Solar power project hits the rails with between-track panel pilot
Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism…. Continue reading Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot
An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST) device doesn’t… Continue reading Innovative solar cell is its own battery
It’s 2024, and there’s no getting around it. Grid energy is expensive. [Darrell] realized that a lot of his money was going on water heating, and he came up with …read more Continue reading Hot Water Heater Hacked To Run On Solar Juice
Here’s a hypothetical situation. You decide to build your own steam generator plant and connect it to the electric grid. No matter where you live, you’d probably have to meet …read more Continue reading Does Solar Energy Make Us Vulnerable?
From a New York rooftop in the 1800s to their first journey to space. From kidnappings and bribery to a world-changing mistake with an inkwell… Solar panels are one of humanity’s greatest inventions, and their history is more fun than you thought.
Category: Technology
Tags: Solar Power, Perovskite, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic
Continue reading Solar panels: Great moments from more than 140 years of innovation
Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In many jurisdictions, regular electricity was charged at a certain rate. Meanwhile, you could get cheaper electricity for certain …read more Continue reading Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water