solar

A group of international researchers developed a new type of solar module that can produce both electricity and heat from the sun – with...

While we accelerate the rate of installing solar panels on rooftops and in grid-scale farms, the world keeps getting hotter and extreme weather arrives...

Ambient Photonics is innovating low-light indoor solar cell technology and claims to offer up to three times more power than competing solutions with its...

Solar cells as an energy source are integral for building electrical devices, but high-efficiency solar cells often lack flexibility, therefore their application in wearable...

Researchers from Qatar and Jordan successfully devised a solar energy system that can work at night, which more than doubles the energy output of...

The Royal New Zealand Navy will soon receive its first 6.8-meter renewable-powered Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for trial. Called "Bluebottle," it is meant to provide persistent...

Abu Dhabi is currently hosting the world's largest single-site solar power plant. The Al Dhafra solar farm is a 2-gigawatt facility that was inaugurated on...

In today’s age of smart technology, our houses are full of smart devices- from smart Wi-Fi-connected home security systems to smart toilets, the Internet...

Using solar collectors, concentrated solar thermal technology (CST) harnesses solar energy to produce heat or electricity in a process that is simple yet difficult...

New research by the Universities of Surrey and Swansea states the possibility of producing low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space. The...

Offshore wind energy is becoming more and more popular, and experts are worried the noise it causes may interfere with communication between marine mammals....

Imagine dozens of solar panels floating on the surface of the ocean near the Equator, providing a passive source of effectively unlimited solar energy....

China recently successfully launched its first communications satellite with flexible solar panels. There were also three remote sensing satellites onboard the Long March-2D rocket...

The industrial and security sectors largely rely on sensors for a vast array of missions, from machine operation control to border security. However, the...

With a significant use increase of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, more appropriate energy storage technologies are being developed to...

The U.S. Navy is developing an uncrewed, solar-powered aircraft known as Skydweller that is designed to remain airborne for 90 days at a stretch....

A new unmanned aerial vehicle was developed and demonstrated with the Department of Defense's needs in mind, yet its technologies are also valuable for...

Airborne cell towers can cover a greater geographic area than terrestrial ones and be moved to areas that need a signal. A huge fixed-winged...

A 35-meter wingspan solar-powered aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight. The PHASA-35’s first flight helps pave the way to revolutionize aircraft and satellite...

An Italian aerospace company has recently invested in a new completely electric, solar powered drone. The company, Leonardo, has become the leading investor for...

The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has been interested in developing a system that would harvest solar energy in space to be...

The HAWK30 solar HAPS (High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) unmanned aircraft successfully completed a first test flight at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Flying...