Beware the lure of unethical solar power
Solar power may combat climate change, but a damning report suggests it’s not always ethical
Solar energy may be the future. But only if it lets go of the past.International NGO the World Economic Forum...
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Australian homes terrible in summer heat
Most house designs are substandard at staying cool.
Australians left with soaring energy bills in the wake of a scorching summer are about to face another harsh reality:...
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Heated by the sun, cooled by space
Scientists demonstrate that the hot sun and the chilly expanse of space can both be exploited for...
Radiative cooling and solar heating can happily co-exist and even make each other more efficient, according to scient...
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Efficient rectenna one step closer
Pollution-free power for sensors and internet devices on the way.
The research team that demonstrated the first optical rectenna, in 2015, is now reporting a two-fold efficiency impro...
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Worldwide 100% renewable energy possible by 2050, claims detailed new plan
A detailed roadmap for 139 countries outlines a path to a future powered entirely by wind, water ...
Everybody wants to change the world. Few of us publish research detailing exactly how to do it. Stanford’s Mark Z. J...
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Solar-powered cyborg bacteria turn sunlight into useful chemicals
By coating bacteria in cadmium sulfide crystals, researchers have made them into highly efficient...
The development of photosynthesis in primitive cyanobacteria is recognised as one of the pivotal developments in the ...
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Green power now comes in green (and maybe other colours)
Scientists hope a new coating to make solar panels more aesthetically pleasing may encourage home...
It might perhaps be construed as almost the definition of a First World Problem, but some householders, it seems, dec...
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Hurdles on the path to a solar-powered world
A new study maps out the challenges that must be met for the world to reach terawatt-scale solar ...
A solar farm in California.Chris Sattlberger / GettyA new paper published in Science raises the prospect of solar pow...
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How solar cells turn sunlight into electricity
In 2015, around 500,000 solar panels were installed daily around the world.
Renewables have overtaken coal as the world’s largest source of electricity generation capacity. And about 30% of tha...
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Generating solar electricity at night
Mirrors use energy from the sun when it’s not shining.
One of the biggest issues facing renewable energy has been generating power during periods of unfavourable weather or...
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Race to store renewable energy
More investment is needed in large-scale battery technology, says Alan Finkel.
Solar and wind energy has become cheaper and more popular. The next step for renewable energy is the development of l...