Solar Palms bring exotic solar lighting in the shape of a palm tree to your next party
[gallery_extend] The top part of the Solar Palm leaves are layered with multiple DSSC-based solar modules...
Olafur Eliasson launches a gorgeous and affordable handheld solar phone charger
[gallery_extend] The Little Sun Charge is the follow-up design to Eliasson and Ottesen’s successful...
Austrian scientists create a cheap, flexible solar cell just 3 micrometers thick
The age old mineral perovskite has been something of a holy grail in solar cell development; the mineral is abundant,...
A new kind of glass could create next-gen OLEDs and solar cells
For a long time, one of the key defining factors of glasses has been their molecular randomness; but when a team...
New solar panel coating could improve efficiency by more than 30 percent
Researchers at University of California Riverside have created a coating for solar panels that could improve solar...
Copenhagen’s largest school will be powered by solar energy
[gallery_extend] Located on the water’s edge, CIS Nordhavn is sandwiched between the public waterfront...
Fornebu S in Norway is the first shopping mall to receive BREEAM Outstanding certification
[gallery_extend] The building houses a shopping center above which are 81 apartments. It has a green...
INFOGRAPHIC: Learn how solar panels work and the benefits of going solar
Increasing numbers of homeowners around the world are going solar, and the green energy investment not only saves...
Korean researchers develop most efficient solar cell to date
A Korean research team has achieved record level efficiency in solar cells, using a new formula for mixing perovskite...
Sweden's Most Sustainable Office Building Will be a Plus Energy, Jewel-Inspired Landmark
[gallery_extend] Skanska and Utopia Arkitekter designed the six-story-tall Juvelen with an exciting,...
The Netherlands Unveils the World's First Solar Bike Path
The Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it's home to some 18 million bicycles...
Egyptian Windcatchers Cool Vincent Callebaut's 'The Gate' Residence Inspired By Coral Reefs
[gallery_extend] The Gate Project boasts several renewable energytechnologies meant to assure a 50 percent...
Rice University's Carbon Nanotube Paint Turns Any Surface Into A Solar Battery
Carbon nanotubeshave been used in everything from energy-free lights to oil spill clean-up technology, and nowa...
Record-Breaking Solar Car Can Travel 98 Miles on 15 Cents Worth of Electricity
The annual Shell-Eco Marathon challenges student teams around the world to design the best ultra energy-efficient...
Semprius' Stacked Solar Cells Could Make Solar Energy Cheaper Than Natural Gas
Two of the main obstacles to the widespread adoption of solar energy are cost and efficiency. However researchers...
