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New fractal concentrated solar power receivers absorb sunlight more efficiently

Concentrated solar power facilities are often large, sprawling across desert landscapes or the futuristic California...

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Dubai to expand massive solar park to include world’s tallest solar tower

There are 2.3 million photovoltaic panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park near Dubai. And now...

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Trump’s DOE invests $62 million in concentrated solar power

President Donald Trump doesn't usually mention solar power, unless it's talk of covering his beloved border wall...

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Israel building world’s tallest solar tower to power 130,000 households

Three years after Israel first announced plans for an enormous solar power station, the project is progressing...

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World’s largest thermal solar plant could be coming to Nevada

While thermal solar power plants have had a bit of trouble catching on in the US, solar energy company SolarReserve...

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Dubai to build the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant

Once again, Dubai is seeking to lead the way in the clean energy sector. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority...

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Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert

With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it's not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest...

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South Africans revolutionize small-scale concentrated solar that’s cheaper than diesel

Concentrated solar power, or CSP, is a pretty extraordinary technology; it uses an array of mirrors to focus the...

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Scientists smash solar cell efficiency record by converting 40.4% of sunlight to energy

A team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency...

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Giant tulip-shaped solar plant to bring reliable energy to Ethiopia

Development in rural African communities is often limited by lack of access to reliable power - hospitals, schools...

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New Nanomaterial Could be a Major Breakthrough for Concentrated Solar Power

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is set to become much more efficient - a team of researchers at UC San Diego just...

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This Gigantic Solar Hourglass Could Power 1,000 Danish Homes

What do you get when you combine public art with renewable energy? That's exactly what the Land Art Generator Initiative...

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Rawlemon’s New Spherical Beta.ey Solar Generator Can Charge Your Cell Phone

For the past year or so, Rawlemon has been blowing our minds with their innovative concepts for concentrated solar...

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Old-Fashioned Steam Engines Could Solve Solar Energy Storage Problem

Australian engineers might have solved one of the biggest obstacles to scaling up solar energy -- the lack of affordable...

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Next-Gen SolarVolt Generator Uses Lighthouse Glass to Capture the Power of 20 Suns

You might not expect it, but lighthouses are leading the way to more powerful solar panels in outer space and here...

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British Sun-Tracking Vehicle to Race 1800 Miles Across Australia Fueled by Solar Power

With their solar vehicle Resolution, a team of engineering students from Cambridge are set for a sun-tracking adventure...

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Three Floating Solar Energy Islands are Under Construction in Switzerland

Three solar power-generating floating laboratories are currently being built in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Constructed...

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The Sahara Forest Project Signs Agreement to Build a Pilot Plant in Qatar

We've written about the Sahara Forest Project before, so we're excited to report that the organization behind this...

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AROA’s Second Solar Tulip Power Plant Springs Up in Spain

AROA's Solar Tulip is firstly a unique, if not elegant looking concentrated solar power tower which was very much...

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Norway and Jordan Sign Agreement to Make Sahara Forest Project Oasis a Reality

Way back in 2008, we reported on a proposal for the Sahara Forest Project, an incredible sustainable solution to...

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World’s First Molten Salt Solar Plant Produces Power at Night

Sicily has just announced the opening of the world's first concentrated solar power (CSP) facility that uses molten...

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CASE Solar Power Glass Energizes Any Building Facade

Solar engineers have long sought to develop an energy-generating glazing that is as capable of producing power...

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