In rural America, shoulder-high corn is increasingly competing with a new cash crop: solar energy. Acres of solar panels shine brightly in fields along interstates and rural roads, signaling a shift in how America’s agricultural country generates revenue. The need for a happy marriage between these old and new industries has inspired an explosion of […]
Solar energy could one day be stored in the ground beneath our feet, if an ‘adventurous’ new project to create a ‘bottom battery’ succeeds. The design — which uses Earth’s teeming microbial life to transfer energy — is one of dozens of clever ideas that have just received a major financial boost from the UK […]
This story is the third in a series on the solar power standoff in Williamsport, Ohio, ABC News reports. WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio — Chris Weaver rose from his chair in the audience and looked at the mayor across the country house. “I’m here to ask you to resign,” said Weaver, a journeyman carpenter, who spoke with […]
Solar panels absorb photons to energize electrons, causing them to flow and create electricity. But when a panel heats up too much, the electrons are already in an excited state when sunlight is absorbed, reducing the efficiency and voltage it can generate. Do solar panels increase fire risk? Can solar panels cause a fire? Installed […]
Posted Wed, Sep 28 2028:58 AM EDT Which companies are developing hydrogen cars? Two of the main hydrogen cars that are commercially available now are produced by Asian brands. Toyota’s Mirai and Hyundai’s Nexo are among the best-known hydrogen-based vehicles, but European automakers are also diving into fuel cell technology — both for passenger and […]
Beaming solar power could help Europe access more renewable energies, in an independent way. Airbus has now demonstrated how this new technological concept could work in its X-Works Innovation Factory. Everything is illuminated, thumbs up. Jean-Dominique Coste, Yoann Thueux and their colleagues have just shown decision-makers from politics and industry the inner […]
