WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency will seek funding this fall for a feasibility study of space-based solar power, the latest sign of support for a concept that still faces significant technical and financial challenges. Josef Aschbacher, the director general of ESA, tweeted on August 16 that he will ask member states at this November’s […]
Georgia consumers warned of solar power offers ATLANTA – Georgians are being warned to be aware of misleading advertisements from rooftop solar salespeople with false promises. Release: Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians about misleading ads from rooftop solar sellers that contain false promises, such as free solar, free electricity and no more electric […]
Solar panels aren’t just for rooftops anymore – some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their monotonous black color could leave onlookers underwhelmed. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created solar panels that take on colorful hues while producing […]
An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has, for the first time, observed the build-up of a physical phenomenon that plays a role in the conversion of sunlight into electrical energy in 2D materials. The scientists succeeded in making quasiparticles – known as dark Moire interlayer excitons – visible and explaining […]
Porsche today announces a new partnership with Cherry Street Energy to build a solar panel microgrid at One Porsche Drive in Atlanta. One Porsche Drive is home to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. Porsche expects the energy from the solar panels to provide “a significant part of the annual electricity […]
Renewable IPP’s 1.2 megawatt solar farm in Willow. The company has started construction of an 8.5 megawatt project in Houston. Photographed on Friday 15 November 2019. (Loren Holmes / ADN) What will be the largest solar panel farm in Alaska has broken ground on land in Houston, with plans to power 1,400 homes when the […]
