Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the headline. We regret the error. Among the many space-bound satellites on the SpaceX rocket launched earlier this week was a small prototype designed to harvest the sun’s power. Scientists hope to show that cosmic solar energy is more than a futuristic concept, and perhaps the […]
Space-based solar power could provide round-the-clock access to renewable energy, sidestepping one of the technology’s biggest limitations. Now the idea will get its first real test after a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched experimental hardware designed to assess its feasibility. The idea of setting up giant solar panels in orbit around the Earth and radiating […]
In the past we have talked about how some states have tried to prevent the average citizen from getting solar on their homes, but not California. Think again. This fall, the utilities presented a formidable proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission. The solar industry fought hard with demonstrations, phone calls and emails to PCUC […]
The idea of sending solar energy down to Earth from satellites seemed like a promising system when it first appeared 15 years ago, but the science behind space solar is sound, and a team of Caltech researchers is ready. that they should prove it. Earlier this week they started a test flight in space and […]
Photo: istockphoto.com The dawn of the electric car revolution is here, and enthusiastic drivers anticipate being able to shed their dependence on costly and unpredictable gas prices. The chance to run cars on electricity, powered by home solar panels in some cases, almost seems too good to be true. So what’s the catch? While electric […]
The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria earmarked EUR 30.5 million in grants for replacing inefficient heating devices in households with rooftop photovoltaic panels and solar collectors. Bulgaria is preparing public calls for households to improve their heating with rooftop solar systems, where 83% of the grants worth a total of EUR 30.5 million in the […]
