In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project team is making that science fiction a reality with steady progress towards transmitting solar energy from space […]
Concentrating solar thermal systems are still little known in Germany, although they are a highly efficient approach to producing heat from solar energy. In such a system, specialised mirrors arranged in different geometries are used to focus the Sun’s rays on a defined area, such as a circle or a line. This […]
JUA Technologies International, an agriculture technology startup that manufactures solar-powered crop dehydrators, has received a two-year, $600,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to further develop its technology. The goal of the Phase II project, titled Smart Multipurpose Solar Dehydration Device for Value Addition […]
Though plants can serve as a source of food, oxygen and decor, they’re not often considered to be a good source of electricity. But by collecting electrons naturally transported within plant cells, scientists can generate electricity as part of a “green,” biological solar cell. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces have, […]
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News. It is reproduced with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. Local opponents have succeeded in killing plans for a solar farm in rural Ohio that will now be one of the largest renewable energy projects in the country, canceled due to opposition from nearby residents and […]
It’s a cold and blustery Christmas morning here in southeast Florida. With temps in the 40s and a gray layer of thick clouds overhead, it’s hardly the pool-splashing, pickleball-smashing, beach-walking holiday that many visitors to our usually-balmy retreat expected. But the weather didn’t stop Santa from delivering gifts to all the good little children last […]
