With a new design, lithium-sulfur batteries could reach their full potential. Batteries are everywhere in daily life, from cell phones and smart watches to the increasing number of electric vehicles. Most of these devices use well-known lithium-ion battery technology. And while lithium-ion batteries have come a long way since they were first introduced, they […]
Queensland is taking the lead in going backwards on solar power, with Energy Queensland mandating a new device, a few new acronyms, a new layer of complexity and a new expense. All in the name of keeping things under control as solar generates more and more energy in the Energex and Ergon networks. Generation Signalling […]
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 […]
