energy
ARPA-E funding a Xerox Machine to print super solar panels
Posted in Hardware on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers at PARC say theyre developing a new digital printing process that could make it much cheaper to mass-produce concentrated solar photovoltaic systems.
Catalyst is 3x better than previous record at splitting water
Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
A catalyst that's three times better than the previous record-holder at splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, the vital first step in making fuels from renewables.
2015 record year for global renewables investment
Posted in Science on 25th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Global investment in renewable energy hit a record US$285.9bn (02.3bn) in 2015, beating the previous high of $278.5bn set in 2011, a study shows.
Solar to nearly triple by 2020 to about 450 GW and Wind to be about 750 GW
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
In 2015, China added more than 15 gigawatts of solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the largest solar market.
Could solar panels in orbit power the Earth?
Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
It may sound like a crazy idea, but the notion of space-based solar power actually dates back several decades, to the 1970s oil crisis.