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Wind and Solar Are Crushing Fossil Fuels
Posted in Business on 7th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Record clean energy investment outpaces gas and coal 2 to 1.
China proposes $50tn global renewable energy network
Posted in Science on 4th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The company running Chinas power grid is proposing a $50 trillion global electricity network to tackle pollution and climate change.
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.
Photovoltaics and electrochemical cell combine to advance solar
Posted in Science on 26th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Silicon solar cells are hampered by the fact that they only deliver power when the sun is shining and their efficiency falls off markedly at temperatures over 100 C.
SolarCity will use Teslas Powerpack to deliver solar power even when its dark
Posted in Hardware on 18th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
SolarCity is chaired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk so the decision to go with the Powerpack is pretty convenient for both companies.