This test flight, conducted by the Ashburn, Virginia-based startup Overview Energy, marks a major victory in the quest for ...

In a development straight out of an iconic science fiction novel, laser beams from the Sun sent directly to Earth may be the ...

Solar power would expand because of a combination of declining panel prices and increasing efficiency. Today, a highly ...

Scientists have created a transparent solar coating that turns ordinary windows into clean energy generators without affecting clarity. Using cholesteric liquid crystal layers, the coating redirects ...

For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission. Its long-term observations ...

Recently, researchers from the Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, have combined data from the Fengyun-4B satellite with the regional numerical forecast model RMAPS-ST ...

At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based ...

Researchers at the University of Manchester have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells, which could finally move the ...

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) in Germany have fabricated ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Solar flares are a great reminder of our sun’s truly immense ...

From a small California winery to a large-scale energy project in China, floating photovoltaics — or “floatovoltaics”— are gaining in popularity. Commonly installed over artificial water bodies, from ...