Solar panel

With the help of modern science and technology, researchers are trying to invent innovative things. Last Tuesday, Swiss research and development company Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (SCEM) said that it had developed a new technology paving the way to making the world's first white solar modules with no visible cells and…

We've seen many great combinations throughout history, and we now have one more to add to the list. Lately, researchers at the Ohio State University have invented the world's first solar battery. It runs on light and air.

Lately, it's been reported that Japan has decided to build world's first huge floating solar power plants. One power plant will have a power capacity of 1.7 MW, while the other will have a capacity of 1.2 MW. Both the floating solar power plants will be running successfully by April of next year.

Solar panels are getting popular day by day all over the world. Although there are many companies selling solar panels in the UK, now Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has started selling solar panels for house in that country.

Now a days, automobile engineers are trying to make solar-powered cars. And the good news is a team of 22 Dutch engineers has developed a solar-powered family car called Stella. Undoubtedly, this car redefines the traditional meaning of a car.

According to Xiaoyang Zhu, professor of chemistry conducting research studies on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion at the University of Texas at Austin, the efficiency of solar cells could increase significantly. Zhu and his colleagues found a way to double the number of electrons harvested from one solar photon simply by using organic…

IBM is currently developing a cloud based web app with Swiss utility EKZ that will help the drivers to let them use renewable source to recharge their electric vehicles. This app could be very useful to reduce the pressure on power grid as now the main source of recharging of EVs is power grid. The app will also allow schedule recharging during…

Yosemite National Park has rolled out a new solar power system that is placed on existing structures to minimize the impact to the views and environment in the park and the solar array cost the park $5.8 million to install and is the largest solar installation to ever be added to a national park. Yosemite National Park has installed over 2,800…

Europe's first solar powered train tunnel goes live on Belgian high-speed line and the installation's 16,000 solar panels will be used to provide 50 percent of the energy needed to power nearby Antwerp Central Station and to provide extra juice for both high-speed and traditional trains. The roof of the new station will have 4,400 panels and a…

Eton has created a beefier brother to its original Soulra iPod speaker dock for those seeking a bigger audio experience and new Soulra XL now available for pre-order delivers twice the audio power (22 watts versus 11 watts) of its little brother.The briefcase-like XL pumps your playlists through a generous 8 speakers and powered by a large 72 inch…