Thinking beyond conventional black colored solar cells, Engineers at University of Michigan has invented colorful and semi-transparent photovoltaics which have opened the possibilities of their use in a much broader range than before. As for now, traditional black solar panels can only be placed on
UK parliament has committed to increase its energy efficiency by 34% by the year 2020/21.The Palace of Westminster is in focus these days as what methods and strategies could be implemented to make the whole structure more sustainable and energy efficient. One of the
Mark Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering along with his colleagues of Stanford and the University of Delaware has found out a very interesting fact in their recent study of hurricane winds and offshore wind turbines. The researched revealed that deadly hurricane wind
For the 2015 national Solar Decathlon competition, students and professors from University at Buffalo will build a 1,400-square-foot solar-powered home. UB is one of the 20 universities selected as finalists for the U.S. Department of Energy’s competition. Dubbed GRoW House, the project is designed to
India is looking forward to double its current photovoltaic capacity as the construction work on four new large-scale solar energy projects worth two gigawatts (GW) is likely to start in April of this year. The plan was unveiled by the Union Minister of Finance of
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a solar device which will improve the efficiency of solar panels by using heat to produce infrared radiation which can be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell. According to the researchers, the device take advantage of
When engineer Adam Libert was given a University project to create a device that would make use of solar radiation, the obvious choice was a hot dog cooker. However, unlike conventional solar hot dog cookers which are constructed out of plywood and lumber, Adam decided
After five years of development, finally the world’s largest solar-powered bridge was officially unveiled at London’s Blackfriars railway station on Wednesday. The partnership between the world’s leading solar energy company, Solarcentury and UK’s Network Rail led to the installation of 4,400 photovoltaic panels on the
Southern California based clean-tech company Ciralight Global, Inc. has developed SunTracker daylighting device which brings natural sunlight inside your home or office all day long. Unlike conventional daylighting systems such as standard skylight and windows which provide limited sunlight to you, the SunTracker ensures
Till now a cup of coffee has helped us getting out of our cozy bed in the morning, but soon the most popular beverage might serve as cheaper fuel for our vehicles and other energy sources. A research team led by Yang Liu, an environmental