Increasing Number of Farms Switching to Solar Power

By: Ashley Robinson Farmers have always followed natural progression when it comes to technology. “(Farmers aren’t) using horses to plow their fields anymore. Solar’s just kind of another step that allows them to be competitive and control the cost that’s a business expense,” said Nathan Jones, solar energy advisor with miEnergy. Jones was at Canada’s Farm […]

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New Technology will Enable Properties to Share Solar Energy

In the UK alone, some 1.5 million homes are equipped with solar panels, and it has been estimated that by 2020 the figure could soar to 10 million, with the prospect of lower energy bills for consumers and massive reductions in CO2 emissions. Now, a University of Huddersfield researcher is developing new technologies that could […]

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Study Demonstrates a Better Way to Store Renewable Energy

In an effort to find better ways to store renewable energy, physicists at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with a scientist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, have shown that antiferroelectrics can provide high energy density. The findings may lead to storage devices that improve the efficiency of wind and solar power. […]

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Secretly Solar Roof

By: Elena Comelli The solar panels can be designed to look like any type of construction material — terracotta, stone, cement or wood — in order to blend in with the building’s architecture. An Italian company is making photovoltaic roof tiles that perfectly mimic materials such as terracotta, stone and wood In historic centres and […]

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Solar Paint Offers Endless Energy From Water Vapour

By: David Glanz Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy. Video: Peter Clark The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep food, medicines and electronics […]

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