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Solar Trees Powering The Park Of South Florida
Joining South Florida's lush, green canopy of real trees are a new crop of solar trees. These "trees" have blue trunks and bear no fruit, but supply clean energy to whoever needs it.
If you're at the beach and your phone starts to die,…
China’s New Large Solar-Powered Drone Reaches 20,000 Meters in Altitude
China's first domestically designed large solar-powered unmanned plane reached above 20,000 meters in altitude on its test flight in the country's northwest regions recently.
The drone was developed by the China Academy of Aerospace…
Tanzania turns to solar power to increase electricity connectivity
As many as 60 percent of the Kenyan population now has access to electricity according to official data. But in neighbouring Tanzania, the penetration rate is less than half of that and sparsely populated rural communities are especially…
Germany Facing Mass Blackouts Because The Wind And Solar Won’t Cooperate
Germany's energy network nearly broken down in January because of poor execution from wind turbines and sun based boards, as indicated by information from a noteworthy exchange union.
Wind and sunlight based power plants failed to meet…
India Unveils the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu, India is now home to the world's largest simpler solar plant that adds 648 MW to the country's generating capacity.
Previously, the Topaz Solar Farm in California, which was completed two years ago and has a capacity…
Tesla Runs Tau In American Samoa Island On Solar Power
Tesla has announced that their simpler solar panels are nearly entirely powering the island of Ta'u in American Samoa.
SolarCity developed a microgrid with 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity — enough to power nearly 100% of the…
Australian scientists just set a new solar power efficiency record
Scientists at the Australian National University have set a world record for efficiency for a solar thermal dish generating steam for power stations.
The team halved energy losses and achieved a 97 percent conversion of sunlight into…
Europeans Using Solar Power To Transform Urine Into Beer
For the second year in a row, a team of researchers at Belgium's Ghent University is collecting urine at one of Europe’s largest festivals, Roskilde. The researchers are hoping that by the time next year’s festival rolls around, one of the…
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
A solar powered plane has landed in Abu Dhabi, completing a historic round-the-world trip with stops in India, Asia, Europe and North America.
"I've been waiting for this moment for 15 years," said Solar Impulse chairman and pilot,…
UK firm powers 49,000 homes through solar energy in Nigeria
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, UKAID, in a bid to increase electricity supply in Nigeria, has provided solar energy to 49,000 homes within the Nation.
According to the agency in charge of the programme in…