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More Than a View: Windows Double as Solar Panels

07/05/17, 03:18 PM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Technology Discussions

Tereza Pultarova, Live Science Contributor: The windows have solar cells installed in the edges at a specific angle that allows the incoming solar light to be efficiently transformed into electricity.

Floating Wind Plan Could Finally Crack California's Offshore Market

07/03/17, 05:45 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Offshore Wind

James Temple for MIT Technology Review: Falling prices, improving technology, and smart public policies are changing the calculations.

Pollution might be blocking 25% of potential solar power, study finds

06/30/17, 05:55 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | maintenance, solar panels

Nick Lavars for New Atlas: "I thought the dirt had to affect their efficiencies, but there weren't any studies out there estimating the losses. So we put together a comprehensive model to do just that."

This Paint May Pick Up Where Solar Panels Leave Off

06/29/17, 06:00 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | hydrogen, Technology Discussions

Katherine Lin for NBC News MACH: A team of researchers in Australia have created an experimental paint that attracts water molecules from the air and chops them up to produce hydrogen.

Report: U.S. solar demand could drop 66 percent if trade case succeeds:

06/28/17, 05:59 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Feed-in Tariffs, government policy

Nichola Groom for Reuters: The U.S. solar industry would see two-thirds of expected demand dry up over the next five years if a trade case aimed at propping up the domestic panel manufacturing industry is successful, a new report said on Monday.

Panasonic Joins Push to Put Photovoltaics on More Car Roofs

06/27/17, 05:52 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | batteries, Technology Discussions | Panasonic Eco Solutions North America

By Chisaki Watanabe, Emi Nobuhiro, and Kevin Buckland for Bloomberg: The tech giant thinks solar roof panels are the future for hybrids and EVs.

New Biofuel Could Work in Regular Diesel Engines

06/26/17, 05:41 AM | EVs and Fuel Cells, Other Energy Topics | Biofuel

Edd Gent for Scientific American: The need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology

Solar panels to be fitted on 250 trains in India

06/23/17, 06:06 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Transportation Applications

Climate Action UN: According to local reports, Indian Railways will install flexible solar panels and batteries to power lights and fans on board 250 of the network's trains.

Future trucks fueled by hydrogen created with solar power: Exhaust? Pure water vapor

06/22/17, 06:02 AM | Solar & Wind, Energy Storage & Grids | Fuel Cells, hydrogen, Vehicles

Science Daily: Heavy-duty trucks will soon be driving around in Trondheim, Norway, fuelled by hydrogen created with solar power, and emitting only pure water vapour as "exhaust."

Why rising temperatures don't make solar power rise

06/21/17, 05:50 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Technology Discussions

Isha Salian for San Francisco Chronicle: Sunny skies sound like a positive for energy production, but this week's heatwave in California isn't a boon for solar power.

Can Offshore Wind Power Revive U.S. Ports?

06/20/17, 05:52 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | government policy, maintenance, Offshore Wind

Benjamin Storrow for Scientific American: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Maryland are all eyeing up manufacturing and maintenance businesses that would support wind energy

U.S. Reports a Major Milestone in Wind and Solar Power

06/19/17, 05:44 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | government policy, Utility Solar, Utility Wind

Bobby Magill for Scientific American: 10 percent of electricity generated in the country in March came from these renewables

Pika Energy - The Harbor Smart Battery Series: Smart Power on Demand

06/15/17, 01:44 PM | Energy Storage & Grids, Other Energy Topics | battery backup, Technology Discussions | Pika Energy

The Harbor Smart Battery provides clean energy storage with revolutionary simplicity and automated performance.

Illinois researchers explore 'self-healing' for energy storage batteries

06/15/17, 05:42 AM | Energy Storage & Grids, Other Energy Topics | Technology Discussions

David J. Unger for Midwest Energy News: Batteries - whether they're powering a smartphone or storing energy on the grid - take a beating.

SaltX, Aalborg CSP to develop integrated energy storage solution

06/14/17, 06:23 AM | Solar & Wind, Energy Storage & Grids | CSP, Utility Energy Storage

Conor Ryan for Energy Storage News: A first prototype of the storage system is expected to be developed later in 2017, with both companies planning to secure a commercial pilot plant during 2018.

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