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The multi-layered coating is not only thinner than the silicon cells typically used in solar panels, but rivals their efficiency, too.

Scientists Develop Solar Panel Material 100 Times Thinner Than a Human Hair

By Frank Landymore

Scientists say they've successfully transmitted solar energy gathered in orbit down to the Earth's surface.

Satellite Beams Solar Power Down to Earth Using Microwave Transmitter

By Frank Landymore

Scientists at Caltech are about to test their Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which could help determine the future of space-based solar power.

Caltech Launches Solar Array to Test Beaming Energy Down to Earth

By Frank Landymore

According to reporting by Elektrek, Tesla's solar division is pulling out its solar roof program across the country, with solar employees getting laid off.

Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country

By Frank Landymore

Ben Nowack, a 26-year-old inventor, wants to send satellites with mirrors mounted to their backs into space to allow us to generate solar energy at night.

Former SpaceX Guy Aims to Launch Giant Mirrors Into Orbit to Shine on Solar Panels at Night

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't convinced of the long-term prospects of fusion energy, the concept of fusing atoms together to generate green electricity.

Elon Musk Slams Fusion, Says Future of Energy Is Wind and Solar

By Victor Tangermann

A team of students from Eindhoven in the Netherlands have created an awesome-looking mobile home that depends entirely on solar energy.

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This Solar-Powered RV Looks Absolutely Awesome

By Victor Tangermann

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says that future military tanks should fuel themselves with attached solar panels.

NATO Chief Wants Military Tanks to Have Solar Panels

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists at Stanford have found a way to stabilize perovskite, a natural mineral, setting the groundwork for more efficient solar panels.

Materials Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper, Better Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

India just laid the foundations for what officials are claiming will be the world's largest renewable energy park producing 30 gigawatts of green energy.

India Is Building a Green Energy “Megapark” the Size of Singapore

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have figured out a way to store energy from the Sun for several months at a time and release it on demand later.

Researchers Debut Whole New Type of Solar Energy Storage

By Victor Tangermann

A new solar panel-like device can generate clean electricity when it's blocked by darkness and shadows rather than sitting in direct sunlight.

Solar Panel-Like Device Generates Power From Darkness

By Dan Robitzski

Swiss startup Energy Vault wants to overcome the limitations of lithium-ion batteries by storing wind and solar energy by stacking massive brick towers.

Here’s How to Store Wind and Solar Energy Using Just Gravity

By Victor Tangermann

An electrical engineer at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness electricity from a dark night sky to power an LED.

This Solar Panel-Like Device Can Generate Electricity in the Dark

By Victor Tangermann

A researcher stands at an ultrafast electron camera that recorded motion in electrons.

An Ultrafast Camera Filmed Electrons Interacting With Light Energy

The California Building Standards Commission voted unanimously to approve new standards that require new homes to use solar energy.

California Now Requires Solar Panels on All New Homes

By Victor Tangermann