Long Road to Solar Salvation
Imagine a city with softened traffic sounds, where noise pollution has been dramatically cut, there are no vehicle exhaust fumes and the sky is...
Sun Exchange Prepares for Launch of Developing World Solar Project Default Insurance Fund
Sun Exchange is one of a growing roster of ambitious, digital tech-driven social enterprises looking to do good in the world by broadening access...
Glass Revolution in Solar Cell Evolution
Last updated: March 6, 2018 @ 07:31 PM PSTUniversity researchers at opposite ends of the globe are in a race to perfect innovative applications...
How Much Energy Does it Take to Mine Different Cryptocurrencies
Today’s top cryptocurrencies are worth a lot of money. Bitcoin hit $17,000 per coin in December 2017 – it has since dropped significantly –...
Applied PV Materials Scientists Zoom in on Perovskite Solar Cell, Module Stability and Scalability
A broad category of crystalline minerals, perovskites have been singled out as a new, photovoltaic (PV) material that could herald the day of cheap,...
US Solar Industry Workshop Participants Believe They Have a New Project Development Framework That...
Brought together by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to participate in an intensive, practical, 2-1/2 day problem-solving workshop, representatives from 35 US solar industry...
Will Energy Consumption Bring the Bitcoin-Blockchain Gravy Train to a Grinding Halt?
Last edited: January 29, 2018 @ 10:47 PM PSTAlong with the skyrocketing value and gyrations in exchange prices of Bitcoin and other, popular digital...
Recent News, Events Raise Serious Concerns Regarding Blockchain Energy Networks
Another spate of news regarding blockchain applications in the power and energy industry and markets emerged in recent weeks, notably with regard to the...
Industrial Chimera or Evolutionary Leap: Perovskite Solar Cells and Cheap, Ubiquitous Solar Energy
Gains in the energy conversion efficiency of a new class of solar photovoltaic (PV) materials – perovskites – are being made at the fastest...
Perovskite Solar Cell Pioneers Search for the Elusive “Killer App”
Cheap to fabricate and capable of being applied to practically any surface, or material, of nearly any form, shape or size, scientists and researching...
Social Equity-Minded Solar Energy Entrepreneurs Catch Blockchain Fever
Blockchain fever appears to have broken out among social enterprise-oriented solar energy entrepreneurs and start-ups. At least three potentially seminal events recently took place in...
The Sun Rises on Japan’s Solar-Powered Smart Communities
Smart communities fueled by solar energy and the latest in advanced energy storage and smart microgrid technologies are taking root and beginning to expand...
