Hai nhà khoa học người Thụy Sỹ Andre Borschberg và Bertrand Piccard vừa chế tạo thành công một loại máy bay mới với cánh được trang bị 17 nghìn tấm pin quang điện siêu nhỏ có tên gọi Solar Impulse 2.

The Swiss nationals are flying Solar Impulse 2, whose large fixed wing is covered from tip to tip with 17,000 photovoltaic cells providing 340kWh of electric power.

A man from Northern Ontario is living the green dream, by riding across Canada on a solar-powered bike.

S&C Electric Europe has brought power to two primary schools in rural Zambia by combining solar with energy storage technology.

Indian Railways is soon going to materialise its ambitious plan of harnessing solar energy to run trains.

The new town hall building in Viborg, Denmark is a marvel of sustainable and striking design, thanks to Henning Larson Architects.

Subsequently and by 2030, it will result in a large deployment of the photovoltaic and wind energy and at medium term, solar thermal energy will be produced.

The Port of Gothenburg also estimates that it will save SEK 60,000 in energy costs each year.

Since 2012, the General Department of Energy - Ministry of Industry and Trade has been controlling the assignment conducted by the Poli-techniques Solar Energy Investment and Development Company Ltd. in coordination with Ha Giang Power Company to implement 3 projects with a total number of 149 benefited households.

Trong tuần này, máy bay chạy bằng năng lượng mặt trời mang tên Solar Impulse 2 sẽ có cuộc hành trình qua Thái Bình Dương, từ miền Đông Trung Quốc tới Hawaii.

Be they inspired by sailboats, Fibonacci spirals or built as prefabs, treehouses amuse and delight, bringing grown-ups back into a world of childlike imagination.

The Netherlands made headlines last year when it built the world's first solar road - an energy-harvesting bike path paved with glass-coated solar panels.

MwangaBora solar lamps, created by Evans Wadongo, provide low-cost lighting for villagers, saving their health and money, and helping reduce global emissions from kerosine use.

Walking through the frenetic streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital city, it's not out of the ordinary to see large swaths of electrical grids suddenly shut down, the power supply overextended.

From plants to people, every living thing on this planet needs water. But getting enough to survive, and survive comfortably, that can be a little tricky

UK provider of commercial PayGo solar systems, Azuri Technology, has announced that it plans to partner with Oasis African Resources to provide 100,000 off-grid homes in Ghana with pay-as-you-go solar power over the next 2 years.

Since 2008, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has been working hard to develop technologies to transmit electricity wirelessly.

Apple has joined forces with solar panel maker SunPower to build two solar projects in China.They will be located in the Sichuan province and have a total capacity of 40MW – generating 80 million kWh of electricity every year.

Smart grids could save up to €3.5 billion in the Netherlands, a new survey claims. Renewable sources such as wind and solar power fluctuate due to the weather but smart grids help balance the supply and demand.

A German company has built five new solar plants and connected them to the UK’s National Grid. They have a total capacity of 62.5MW – enough to power around 20,000 homes.