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Solar Energy-Powered Water Filtration System Helps Haitians Access Clean Water

Ivonne Santiago has been involved in a humanitarian mission to provide access to clean, readily available water in Po Ploom, Haiti.

3 Aug 2018

Study Shows Europe Would Fare Well Under Different Renewable Energy Scenarios

Scientists have demonstrated how solar and wind renewable energy technologies across Europe are affected by long-term weather patterns.

27 Jul 2018

Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test Facility Celebrates 40 years of Concentrating Solar Power Research

The first multimegawatt solar tower, commissioned at Sandia National Laboratories in 1978, has contributed to many aspects of space and energy.

27 Jul 2018

Using Common Salts & Sunlight to Harvest Water from Atmosphere

Water vapor from the air can be captured by using common salts & sunlight to supply potable water to land-locked & arid regions.

27 Jul 2018

ET Energy Begins Construction of Two Solar Projects in Chile

ET Energy, an international leading clean energy developer and operator, reports that it has begun construction of two solar projects in Chile. These two projects form a part of a bigger portfolio of ten projects totalin...

9 Jul 2018

Survey Shows Clear Intentions to Switch to Clean Energy in the US

On July 6, 2018, Swytch, a blockchain-based clean energy incentive, declared the outcomes of an innovative study that shows Americans throughout the country, from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to Greenpeace, are in favor of renewable energy.

9 Jul 2018

Researchers Work to Develop High-Temperature “Concentrating Solar Power” System

The Department of Energy will award 10.5 million dollars to Sandia National Laboratories for the research and design of a highly efficient and less expensive solar energy system.

23 May 2018

Researchers One Step Closer to Building Carbon-Recycling System

A carbon-recycling system that can harvest solar energy to transform water & CO2 into liquid fuels, could become a reality. By improving parts of the system, two-electron chemical reactions can be performed: a significant development over the energy inefficient one-electron reactions.

17 May 2018

MIT's Flux Solar Vehicle Goes on a Road-Testing Trip

On a recent April afternoon, MIT sophomore Francis Wang drove out of the Edgerton Center's Area 51 garage, took a left on Massachusetts Avenue, a right onto Albany Street, and then a left through the wide doors into Johnson Rink.

17 May 2018

Artificial Photosynthesis Could Lead to Harvesting of Clean Hydrogen Fuel

A recently developed stable artificial photosynthesis device is capable of doubling the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart both salt and fresh water, producing hydrogen that can then be utilized in fuel cells.

4 May 2018