Author: Alison Pearce Stevens / Source: Science News for Students What powers the device you’re using? Electricity, obviously. But where did that come from? Two thirds of the electricity used in the United States comes from power plants fueled by fossil fuels — coal, oil or natural gas. Solar

Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think Researchers have invented a liquid isomer that can store and release solar energy. The team has solved problems other researchers have previously encountered. The discovery could lead to more widespread use of solar energy. In the last year, a team

Author: Donald Papp / Source: Hackaday The Tiny Solar Energy Module (TSEM) by [Jasper Sikken] is not only physically tiny at one-inch square, but it is all about gathering tiny amounts of solar energy — amounts too small to be useful in a conventional sense — and getting meaningful work done,

Author: Dean Takahashi / Source: VentureBeat Solar energy is the key to getting power to many parts of Africa, but it is expensive to implement and often difficult for individuals to purchase. So global payments firm Mastercard has teamed up with solar energy company M-KOPA Solar, banks, and

Source: Sunny Skyz A clean energy company based in Hong Kong has built a solar power plant in the shape of a giant panda, one of China’s national treasures. China currently leads all other countries in installed solar capacity and the country is showing no signs of slowing its progress in