Graphene solar panels developed that generates energy when it rains
Whilst Solar Power has made significant steps forwards over the last decade there has always been the problem of what...
Carbon emissions drop in the UK as renewables rise
Provisional figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have revealed a 3.4% drop in greenhouse gas...
Swedish researchers develop wood-based glass
Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed transparent wood that could in future be used in solar...
Transparent photovoltaic windows could reach the market in three years
Researchers at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), in collaboration with solar photovoltaic glass manufacturer Polysolar and materials developer Merck,...
London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir to hold world’s largest floating solar power plant
A £6 million floating solar array is to open in London this month, and is expected to generate 5.8 million...
Salford University project hopes to create extremely efficient solar cells
Researchers at Salford University have begun a €5 million project to develop perovskite photovoltaic cells, a novel material choice which...
MIT researchers create lightest and thinnest solar cells ever
A team from MIT have developed a solar cell one-fiftieth of the thickness of a human hair, which is so...
Record-breaking £265bn invested in renewable energy last year
More money was invested in renewables in 2015 than was invested in building new fossil fuel power plants, a report...
Young engineers’ new technologies gain support of Royal Commission
Ten projects, with a significant possibility of improving health or the environment, have gained funding from the Royal Commission for...
Devices in future could be powered by new “nanohoops”
Tiny circular structures called nanohoops could be used in the future to power a range of devices, according to researchers...
UK government faces legal challenges over climate change failings
After being warned earlier in the year about failing to meet its environmental targets, the Government could be facing a...
Researchers use infrared to improve solar cell efficiency
Engineers in California have created a method of converting infrared light from the sun into solar energy. At present infrared...
Solar powered plane completes historic journey
Solar Impulse, the aircraft which is solely powered by the sun, has finished a historic 7,200km trip across the Pacific...
MIT develop power converter chip
A new power converter chip that can last for months without charge has been designed by researchers at MIT. The...
Solar flight grounded in Japan after bad weather conditions
Solar Impulse, the plane which solely runs on solar power, has run in difficulties on the trans-Pacific leg of its...
Mexican researcher designs solar-powered fridge
A Mexican researcher has designed a solar-powered fridge that can keep food cold for up to three months. The fridge...
World’s first graphene lightbulb
The world’s first graphene lightbulb has been created by researchers at Manchester’s National Graphene Institute and will soon be available...
University of Lincoln researchers set out plans for sustainable air travel
Academics from the University of Lincoln’s School of Engineering are part of a pan-European research syndicate that has been working...