Innovations in Renewable Energy

RMIT researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to get generate Hydrogen - the cleanest source of energy.

The panels are less than one-tenth of a millimeter thick and can be printed quickly in large quantities

Water flowing through the city’s pipes will generate electricity like a dam with none of the environmental consequences.

Instead of one solid sheet, these highly portable panels are made from a pliable network of glitter-sized solar cells.

Scientists are making the big push to send electricity to Earthlings from the final frontier.

Renewable energy news for solar thermal and Solar PV as well as wind, wave, tidal and bio-fuels. Energy efficiency, batteries,fuel cells, supercapacitors and ocean power

Image by Charles Cook / Creative Commons With Google recently investing a hundred million dollars into the world’s largest wind farm, alternative energies continue to be a hot topic amongst environmentalists, businesses, corporations, governments and investors alike. Opting for a greener, more environmentally-friendly method of powering our world is something many people are actually beginning […]

Sweeping snow off a solar panel, solar-powered toast, a badass Peruvian installer and other great photos of solar power.

Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rural Africa.

Watly is world’s first, and largest, solar-powered computer that uses thermal technology to provide clean water, electricity, and Internet connectivity to about 750 people. Measuring in at about 131 feet (40 meters) long, this machine can sanitize up to 1,320 gallons (5,000 liters) of water a day, while generating electricity that can be used to charge external devices. Watly is also built with a 3G/4G router that gives people access to the Internet.

Solar Roof Tiles - Look much better than normal bulky solar panels!

The Wattway project is scheduled to take about five years, and would be 621 miles long

One of fifty top entries in this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition, Vincent Gerkens' Blight offers a brilliant twist on staid venetian blinds. Rather than serving simply to block the sun's rays, the design re-envisions blinds as sun-soaking solar panels

Understand the impact of your energy choices and learn about breakthroughs that can help you have a lighter footprint.

Nothing says "afterthought" like a rectangle of solar panels slapped onto the roof of a house with no visual relationship with the rest of the structure. Swedish company SolTech Energy brings solar in a different direction with their roofing tiles, made from ordinary glass in the shape of (gasp) ordinary...

The field of power-producing windows is just beginning to grow, and this important field test backed by the U.S. Govt. will help speed adoption of the technology.