ILEK to Build Plus-Energy House of the Future
The Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart has won First Prize in the architectural planning competition "Plus-Energy...
New Solar Technologies to Generate Clean Electricity and Hydrogen Fuel
Chemists at the University at Buffalo have synthesized a new class of photosensitizing dyes that greatly increase the efficiency of light-driven systems that produce...
The Oriental Hornet as the Most Competent Solar Power Expert
According to a scientific team from Tel Aviv University the most recent competent solar power expert is the humble common Oriental hornet.
As the experiments...
Solar cells made by Kyosemi Spheral can harness solar energy all day long
As in a Threehugger’s article the Kyosemi Spheral modules can harness solar energy all day long with its solar cells 360 degrees.
Te latest innovation...
Chicago’s Willis Tower Goes Green on Solar Power
Chicago's Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower, was the world's tallest building from 1974 to 1998 and remains the tallest building in the...
Solio CLIP-Mini a new eco gadget to power portable devices
An eco gadget called Solio Clip-Mini USB and Solar Rechargeable LED light is described by Treehugger as pocket sized flashlight with a big potential.
This...
Skyscrapers to be powered entirely by sunlight
In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the...
Solar Power Stored as Thermo-Chemical Fuel
A new possibility to capturing and releasing solar energy is on the run by MIT researchers.
They are hopeful to do this with the help...
Solar cells that may be used in glass windows
One of mankind's greatest challenges is to find ways to replace the diminishing fossil fuel supply. The most obvious energy source is the sun,...
Organic Solar Cells Using Graphene Electrodes
The better manner of making solar cells inexpensive, lightweight and flexible is to use organic compounds instead of expensive and highly purified silicon.
Researchers had...