Researchers working at Michigan State University (MSU) have created a completely transparent solar collector which is so clear that it could replace conventional glass in windows. The new devices – ...

Comparing glazed and unglazed TSCs, researchers found glazed TSCs reduced ventilation heating loads by up to 90%, while ...

Startup GMZ Energy raises $14 million to make materials that convert heat to electricity, including a solar hot thermal product and chips to draw electricity from car exhaust pipes. Martin LaMonica is ...

Nanotechnology mimics plant photropism to provide efficient solar energy collection. Imagine your roof covered in tiny sunflower-like solar collectors that provide all the energy you need to run your ...

Princeton University will become a leader in American higher education in solar energy when it installs a 5.3-megawatt solar collector field on 27 acres it owns in West Windsor Township. The system, ...

The transparent solar concentrator material doesn’t block visible light, but turns light in other parts of the spectrum into electricity. Yimu Zhao If we stand any chance of reversing or even slowing ...

The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, ...

A new integrated energy platform using multiple renewable energy sources has been successfully developed and tested, enabling energy independence and carbon reduction in agriculture. Compared to ...

3M's Renewable Energy Division and Gossamer Space Frames have unveiled what they claim is the world's largest aperture parabolic trough solar collector. Called the Large Aperture Trough (LAT) 73, it ...

Scientists have found a way to use asphalt's heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source by developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and ...