Morocco's ambitious and expensive plan to draw 40 percent of its energy needs from the limitless power of its blazing sun by 2020 received a publicity boost this week as the first solar powered plane to make an intercontinental flight landed in the North African kingdom.

Ireland laid out a renewables strategy for 2020 which, though short on detail, backed further development of offshore wind, and began to mollify critics who believe Dublin has ceded too much momentum on offshore renewables to the UK.

New York City has big plans to make a name for itself in the sustainable energy sector: It wants to become a solar energy hub and export the solar market analysis tools it is developing throughout the world.

Engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland are aiming to boost the future of renewable energy by collecting solar power in space

Đầu tiên, chuột của hãng Bondidea có thể chạy bằng cả pin và năng lượng mặt trời nhờ một tấm pin mặt trời nhỏ trên bề mặt

The university researchers have already tested equipment in space that would provide a platform for solar panels to collect energy and allow it to be transferred back to Earth through microwaves or lasers.

Năng lượng mặt trời thu được từ vũ trụ có thể sử dụng để cung cấp năng lượng tái tạo cho tương lai nhờ những nghiên cứu đột phá thực hiện bởi các kỹ sư tại trường Đại học Strathclyde, Glasgow (Scotland).

Ngày 21/5, công ty Schneider Electric công bố triển khai thành công hệ thống điện năng lượng mặt trời công suất 40 kWp trên tầng tháp khu văn phòng của nhà máy XP Power tại tỉnh Bình Dương.

Olafur dự định sẽ trưng bày sản phẩm “mặt trời nhỏ” tại Bảo tàng Tate Modern ở London vào thời gian lễ hội trước kỳ Olympic năm nay.

"We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems which supply drinking water to communities in rural areas," Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said while addressing a conference here.

Microsoft is researching the idea of locating its data centres near landfills and wastewater treatment plants from which they could generate their own power.

Scientists from the University of Southern California have been working on a way to make solar energy more efficient, affordable, and convenient. As with other forms of alternative energy, solar energy is often criticized as having numerous flaws. Researchers from USC believe that some of the problems that are inherent in solar energy systems can be remedied through the development of new solar cells.

The title of the Georgia Tech news release, “Stable Electrodes for Improving Printed Electronics,” might not have caught your eye, but this is some totally cool research. Here’s more from Georgia Tech.

On May 3rd, 2012, representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry announced the founding of the Global Solar Council, a CEO‐level industry coalition whose aim is to expand the global deployment of solar energy in a sustainable and cost‐competitive way.

Honda has unveiled a demonstration house in Saitama, Japan, to showcase and test its new Honda Smart Home System (HSHS).

Researchers are developing a technique that uses nanotechnology to harvest energy from hot pipes or engine components to potentially recover energy wasted in factories, power plants and cars.

New concepts such as the Multi Duored gearbox and the HydridDrive are being developed to combine compact design, high efficiency and easy maintenance.