Browse by subject: Energy sources: Solar energy/PV (112)
Wish they all could be California?
06 Nov 2006
Where California leads, they say, the world follows. And it's proven true for some pretty dire pop songs, and worse besides...
Welsh medieval castle gets the solar power treatment
12 Jan 2010
Built for the medieval wars of King Edward I, one 14th century castle in north Wales is preparing for a different...
Waterscraper: the answer to crowded cities?
25 Jun 2010
In response to our growing population and congested urban spaces, architects have come up with vast, self-contained...
Upgrading the solar crossing
05 Nov 2006
A solar-powered ferry service on Lake Constance is proving its value as a pollution-free alternative on inland waterways...
Total sunshine transport power
04 Nov 2006
Cambridge University is planning a complete carbon-free solution to transporting people to and from the new West...
The sun in Spain makes power for the plain
26 Nov 2007
World’s largest solar plant under construction
On the plains of Andalusia, a solar plant is taking shape...
The power of the sun in a nuclear state
04 Jan 2010
The French Government is aggressively developing its solar power infrastructure, investing in photovoltaic (PV) plants...
The energy of Africa
05 Nov 2007
The best means of lifting Africans out of poverty are also those which help curb climate change.
The cleantech revolution sweeps through America
12 Nov 2009
A cleantech revolution is sweeping America - but will government have the courage to put the wind in its sails? Polly...
The changing face of Chinese energy
02 Nov 2006
Wind farming boosted by global emissions-cutting fund and national renewables law
Tackling the solar skills gap
09 Nov 2006
Somewhere between pie in the sky, and panels on the roof, making a reality of solar energy has to come down to earth...
Switching the sparks
10 Nov 2006
The UK's renewable industry is tied down and tangled. Simon Jones unpicks the power lines.
Sun’s up for rickshaws
28 Jan 2009
Indian cycle taxis to run off solar power
Unleashed in Delhi, they can either be pedalled or propelled by...
Sunshine roof
06 Nov 2006
BP and Volkswagen go well together in Germany. Yes, we know that one fuels the other for millions of journeys up...
Sunrise industry
13 Oct 2006
Solar power could be providing electricity for one billion people worldwide by 2020, and could provide 20% of global...
Sunlight after dark
29 Oct 2007
In thousands of rural homes across south Asia, solar power is a springboard out of poverty
Sun rises on US energy scene
10 Jul 2008
California’s “biggest ever” solar project follows record year for industry growth
America’s...
Sun down under
28 Mar 2008
Outback town plans world first in solar power
The Queensland town of Cloncurry is aiming to transform itself...
Sshhh…it’s solar
05 Oct 2006
The media made a bit of a noise about at least one solar energy project in west London last summer. As the 174 photovoltaic...
South sees solar
05 Nov 2006
Solar energy is proving its worth as the most cost-effective way of getting electricity supply systems up and running...
Solar with a light bypass
05 Nov 2006
US scientists have come up with a new technique that they say could make photovoltaics three times more efficient...
Solar web
05 Nov 2006
A US start-up company is offering the world’s first solar-powered web-hosting service - and has pulled in as...
Solar takes America block by block
01 May 2009
So you think small-scale solar remains the preserve of die-hard environmentalists? Think again. A new movement gathering...
Solar sparks cheaper
15 Oct 2007
German company promises ‘whole-house’ photovoltaics
It’s the stuff of dreams, a futuristic house where...
Solar solution for dirty water
30 Oct 2006
For cheap clean water, take an old plastic bottle and just add sunshine...
Solar PV scrapes promotion
11 Nov 2006
The first people cross the thresholds into their solar homes, construction starts on stage two, and the government...
Solar power and a squeeze of the hand
04 Nov 2006
The Glowstar solar rechargeable lantern (right), winner of this year’s top Environment Award for Engineers,...
Solar into space
17 Aug 2009
California buys energy generated in space
Californians could be catching the rays come...
Solar in Spain
04 Nov 2006
Putting more money behind its drive on renewables, BP’s involvement in the solar energy industry is set to...
Solar Grove: the new face of car parks
05 Feb 2010
A new sort of car park is taking hold in America, as companies install solar trees to provide electricity for their...
Solar flier to unblock the internet.
04 Nov 2006
Solar-powered flight might strike you as a technology that would struggle to find a real-world application. After...
Solar farm to transform Welsh city's skyline
24 Jul 2009
Newport council outshines UK Government on solar power with proposals for a 'solar farm' across the rooftops of all public buildings...
Solar cum laude
05 Nov 2006
American universities have a new mark to match on solar energy. Loyola Marymount, in Westchester LA, is claiming...
Solar all night?
09 Mar 2009
Promise of homes as mini ‘power stations’ via solar PV link to hydrogen production
Scientists at the...
So near, yet so far for solar
08 Nov 2006
What we need to ensure a solar future for the UK - Solar Century
Slates to catch the sun
05 Nov 2006
Solar Sunslates are being marketed by Solar Century as the way to combine an attractive roofing job with the installation...
Showing the solar way
05 Nov 2006
The US’s National Tour of Solar Homes concentrated for the year 2000 on technologies “working right now,...
Serious money moves into solar orbit
05 Nov 2006
Wind power and solar are very much the main thrust of renewables development, so the firming up of renewables targets...
Seeing the solar light in good time
04 Nov 2006
It’s the UK’s largest solar powered motorway sign. It’s a pointer to the future, as well as to the A483...
Rolling out cheaper PV cells?
12 Nov 2006
The quest for high efficiency in photovoltaic (PV) cells has been the apparent holy grail of the solar industry in recent times...
Renewables message in the tea leaves
05 Nov 2006
Solar-heated washing up water, on a catering trailer down at the organic allotments. This is joined-up thinking at...
Renewable energy 'oases' to green the desert
13 Apr 2010
Can a combination of greenhouses, algae and concentrated solar power create food, water and energy in desert areas, and...
Renewable distance runners…
11 Nov 2006
The longest journey distance clocked up in a solar car has been pushed up by a further few kilometres. The Aurora-RMIT...
Remote access all areas
11 Nov 2006
Running water, light, refrigeration, power for the PC, satellite communications - coming soon to the Xixuau-Xiparina...
PV’s bright future?
09 Mar 2009
Window coating could be low-cost solar breakthrough
Price is still a real barrier to household-level...
PV good to go
09 Jul 2008
Solar technology breaks new ground on cheap and durable chargers
A Cardiff-based company is about to ship...
PV efficiency
05 Nov 2006
Success for solar energy depends substantially on raising the efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) solar cell in converting...
Pump priming for PV
05 Nov 2006
Putting its toe in the water, if not exactly taking the plunge, the UK government has now made a commitment to support...
Pulling together for ‘positive energy’
09 Nov 2006
Symbolically demonstrating “unity of purpose and positive energy”, the rowers in a dragon boat race regatta...
Priming the pump for solar power
04 Nov 2006
Hard on the heels of the big news for offshore wind comes some serious encouragement for the UK solar industry. In...
Plugging in to solar grants
08 Nov 2006
The UK government’s £20 million Major Demonstration Programme to promote solar photovoltaics (PV) in (or on)...
Place in the sun for thermal solar
05 Nov 2006
Barcelona is showing the rest of Europe a powerful example with a campaign to get more of its hot water from thermal solar panels...
Petrodollars fund solar showcase
09 Jul 2008
Oil sheikhdom plans new zero carbon city
Abu Dhabi has big plans. It may sound an unlikely candidate for...
Next generation PV is smaller than small
16 Aug 2010
A surge in innovative design to capture sunlight could see all high-rise windows double up as photovoltaic panels,...
New skyscraper design seeks out sunlight
24 Jun 2010
The design behind these spiralling skyscrapers draws on phyllotaxis: the way branches twist towards the sun to maximise...
New law orders green growth for South Korea
14 Jun 2010
Over $3 billion in cleantech investment expected to follow South Korea's renewable portfolio standard
Long-range solar flight planned
26 Nov 2009
If efficiency savings and biofuels are the step-by-step path to greener aviation, the Solar Impulse project is a leap of faith...
La Défense of the planet
09 Jul 2008
Eco office block to give more than it takes
Planning is under way in Paris for the first large scale, sustainable...
Ipswich showcase for TXU
06 Nov 2006
Taking over the title of the UK’s largest solar energy installation, the new TXU Europe headquarters in Ipswich...
Into the light
05 Nov 2007
For someone who’s used to the grimy flicker of a kerosene lantern, the clean, constant white brightness of...
How green is their valley?
19 Oct 2007
The rural heartland of mid-Wales is home to an ambitious experiment in sustainable living - one that reaches well...
Hole earth heating
06 Nov 2006
Low level solar energy, stored naturally in the ground, could soon be tapped to heat nearby buildings. That’s...
Harnessing solar heat
05 Oct 2006
PV isn’t the only route to power from the sun. There’s solar water heating, of course - notably the ‘other’...
Green skyscrapers reach new heights
08 Feb 2010
Big, green and gorgeous: design for efficient, self-sufficient skyscrapers reaches new heights.
Green route to prosperity
01 Nov 2006
New campaign seeks US energy independence via clean technologies
Green generators hope for better deal.
04 Nov 2006
Renewable energy generators are hoping to benefit from changes to the way in which they are charged for connecting...
Great wall of light
10 Jul 2008
Chinese capital showcases solar powered LEDs
It might not be the biggest wall in China,...
From doom to de-carb
19 Dec 2007
David Pike paints the fresh face of northeast energy, and Nicky Conway looks to tomorrow’s low emission regions...
Four trends that are reshaping America
16 Nov 2009
For over 30 years, Lester Brown has been tracking emerging trends in energy and environment – and working out what...
Florida and Vegas – green makeover
13 Nov 2009
A solar-powered city is set to rise from the Florida swamplands. It’s just one of a series of newbuild idylls designed...
Exchange of fire: Is big oil serious about climate change?
19 Sep 2006
Is big oil serious about climate change? Shell v. Greenpeace
East Anglia sorts out the solar stop light.
04 Nov 2006
Clean silent solar could supplant dirty noisy diesel as the power source of choice for the temporary traffic light...
Drinking in the renewable saloon
06 Nov 2006
In search of a sunnier pint, you could try heading for the Earth and Stars. But be aware that it’s not their...
Downloading the sun in Suruacá
18 Mar 2010
Internet access is improving education and healthcare in remote parts of Brazil, thanks to solar PV.
Danish town gets green makeover
28 Apr 2010
Danish architect plans to turn the waterside of Augustenborg's fjord into an eco-friendly recreation area.
Danes see solar as commercial necessity
05 Nov 2006
The Danish government is planning a major boost for passive solar. Concerned that the heat has gone out of the non-domestic...
Crouching Tiger?
28 Jul 2009
Will the recession derail China’s slow train to sustainability? Or could it spur a surge in green innovation which...
City oasis
25 Jun 2008
‘Eco-sculpture’ brings creative energy to Clerkenwell - and Milton Keynes Something strange and tree-like...
Cardboard cooker wins $75,000
22 Apr 2009
A solar-powered cardboard cooker, which aims to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of villagers in developing...
Can the Sahara light up Europe?
27 Apr 2010
Across the world’s sunbelts, concentrated solar power is emerging as a blindingly obvious answer both to global...
By the light of the wind
05 Nov 2006
Solar-powered street lights topped up by wind power are part of Pfizer’s plans for the next phase of development...
Bush's place in the sun
05 Nov 2006
People look on George W. Bush's White House in different ways, of course - but it's refreshing to know that...
A switch in time
10 Jan 2008
Wanted: a clear and sustainable sense of direction on our electric options. The answers could fix the future of power for decades...
A series of small revolutions
11 Jan 2008
A single solar panel may not light up India – but multiply that by hundreds of thousands, says Martin Wright, and...
