9 Best Articles in 2022
Freethink
Transparent solar panels could soon turn windows into energy harvesters
Freethink
3 min read · Jul 30th · A new solar panel design can efficiently convert light into electricity, while still allowing almost 80% of incoming light to pass through. · Shared by 512, including shishir das, Ines Bieler, Thomas Pleil, Nils Hitze
Electrek.co
These rooftop solar vacuum tubes that make both electricity and heat are US-bound
Electrek.co
2 min read · Sep 2nd · UK-based solar tech developer Naked Energy's rooftop solar vacuum tubes, which produce both electricity and heat, will soon be sold in the US. · Shared by 293, including Christo Meid, Thomas Pleil
CNN
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
CNN
4 min read · From 2019 · A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. · Shared by 199, including Sean Gardner, Merkstatt, John Hagel, Marshall Shepherd, Adrian Bührer, ₿ully, Damir Kusar, Matthew Bishop, Jim Vaughan, ben uyeda, Nils Hitze, Fabrizio Bianchi, Dominik Grolimund, Adrian Roselli 🗯, Martin Kägi, Bill Gross, CyberCodeTwins.eth 👾// NINER FURY TANGO, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Joe Rogan
Carbon Brief
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
Carbon Brief
~18 min read · 2020-10-13 · The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. · Shared by 214, including Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Hannah Ritchie, Damian Carrington, LARRY ELKAN, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Vala Afshar, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Rob Tiffany #IoT #DigitalTwins, Kanyi Maqubela, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, Eric Holthaus, Reto Knutti, Bruce Daisley, John Koetsier, Dr. James Canton, Gerd Leonhard, Andreas Staub, Prof Michael E. Mann, Juan Cole, Kevin Grandia
thebrighterside.news
Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
thebrighterside.news
3 min read · Aug 25th · Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: on cloudy days their productivity dives. · Shared by 209, including Thomas Pleil
Electrek.co
In a US first, California will pilot solar-panel canopies over canals
Electrek.co
2 min read · Aug 26th · In 2021, scientists published a feasibility study about erecting solar panels over canals, and it's about to become a reality. · Shared by 199, including Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Kevin C. Tofel 🇺🇦, John Koetsier, nicolatwilley, Wolfgang Blau
NPR
This Colorado 'solar garden' is literally a farm under solar panels
NPR
4 min read · 2021-11-14 · The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops. · Shared by 143, including NREL, Danielle! 🌩, John Koetsier, Botany One, Jane, @salesforce #DF22 R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A, Marshall Shepherd
BBC Future
How Morocco went big on solar energy
BBC Future
7 min read · 2021-11-19 · Morocco has become famous for its vast, world-leading solar arrays. But these mega-projects are just the start of the action on climate change that Morocco could be capable of. · Shared by 181, including Juan Cole, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Nils Hitze, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
Visual Capitalist
Mapped: Solar Power by Country in 2021
Visual Capitalist
~11 min read · 2021-11-17 · In 2020, solar power saw its largest-ever annual capacity expansion at 127 gigawatts. Here's a snapshot of solar power capacity by country. · Shared by 156, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stephanie A Kowalski
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Freethink
Transparent solar panels could soon turn windows into energy harvesters
Freethink
3 min read · Jul 30th · A new solar panel design can efficiently convert light into electricity, while still allowing almost 80% of incoming light to pass through. · Shared by 512, including shishir das, Ines Bieler, Thomas Pleil, Nils Hitze
Electrek.co
These rooftop solar vacuum tubes that make both electricity and heat are US-bound
Electrek.co
2 min read · Sep 2nd · UK-based solar tech developer Naked Energy's rooftop solar vacuum tubes, which produce both electricity and heat, will soon be sold in the US. · Shared by 293, including Christo Meid, Thomas Pleil
thebrighterside.news
Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
thebrighterside.news
3 min read · Aug 25th · Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: on cloudy days their productivity dives. · Shared by 209, including Thomas Pleil
Electrek.co
In a US first, California will pilot solar-panel canopies over canals
Electrek.co
2 min read · Aug 26th · In 2021, scientists published a feasibility study about erecting solar panels over canals, and it's about to become a reality. · Shared by 199, including Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Kevin C. Tofel 🇺🇦, John Koetsier, nicolatwilley, Wolfgang Blau
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Visual Capitalist
Mapped: Solar Power by Country in 2021
Visual Capitalist
~11 min read · 2021-11-17 · In 2020, solar power saw its largest-ever annual capacity expansion at 127 gigawatts. Here's a snapshot of solar power capacity by country. · Shared by 156, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stephanie A Kowalski
Fast Company
These solar panels don’t need the sun to produce energy
Fast Company
3 min read · 2020-11-23 · Cloudy days pose a real problem for solar panels. But a new innovation can convert UV light to energy—even if the sun isn’t shining. · Shared by 132, including Randy Mane, LARRY ELKAN, @salesforce #DF22 R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A, Keerthi G, Brian Roemmele, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tom Connor
Big Think
World's oldest trees reveal the largest solar storm in history
Big Think
~11 min read · Jun 29th · 1859's Carrington event gave us a preview of how catastrophic the Sun could be for humanity. But it could get even worse than we imagined. · Shared by 737, including Christo Meid, Bill Johnston
Salon
Humanity's most distant spacecraft is sending back weird signals from beyond our solar system
Salon
3 min read · May 24th · Scientists are baffled at the odd telemetry data being relayed by Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977 · Shared by 365, including Carla Gentry
Treehugger.com
Agrivoltaics: Where Solar Energy Meets Agriculture
Treehugger.com
5 min read · Aug 22nd · Learn how agrivoltaics has the potential to boost farmers' income, improve food security, and increase energy independence. · Shared by 364
Singularity Hub
Europe Is Getting Serious About Making Space-Based Solar Power a Reality
Singularity Hub
3 min read · Aug 30th · Space-based solar power involves building massive arrays of solar panels in orbit to collect sunlight then beaming the energy down to Earth. · Shared by 79, including Elinor Stutz
Harvard Business Review
The Dark Side of Solar Power
Harvard Business Review
8 min read · 2021-06-18 · As interest in clean energy surges, used solar panels are going straight into landfill. · Shared by 126, including Matt Ridley, Douglas Karr, David Wallace-Wells, @salesforce #DF22 R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A, Timothy Taylor
Interesting Engineering
Transparent solar panels could replace windows in the future. Here's how
Interesting Engineering
1 min read · Aug 26th · Transparent solar panels are a real thing, and they're not just on paper as they are already popping up around the world. · Shared by 127, including Ekaterina Walter
Visual Capitalist
Visualizing China’s Dominance in the Solar Panel Supply Chain
Visual Capitalist
8 min read · Aug 30th · Many governments are investing in renewable energy sources like solar power, but who controls the manufacturing o · Shared by 112, including Marius Bleuer, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem
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