6 Best Articles on Solar
The most useful articles on solar from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Solar Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on solar by Refind users in 2023 so far.
- Transparent solar panels could soon turn windows into energy harvesters
- These rooftop solar vacuum tubes that make both electricity and heat are US-bound
- Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
- Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
- In a US first, California will pilot solar-panel canopies over canals
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on solar—all under 10 minutes.
These rooftop solar vacuum tubes that make both electricity and heat are US-bound
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.
Transparent solar panels could soon turn windows into energy harvesters
A new solar panel design can efficiently convert light into electricity, while still allowing almost 80% of incoming light to pass through.
Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: on cloudy days their productivity dives.
This Man Is Trying to Put Mirrors in Space to Generate Solar Power at Night
Ben Nowack and Tons of Mirrors is solving solar energy's nighttime problem.
In a US first, California will pilot solar-panel canopies over canals
In 2021, scientists published a feasibility study about erecting solar panels over canals, and it's about to become a reality.
«If all 4,000 miles of California’s canals were covered with solar panels, that could produce 13 gigawatts of renewable power. A gigawatt is enough to power 750,000 homes, so that would be enough power for 9.75 million households. For perspective, as of July 2021, there were 13.1 million households in California.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on solar.
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
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.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Solar, including:
Singularity Hub
Chronicling technological progress in AI, robotics, health, & exponential tech. By @singularityu.
Carbon Brief
Award-winning journalism focused on #climatechange, science, energy and policy. Subscribe to our free newsletters: https://bit.ly/CBnewsletters
Freethink
No politics, no gossip, no cynics. It's the news, reimagined.
Electrek.co
Breaking EV, green energy & Tesla news. Follow for the latest ⚡️
Fast Company
Inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business. Subscribe to our daily newsletter: http://fastcompany.com/newsletters
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