Berto Jongman: Clothing Collects Solar Energy, Powers Devices

Now THAT’S what you call power dressing! Smart clothes use solar energy to charge devices Researchers have previously tried to create fibres to supply energy But many of these couldn’t withstand clothing manufacturing The new material incorporates two types of fibre with cotton, creating a flexible material that is fully charged by sunlight

Yoda: Solar-Powered Camel Clinics

Solar-Powered Camel Clinics Carry Medicine Across the Desert..portable PV systems are used to power small Eco-friendly refrigeration units for medicine that must be kept cold…this idea could be applied to all mobile clinics…a wonderful application!! Tip of the Hat to Venkatraman Venkitachalam and Parag Mankeekar at LinkedIn.  

Daniel Araya: Chinese Invent Solar Panels that Charge from Rain

These Solar Panels Can Generate Electricity Using Rain Solar power has always been spotty in less than ideal weather conditions. Are cities just going to shut down when the clouds start appearing? Alas, it seems so. But there is hope. Fortunately, a team of Chinese scientists are working to solve this problem. In a study …

Koko: Rooftop solar could provide nearly half of US electricity demand

Rooftop solar could provide nearly half of US electricity demand A major new study has significantly lifted the potential of rooftop solar PV in the United States, saying rooftop solar alone could provide 40 per cent of all the electricity needs of the world’s biggest economy, and around half if module efficiencies continued to improve. The …

Ty Simpson: Solar-Powered Hydrogen Takes Homes 100% Off the Grid

World’s first solar-powered hydrogen development takes homes 100% off-grid An innovative off-grid housing development in Chiang Mai, Thailand has set a new milestone in the journey towards greener and more sustainable living. Developed by CNX Construction and owned by Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, the Phi Suea House is powered entirely by a solar-hydrogen system — a world’s …