Parking lots and garage rooftops offer expansive, un-shaded and unobstructed spaces ideal for housing commercial-scale solar energy systems. For years, solar photovoltaics (PV) have proven to be a ...

Researchers at the Norwegian institute Sintef are testing a special floating structure that Equinor wants to deploy in offshore waters. The structure is built with an anchoring system that is claimed ...

We are excited to share groundbreaking advancements in the realm of solar energy technology, particularly highlighting an emerging thinner-film solar cell: Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4. This innovative solar ...

UK-based insulation specialist and roofing materials provider SIG Building Solutions has developed a new solar canopy support structure that is reportedly an ideal solution for east-west oriented ...

A recent study in Scientific Reports presented a graphene-based metamaterial as a solar absorber. The structure consisted of three layers: aluminum (Al) as the resonator, titanium nitride (TiN) as the ...

The ribbon solar sail will be a solar sail design using a thin film strip embedded with diffractive gratings. It is a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) project. This configuration leverages ...

Solar panels are an increasingly efficient, cost-effective, and higher-power-density renewable-energy source, though most ...

The new floating structure, pictured above, eliminates traditional maintenance walkways module rows. Image: Ciel & Terre via YouTube. Floating solar PV (FPV) firm Ciel & Terre has unveiled a new ...

Autonomy and freedom during the design process are invaluable resources for architects, especially when defining a volume and choosing materials, systems, and solutions for a building. The flexibility ...

How an ultra-thin, flexible solar cell was fabricated. How the resultant solar cell was attached to a strong, ultra-lightweight, flexible fabric carrier. The results of the electrical and mechanical ...