It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept - first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s - was mainly an inspiration for writers. A century later, however, scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality. The Europe...

A class of materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, has attracted considerable interest over the last several years for a variety of potential energy-related applications - especially since researchers discovered that these typically insulating materials could also be made electrically conductive. Thanks to MOFs' extraordinary combination of porosity and conductivity, this finding...

Trina Solar reports it's agreement with Tongwei Co., Ltd. has reached a new level, with three investments and a long term procurement cooperation framework agreement now in place. Gao Jifan, Chairman of Trina Solar, said that the two leading companies focused on 210 products and cooperated to make the 210 industrial ecosystem stronger and bigger. Joint ventures and cooperation among strong...

Frost and Sullivan's recent analysis, Emerging Innovations Driving Efficiency Enhancements in Perovskite Solar Cells, finds that technology advancements are transforming the solar industry. It is witnessing a shift from first- (silicon-based) to second- and third-generation solar technologies (amorphous silicon, perovskite, and bifacial). Perovskite-based (third-gen) solar cell technologies...

Caption: Trina Solar signed a procurement contract for 85 million square meters of PV glass. Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, and its eight subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Trina Solar"), and Changzhou Almaden Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as "Almaden"), have signed a procurement contract of photovoltaic glass...

Autoclaves, the devices used to sterilize medical tools in hospitals, clinics, and doctors' and dentists' offices, require a steady supply of pressurized steam at a temperature of about 125 degrees Celsius. This is usually provided by electrical or fuel-powered boilers, but in many rural areas, especially in the developing world, power can be unreliable or unavailable, and fuel is expensive...

The UK government has commissioned new research into space-based solar power (SBSP) systems that would use very large solar power satellites to collect solar energy, convert it into high-frequency radio waves, and safely beam it back to ground-based receivers connected to the electrical power grid. It is an idea first conjured by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1941, and is now being...

Grid operators must prepare to mitigate potential fuel shortages in the colder months while prioritizing worker safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.

The California Public Utilities Commission said the decision "establishes four goals" that apply widely to AV programs in the state, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.

The World Resources Institute and ClimateWorks said efforts to bolster electrification and renewable energy must accelerate, while deforestation and agricultural production raised red flags.

The FBI raided Randazzo's Columbus home early Monday morning with a sealed search warrant thought to be connected to an ongoing investigation into political corruption and the bailout of two Ohio nuclear power plants.

Though not the first company to offer a 24/7 power product, an analyst says streamlining renewable generation and storage offerings is a smart move amid growing corporate demand.

In a sample of 18 utility disclosures on climate risks analyzed by Utility Dive, 13 stated flooding and heavy storms were a short-to-mid term threat.