US military backs space solar system to beam power from orbit to Earth
A solar power startup has received backing from US authorities to design, build, and test a homing beacon…
Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy
Google, SpaceX, and a host of startups are all planning to build data centers in space. But for…
China solar study faces scrutiny after bird counts in the billions raise red flags
A prominent study published in Science that linked China’s solar expansion to weaker bird diversity is under scrutiny…
Balcony solar could soon become legal in Australia. Here’s how plug-in systems work
Australia could soon follow in the footsteps of Germany and the United Kingdom as it prepares to lift…
Solar Power Is Booming in Emerging Markets
Solar energy is going gangbusters. The world is adding photovoltaic solar panels at a blistering rate, shattering its…
Turkiye: 51% New Vehicles are Electric, 60% Power from Renewables, amid Hormuz Energy Shock
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli-US war on Iran, initiated six months ago, cost consumers around the…
Renewables drive Türkiye’s power capacity growth as solar, wind surge
Renewable energy has been the main driver behind the growth in Türkiye’s installed electricity capacity, with 88.1% of…
An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined
It’s well known that a solar storm, depending on its level of intensity, can affect the functioning of…
The Hidden Wildlife Challenge Of The Renewable Energy Boom
Wind turbines in a sunflower field set against a blue sky. getty Global investment in renewable energy has…
Scientists Bought Centuries-Old Musket Balls on eBay and Turned Them into Cutting-Edge Solar Panels
Perovskite solar cell. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Hundreds of years ago, lead musket balls tore across European battlefields, littering…
FCC approves launch of satellite designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a satellite launch on Thursday to test a reflector designed to…
The U.S. Cleared a Giant Space Mirror to Shine Sunlight After Dark and Turn Night into Day
Credit: FCC/Reflect Orbital The night sky may soon acquire a switch. A California startup plans to send an…