Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places. It ...

In many ways, space is the perfect place for a solar energy array. In other ways, it poses massive technical challenges. China's Xidian University has begun testing the full range of space solar ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...

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

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Once a portable charger runs out of juice, you have to find an outlet to repower it. Solar power banks, however, help you avoid that problem — they can be repowered by the sun. Like solar chargers, ...

Portugal-based outdoor lighting technology specialist Omniflow has launched a flexible streetlight system that integrates wind-solar power generation. In addition to providing lighting, the system, ...

Portable solar panels and solar battery chargers are easy-to-use devices that provide backup power to anyone who happens to be away from a working power outlet, including hikers, car campers, and even ...