Caltech's prototypes already deliver some 50-100 times more power than existing space solar panels for a given weight Caltech's Space Solar Power Project has around US$120 million to work with, and is ...

A solar panel on a rooftop in Stanford, California, kept producing electricity well after sunset. No battery was involved.

One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels. Rooftops?

Liam Gilfoyle, a student of Wattsburg Area Elementary Center, was recognized at the expERIEnce Children’s Museum on Saturday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Diego–based solar electric vehicle startup Aptera is making some pretty bold claims about its current prototype: namely, that ...

The Caltech Space Solar Power Project prototype launched into orbit as a part of an ambitious plan to harvest solar power and beam it back to Earth. Space solar power provides a way to tap into the ...

Energy researchers are constantly looking for ways to make cities and buildings smarter and more sustainable. With this in mind, biochemists at Cambridge University have teamed up with architects and ...

Japan’s Nissan Motor previewed a new battery-powered mini-vehicle prototype fitted with a roof-mounted solar panel, which the automaker plans to fully unveil at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo at the ...

Aptera Motors is taking the time to make sure it gets its first solar electric vehicle (sEV) just right. The California-based startup publicly debuted the gamma prototype of its zero-emission ...

The Nissan Sakura equipped with the Ao-Solar Extender. Japan’s Nissan Motor previewed a new battery-powered mini-vehicle prototype fitted with a roof-mounted solar panel, which the automaker plans to ...