A society-wide transition to clean energy requires action on many levels. Private consumers, commercial-level consumers, institutions, and government need to aid the transition. Additionally, of course, the production side of the industry has to continually advance the technologies and improve their competitiveness. An exciting story out of California combined with a worldwide journey above the clouds […]
Two solar concerns, SunPower and EnerNOC, have announced a 3-year agreement to exclusively offer each other’s respective products to their customer portfolios. The energy intelligence software products being offered might provide customers with tools to better manage electricity supply and demand. Boston-based EnerNOC, a producer of energy intelligence software, along with solar cell innovator SunPower, will offer solar solutions […]
Update: Solar Impulse 2 Has Been Diverted to Nagoya Japan (Video) Originally published on Planetsave.com “It’s going to be the moment of truth,” said Andre Borschberg, the solar airplane pilot ready for the flight of his life. “We’ve done a lot of tests, but we’ve never done this…I’ll tell you, the engineers are quite nervous.” Testing […]
(Originally published on EdenKeeper.org) In the first airplane to fly without any fuel, Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are taking turns piloting Solar Impulse 2 on a 35,000-kilometer flight around the world. Powered only by the energy of the sun, the airplane’s route is circling the Earth in an eastward path that started in Abu […]
In 1839, the photovoltaic reaction was first observed. Since then, mankind has harnessed the power of the sun in many different ways. From powering everyday devices like wrist watches (1968) and calculators (1978) to sending orbiting satellites (1962) and spaceships (1967) through the cosmos. What is exciting is that we are only at the early […]
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The popular solar-powered plane called the Solar Impulse is taking off for a cross-US flight tomorrow (Friday, May 3) at 6am Pacific Time / 9am Eastern Time. A live stream of the takeoff can be watched in the video player below. Update: the live stream is over, so here’s a video of the Solar Impulse: […]
Who doesn’t love a solar-powered plane? The Solar Impulse solar-powered plane may seem like a toy more than a transportation vehicle at the moment, but it wasn’t long ago that the plane itself was in such a stage. Electric vehicle technology is advancing quickly, as is solar technology. My guess is that solar-powered planes will […]