UK startup envisions using 3D leaf-shaped cells to collect and store energy for recharging EVs or powering a small house. The concept offers EV charging at relatively slow speeds, but one which does ...

Scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have created a solar tree that harvests power from indoor and outdoor light and turns it into electricity for powering small electronic ...

Faced with the world's impending freshwater scarcity, researchers turned to solar steam generators, which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. The team sought design ...

A researcher from South Korea’s Korea Maritime Institute has found solar trees have the potential to generate the same power of a solar farm while reducing the loss of forest cover by up to 99%. In ...

Picture a forested hillside stripped bare, replaced by row after row of black solar panels. That’s the tradeoff many communities face: renewable power at the cost of ecosystems. But a growing body of ...

Solar energy is often praised for being cleaner and more sustainable than other power sources. For example, fossil fuels are finite, their sources are depleting, and they cause air pollution.