Diesel-Killing DIY Solar Tracker Boosts Efficiency 30% & Filters Water, Too
This ultra low cost, DIY solar tracker purifies water while deploying the ancient principles of water clocks and gravity to boost solar panel efficiency.
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New Hackathon Aims To Crowdsource Low-Cost Solar For The 99%
The Energy Department has launched a 17-project “solar hackathon” aimed at deploying the power of crowdsourcing to knock down barriers to low cost solar.
Forget Perovskite, We’re Talking Iron Pyrite For Low Cost Solar Power
Fool’s gold might seem like an unlikely pathway to low cost solar power but new research reveals some promise under the shiny skin of iron pyrite.
Duct Tape Giant’s Low Cost Solar Stealth Attack
3M expands its employee low cost solar offer in partnership with Geostellar and WWF to friends and families (Cisco and Kimberly-Clark partner, too).
Saudi Arabia Could Beat US To Low Cost Solar Punch
The cost of utility scale solar power in the US could hit $130 to $243 per MWh by 2019, but Saudi Arabia is already leading in low cost solar power.
Solar Falls Off Cliff, World Domination Inevitable Now
Our friends over at Business Insider have been circulating a chart called Welcome to the Terrordome, which depicts an “almost violent decline in solar pricing” globally, to the point where solar beats oil and liquid natural gas in some markets. As for how much lower solar can go, we’ve been … [continued]
$60 Million More For Low Cost Solar Power
The cost of solar energy has already plunged a whopping 70 percent in just three years, and it is set to dive right off the charts. The Department of Energy has just announced a new round of $60 million in grants from the innovative solar funding program that has been … [continued]
New Low Cost Solar Cell Assembles Itself
The price of solar panels has been sinking like a stone for the past few years, and that could be just the beginning of a low cost solar power future. When that happens, it will be partly due to the development of solar cells made of organic materials, which are … [continued]
“Artificial Leaf” Makes Clean Energy From Dirty Water
What’s all this fuss about silly federal research projects? If one day in the not too distant future you can go to the dollar store, buy a thin, flat device the size of a playing card, dunk it in a quart of dirty bath water and use it to generate … [continued]
Germany Agrees: There Is A Solar-Powered Solution To Greek Debt Crisis
It was a deal that looked all but dead last year, but now Germany and Greece have formally agreed to an initiative that will enable Greece to profit from one of its most valuable natural resources: the sun. The new Germany-Greece solar power agreement calls for Germany to lend its … [continued]
