Lenovo introduces first solar-powered laptop
Despite the challenges of solar batteries, the first solar-powered laptop is paving the way for greener and renewable energy in personal devices.
Despairing about climate change? These charts on the unstoppable growth of solar energy may change your mind
Solar is now growing much faster than any other energy technology in history. How fast? Fast enough to completely displace fossil fuels from the entire global economy before 2050.
How Australia’s 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels can become a valuable asset
Used solar panels can also be put to new uses, such as on uninhabited community and sports club buildings, or agricultural irrigation pumps.
Sydney solar-powered EV sets ‘amazing’ 1000km world record on a single charge
The Sunswift 7, designed and built by students of the University of NSW, is the first ever to travel 1000km in less than 12 hour.
Stunning glow-in-the-dark bicycle path in Poland is powered by solar
The luminous blue cycling strip is made from a synthetic material called phosphor that can glow for up to 10 hours once fully charged by solar energy during the day.
How the Albanese government can turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower
The government aims for renewable energy to make up more than 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity mix by 2030, but its pledge of $20 billion for new transmission infrastructure means we can aim higher and go faster.
Stanford Engineers develop solar panels that work even at night
One of the drawbacks of solar energy is that the current technology produces little power on cloudy days and zero at night.
Farmers are competing with solar companies for land use. But they can coexist
Solar companies and farmers are often in competition, with conflicts already arising in Canberra, Queensland and NSW.
Millions of electric vehicles are hitting the world’s roads. But how will we keep them charged?
Recharging the world’s fast-growing EV fleet will require a huge investment in the electricity grid – to both generate more power and build a recharging network.
Solar panels: why we need to recycle parts of them and avoid a mountain of waste
For emerging technologies to be truly sustainable, it is vital that the world plans to extract critical materials when a product reaches the end of its useful life.
World’s largest integrated solar-powered battery storage project comes online
Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage project can provide clean energy to more than 158,000 homes.
Social-impact organisation aims to light up 1500 Philippine homes with solar power
With the support of a Brighter Future For Next Generation, Women of Global Change is working with the rural community of the Dumagat people.
Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world
Amazon will use power from the new projects in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres, fulfilment centres and corporate offices.