Solar Power can now be generated at NIGHT! It’s really TRUE!
10:59 | So, can we look forward to 24-7 solar power?
Solar PV with more than 40% efficiency is now achievable
11:40 | Perovskite and silicon appear to be the dream combo for improved efficiency in solar PV technology, with the potential to more than double the performance of anything you may have on your roof today.
The race to solve solar energy’s recycling problem
16:16 | Right now, millions of old solar panels are headed for landfills. But companies are still chasing the tech that makes it viable to reuse the recovered materials in new solar panels.
How we can make solar power at night
12:26 | Concentrated solar power can store the sun’s heat for a long time and turn it into electricity when needed – for example at night, when normal solar panels lie idle. Is it set for a comeback?
Perovskite Solar PV. FINALLY some good news!
13:19 | Perovskite is not a material most of us will have come across in normal daily life, but it has the potential to take solar photovoltaics to levels of efficiency that were previously thought to be impossible.
Are perovskite cells a game-changer for solar energy?
11:10 | Imagine creating solar panels without relying on materials in short supply and adopting an eco-friendlier production process. And at the same time boosting efficiency? Enter perovskite tandem solar cells.
Will renewables stop the climate crisis?
42:25 | Part 1 of this two-part documentary looks at the question of whether it’s even possible to provide enough green energy for the whole world.
Why aren’t solar cars everywhere?
11:53 | A handful of solar cars are available for pre-order now, but how realistic is the tech?
How to fight climate change with parking lots
8:31 | Solar photovoltaics researcher and professor Joshua Pearce goes into the data on how placing solar canopies over parking lots could be a worthwhile investment for many cities.
How Wireless Energy From Space Could Power Everything
10:54 | Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energy transfer and shares his far-out vision for launching flexible solar panels into space in order to collect sunlight, convert it to electrical power and then beam it down to Earth.
How solar energy got so cheap
6:30 | Since 2009, the price of solar energy has come down by 90 percent. That’s no accident. It’s the result of policy interventions from the US to Germany to China.
Exposed: The smear tactics against wind and solar
12:00 | We started debunking some of the biggest myths about wind and solar energy – and ended up in a world of shady lobby groups and secret money streams.
The Sun belongs to everyone
48:51 | Artist Marjan van Aubel argues for a ‘solar democracy’. The moment solar technology is linked to aesthetics and design, a whole new perspective emerges.
Cool your home with zero electricity costs!
12:42 | Solar cooling sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it could become a household phrase in a sustainable future.
A global solar PV waste TSUNAMI is about to hit!
11:21 | Solar PV panels are multiplying at almost virus-like speed all over the planet. That’s a great thing for the transition to sustainable energy, but a massive potential problem for a catastrophically ill-prepared recycling industry.
Perovskite solar cells. Major new breakthrough!
11:30 | Perovskite structures have the potential to revolutionise the solar PV industry, but they are notorious for breaking down very rapidly in real-world use. Now a research team from Princeton University has developed a process for overcoming that problem.
Why we should be putting solar panels on our fields and lakes
14:50 | On our way to an emissions-neutral future the use of solar energy is crucial. The problem: the space for photovoltaic systems is getting tight. We need land for food, for housing, to preserve biodiversity. So where to go with the solar cells?
The Solar PV panel that provides electricity AND heat for your home!
15:59 | Solar photovoltaic panels provide electricity for homes, businesses and utility scale grid providers. Ironically though, the hotter they get in direct sunshine, the less effective they are at producing power.
Years of Living Dangerously – EPISODE 201: A Race Against Time
50:07 | In the season opener, David Letterman travels to India. Back in the U.S., Cecily Strong travels to Florida and Nevada.
Solar Wind and Wave. Can this ocean hybrid platform nail all three?
12:16 | Solar, wind and wave power from a single offshore platform?
Solar PV efficiency – new breakthrough!
10:08 | A team in Cambridge has developed a film that can amplify the number of photons that a solar photovoltaic panel can use, with a potential increase in efficiency to as much as 35%.
Powering the planet from space. Closer to reality than you think?
11:18 | Solar power stations in space. Sounds like pure science fiction doesn’t it?
The Explosion of Solar Power
6:47 | Solar power is one of the fastest growing energy sources during the last decade and the global production has gone up from 21 tWh in 2009 to 724 tWh in 2019.
Spherical Solar Cells – doubling the power output of flat PV panels!
11:11 | Solar panels are highly sensitive to what you might call ‘sub-optimal’ conditions… a research team reckon they’ve overcome those problems by creating a spherical version of the common solar PV panel.
How green is solar energy really?
9:02 | More and more solar panels are popping up all over the world – and it’s easy to see why: They provide clean energy at falling prices. But there are also some not-so-green sides to this technology.
Renewable Baseload Power from a single desert location. Enough for 7 million homes!
14:50 | One UK company have just announced a £16 billion project that will be generating 3.6GW of solar, wind and battery capacity in South Morocco.
How concentrated solar power could fuel the future
9:27 | What if we could not only harness the power of the sun, but actually use it to run the entire planet?
Agrivoltaics. An economic lifeline for American farmers?
14:28 | Agrophotovoltaics, agrivoltaics, or APV. Just like the name suggests, it’s a way of combining photovoltaic solar panels with agriculture.
A solar solution for Sub Saharan Schools
10:59 | Kerosene lamps are still widely used in many parts of the world, not least by kids trying to study during the evenings in Sub-Saharan Africa.
One Sun One World One Grid
25:54 | India and China will most likely be key to the success or failure of our transition to a sustainable future. They’re now jostling for geopolitical power too.
India’s Solar Canals. Lateral thinking at its finest!
10:37 | Solar Power is set to be the dominant transformative form of power on the mighty subcontinent of India as it moves away from its dependence on coal and towards a more sustainable future.
How solar energy got so cheap, and why it’s not everywhere (yet)
7:53 | A lot speaks for solar energy. It’s clean, renewable – and now even cheaper than energy from fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. But it only makes up a tiny bit of global electricity production.
5 Inventions Showing Us the Future of Solar Energy
10:15 | When you imagine the energy of the future, solar power is probably in the picture – but in recent years, less than 2% of the world’s electricity has come from solar power. Here are 5 new inventions that are likely to change that.
Top 5 climate change myths
15:49 | I’ve compiled the top 5 climate change and global warming myths I see stated most often on my channel.
Solar Farm Grid power at night! How do they do that?
11:41 | Balancing grid voltage using solar farms during the night time is exactly what a new trial in the South of England achieved recently. We take a look at how this seemingly impossible feat was achieved.
Could Everyone Have Solar Power?
4:56 | By the end of 2016, the US was home to over 1 million household and commercial solar energy operations, with 4 times as many solar panels installed that year compared to just four years earlier.
Solar Power and Battery Storage
12:55 | Roof top solar power installations are becoming a truly viable option for domestic households as prices tumble. Here’s a step by step guide to how to get started and a bit of detail about the system I chose for my own home.
The ‘duck curve’ is solar energy’s greatest challenge
3:57 | California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck.
Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
4:48 | The past decade has seen a revolution in residential solar systems. Cheap panels and creative financing options have led to a massive increase in solar installations – and that increase is driving an employment boom.
Aalborg CSP
8:24 | Concentrated Solar Power…
Solar and battery storage deployment in Germany 2015
5:36 | A report examining solar PV and battery storage deployment in Germany 2016.
Energy Revolution!
52:06 | Conversion to wind and solar power could generate 100 percent of the United States average total energy demand for the foreseeable future.
Solvarme i Danmark
5:56 | Solenergi er en af de vedvarende energikilder, der skal erstatte de fossile brændsler.
Solbåd ved Ry – Solar Powered boat at Ry, Denmark
1:58 | En sejltur med Greenwave 515 ESR – stille, forureningsfri sejlads.
Verdens bedste energikilde
5:29 | Forskerne i CASE på DTU vil lave solenergi om til kemisk energi, som kan gemmes og bruges som brændstoffer. For eksempel vil de ved hjælp af Solens stråler fremstille brændstoffet hydrogen ved at spalte vand.
Fra sol til brændstof
12:11 | Tænk, hvis man kunne lave vand om til brændstof blot ved at lyse på det med solskin. Professor Søren Dahl fra CASE på DTU fortæller om forskernes arbejde med at lave sol om til brændstof.
Passiv solvarme
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Tools for adaption – Solar cooker box
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