One pilot of the world’s largest solar plane, Solar Impulse, has completed round-the-world flight simulation lasting 72 hours. Bertrand...

Michigan-based Current Motor has developed four electric Super Scooters that come with portable solar charging stations. The fully...

SolarCity, one of the country’s largest solar providers, has used Tesla electric vehicle battery technology to develop the DemandLogic...

The city of Paris will trial an innovative solar “parasol” to provide shelter and heating, and reduce pollution, in outdoor areas. As...

Spectrolab has set a new efficiency record for non-concentrated solar cells, with its III-V cells having a conversion efficiency of...

A team of Caltech researchers have been developing a solar-powered toilet for years, and now have backing from global plumbing giant...

The cost of producing polysilicon and wafers, key components of solar PV panels, will drop to 20 cents per watt next year – a six percent...

SolarCity, one of the country’s largest solar installation and financing firms, is teaming up with BMW to help homeowners affordably...

A solar-powered LED light manufacturer is helping alleviate poverty in Pakistan by donating LED lights to villagers, reducing reliance on...

NRG Solar has launched a new freestanding solar canopy, which not only provides shade and shelter, but also generates electricity. The...

Dutch company Kaal Masten has developed the world’s first fully solar-powered street lights. The stand-alone lighting column, called the...

The largest solar thermal plant in the world has connected to the grid for the first time. The first of three units of the Ivanpah Solar...

Internet giant Google has thrown its support behind Solar Impulse, the world record-breaking solar plane. Google is the official...

The world’s first solar PV public bus has started running in the southern Australian city of Adelaide. The bus is called Tindo, which...

The world’s largest solar powered boat, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, has completed a research mission from Miami to London. The boat holds up...

Researchers from the University of Alberta have found a way to make printable and spray-on solar cells. Professor Jillian Buriak, of the...

Researchers at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) have created see-through PV cells that could be used on smartphones,...

A Swiss duo have completed the first solar-powered flight across the USA, with the ‘Solar Impulse’ plane successfully landing in New York...

Sharp has set a new world record for solar cell efficiency, creating a solar cell that converts 44.4 percent of sunlight to electricity....

Internet giant Giant is using solar as part of a new initiative to provide internet to people without net access across the world....