Sunlight carries more energy than most solar devices can catch. That gap matters as heat waves grow worse. It also matters as ...

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

Though the sun produces more energy than we would ever need on Earth, current ...

Solar collectors and absorbers convert solar radiation into thermal energy, playing a crucial role in meeting global heating demands across various sectors.

Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn't capture as much as it could. Now, ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy. Solar thermal energy systems harness the sun's power to generate heat for various applications, ...

Solar, wind, and batteries are set to supply virtually all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to the latest ...

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

A research group from Ghana has developed a solar PV-powered steam cooker (ISESC) with sand-based thermal energy storage (TES). “The potential of sand, given its thermal stability and low cost, has ...

Concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) specialist Vast Renewables has completed final prototyping of a “first-of-its-kind” receiver tower that forms the basis of its clean energy solution that ...

Wind and solar power surpassed thermal power in terms of installed capacity for the first time ever in the first quarter of last year. As of March. 31, 2025, China’s installed capacity of wind and ...