Solar power news, articles and features | Page 2 | New Scientist

Skip to content

A solar power plant at night

Technology

Solar panels that work at night produce enough power to charge a phone

Solar panels are cooler than the night air, creating a temperature difference that can be exploited to produce electricity

News

space satellite with solar panels

Environment

UK government backs plan to harvest solar power from space

News

Technology

Static electricity can keep desert solar panels free of dust

News

Snow-proof solar panels keep working even in icy weather

Technology

Snow-proof solar panels keep working even in icy weather

News

Solar panels in space

Space

Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report

News

Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

Technology

Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

News

solar steriliser

Technology

Portable device uses solar power to sterilise medical equipment

News

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

Technology

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

News

Perovskite solar cells

Technology

Changing how we make solar panels could reduce their carbon emissions

News

Laser-sculpted aluminium purifies water with the power of sunlight

Technology

Laser-sculpted aluminium purifies water with the power of sunlight

A black panel of aluminium created by lasers can purify water containing human waste and heavy metals to drinkable standards, using just sunlight

News

Technology

Two-sided solar panels that track the sun produce a third more energy

News

Technology

Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

Regulars

Technology

Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

News

Technology

Massive solar panels in Chilean desert point to our renewable future

Regulars