New study assesses where light-powered spacecraft propulsion technology currently stands.

Piccard never intended the vehicle for commercial use, but instead envisioned it as a way to raise awareness for sustainable energy by building the first solar-powered plane capable of ...

The fruition of space-based solar power (SBSP) has long been stymied by a lack of enabling technologies, but thanks to a clutch of successful ground and orbital power-beaming tests, and advances in ...

A multidisciplinary team from the California Institute of Technology is a winner of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for testing a satellite that proves it’s possible to collect solar energy in space and ...

Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine. Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to ...

The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and communities from California to ...

Coal is by far the most polluting fuel that we use. It produces the most carbon emissions per unit of energy, and impurities in the coal produce a lot of sulfur dioxide aerosols, as well as nitrous ...

The capacity of solar panels fitted on campervans and off-grid vans is normally expected to be lower compared to what is ...

A study reveals India's solar power output dropped 9.6% in 2023 due to air pollution, significantly impacting energy generation.

China is wasting a huge amount of green energy as the world grapples with an energy shortage because of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid ...