Space on MSN19h
Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...
This alien-like field of mirrors in the desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4d
Breakthrough artificial leaf follows sun for over 800% solar energy efficiency boost
The new artificial leaf combines flexible solar-powered electrodes with a protective gel coating. It also incorporates an ...
Climate Cosmos on MSN2d
The Hidden Lifecycle of Solar Panels
Introduction: The Silent Revolution Solar panels are quietly transforming the way we generate power. As people shift their ...
Solar Orbiter Just Solved a Major Mystery About the Sun
Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...
The Economist6h
Cheap solar power is sending electrical grids into a death spiral
But cheap solar power is now breaking the model. Last year Pakistan became the world’s third-biggest importer of Chinese ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN11d
Solar panels on train tracks: French railway testing new system for power generation
The latest container-based solar-plus-storage plant developed by AREP, an SNCF subsidiary, can be placed on the rails and ...