LG have launched their new Pop in the UK. The Pop is an ecofriendly touch screen mobile. It has a solar panel embedded in the cover of the battery which uses the sun’s energy to charge the phone’s battery.
The really cool thing is that just 10 minutes of sunshine will give you 2 minutes of [...]

Solar power is generated by converting sunlight into electric current by using any of the following two ways. One with the use of Photovoltaics(PV). The other is by Concentrating Solar Power(CSP) where the sun’s energy is focussed to boil water which is further used for power production.
Though there is Solar Energy Generating Systems(SEGS) which [...]

If you happen to live in Cazenovia, then pop along to Nottingham High School to hear what Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google has to say.
A transcript of an interview with him can be found here, but for the purposes of this post – what has he got to say [...]

I came across this great news article today where as part of the launch of the new Toyota Prius these daisy are part of a campaign to restore the balanace between the needs of man and nature.
These sculptures have solar panels on their petals and seats round the bottom.  Access to free wifi and a [...]

Suntech, the New York SE listed company has this week announced the completion of the 10MW PV based solar power network in China.
It is the first stage of a 50MW plant due for completion by the end of next year (2011). Powered by 37,000+ suntech solar panels it is estimated that this project will save [...]

Hi guys, just came across this cool annual event – the Solar decathlon. For three weeks in October (2009), the US Department of Enrgy hosts 20 teams to design, build and run the most energy efficient solar powered house!
The event runs from the 8th to the 21st of October and is in and around teh [...]

What’s a Boda Boda I hear you ask? These are the guys (usually men) that cycle from border to border from one countries immigration point to anothers, generally through no mans land. They keep in contact through their mobile phones and therefore need a method of portable charging for them.
The Boda Boda’s take clients [...]

Gujarat in India had a small plan – to build a 500MW solar power plant by 2014.  This decent sized project now has new ambitions with a 3,000MW plant planned.

With the help of the Clinton Foundation, they will be undertaking this $10billion project to create the world’s largest solar power plant. The project has [...]

You’ve probably heard in the news recently about an ambitious solar project in California’s Mojave Desert being canned. This desert is a vast area of barren land with nothing much living, growing or even moving there – just a lot of sun beating down on a parched earth – so why not pop a solar [...]

Saudi Arabia, one of the kings of oil production has begun laying out plans to make solar power a major part of their energy portfolio over the next 5-10 years.

photo credit: World Economic ForumThey are making very big predictions – that they will be able to export as much solar energy as they do energy [...]