The Ivanpah solar plant, once a beacon of cutting-edge technology, is closing due to the rapid advancement and cost reduction ...

Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be obsolete.

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Researchers have devised a new kind of film that can help improve the performance of next-generation solar cells, according ...

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, ...

A team of engineers and material scientists in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder has ...

Even as President Trump slashes support for wind and solar energy, another renewable energy source is finding unexpected ...

Learn how ELM Solar’s Virtu HOT collectors enhance heat decarbonization, reduce emissions, and support NYC’s carbon goals ...

but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and an electric car? Researchers have looked into ... Study Urges Canada to Build Solar Power Mega-Projects Dec. 11, 2024 — Canada ...

Lower Sioux projects integrate hempcrete and solar thermal for energy-efficient housing, led by 8th Fire Solar and the Lower ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — The world is experiencing more frequent and intense heat waves, floods ... reservoirs could help meet the country's solar energy needs, according to a new study.