How solar wind forecasting will help define heliosphere's boundaries

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical ...

Where might we find life in our solar system?

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our ...

Salt River Project taps Italian firm for non-lithium battery system in eastern Arizona

The project emerged from a 2024 request for proposals and falls under a collaboration between SRP and Google to speed up long ...
Richland Source

Light on: Mansfield City Council OKs plan to build solar farms on top of closed landfills

MANSFIELD — A solar farm is greenlit for closed landfills on Mansfield’s north side. Now all officials need is a local consumer(s) for the electrical power the site will produce. Mansfield City ...
MIT Technology Review

The balcony solar boom is coming to the US

Plug-in panels are getting popular—how do we make sure they’re safe? Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These ...
SciTech Daily

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Turning Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight

Plastics – rich in carbon and hydrogen – can be converted into a clean energy source, using sunlight. Credit: Adelaide University Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels ...
TechSpot

Solar-powered cars are impractical at scale but this tiny build finds a sweet spot

In brief: Solar-powered cars are still not practical at full scale. Panels are cheaper and more efficient than they used to be, but they do not generate enough energy to move a standard vehicle over ...
Reuters

Graphic Packaging, NextEra to build 250 MW solar plant in Texas

April 29 (Reuters) - Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK.N), opens new tab said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources (NEE.N), opens new tab to build a 250-megawatt solar ...
Seeking Alpha

Meta partners with Overview Energy to use solar space energy to power AI

Meta Platforms (META) is partnering with Overview Energy to capture space solar energy to power AI infrastructure, giving Meta (META) early access to Overview’s space solar energy system for up to 1 ...
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Powering AI, Strengthening the Grid: Innovation in Space Solar Energy and Long-Duration Storage

Today, we’re announcing two partnerships to help deliver the reliable power our AI infrastructure and data centers need by advancing innovative energy generation and storage. We’re partnering with ...
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A New Solar Breakthrough Could Make Wood Part of the Energy Grid

Renewable energy growth is creating grid volatility because solar and wind output often fails to match demand. Researchers in China have developed a modified balsa wood material that absorbs sunlight ...
Utah Public Radio

Wind and solar power now make up a fifth of all of Utah's electricity

Wind turbines generating renewable energy in Spring Valley in White Pine County, Nevada. Wind and solar power are rapidly expanding across the Mountain West, with some states now generating a ...