Solar
Rock and pop music increases solar cell efficiency by 40%
Solar cells are more receptive to high pitched sounds including office printers – but not classical music
Solar Samsung: use the sun to power your phone
A mobile phone case can protect your phone from damage and jazz it up, but it now has an additional function
India’s solar capacity passes 2GW milestone
India’s renewable energy capacity has grown from 3.9GW in 2002-2003 to about 27.3GW in January 2013
New ‘transparent’ solar panels could turn cities into power stations
Spanish researchers say ‘building integrated photovoltaics’ could transform energy systems around the world
UK to invest £40 billion in green infrastructure projects
Funds aimed at ensuring UK develops a sustainable future energy supply by incentivising private sector investment
US emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy Information Agency report 3.8% drop in 2012, linked to rise in shale gas use and warmer than usual first quarter
UK outlines ambitious strategy for solar energy
Energy and climate minister Greg Barker says country is aiming for target of 20GW by 2020, but significant challenges lie ahead
‘Ultra-mega’ solar power project to be constructed in India
The 4GW project in Rajasthan will be completed in phases with the first GW due to be running by 2016
China and US cut back on wind power is a boost to solar
Slow-down in China and the US has held wind energy back from hitting the top spot
Indianapolis Airport to construct Vatican City sized solar installation
The installation would generate enough energy that is equivalent to taking 2,000 cars of the road
China set to lead 2014 solar energy boom
Analysts predict global solar PV installations will exceed 40GW by 2014, with China leading with installations of more than 2GW planned
Goldman Sachs to invest $1.5 billion in Dong energy
Investment is likely to safeguard the future of one of the world’s biggest wind farm operators
Sun must supply 10% of world’s energy by 2025
Sir David King and Richard Layard say planet meeting 10% of its total energy needs from solar power in under two decades
Ocean acidification could cause extinction of marine species
Morning summary: Oceans being heated by climate change absorbs more CO2 says new research; Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered a second breach; China is ramping up solar manufacturing
Solar cell record efficiency set by European scientists
Researchers achieved 44.7% efficiency which is a major step towards further reducing the costs of solar power
Ghana’s women set to engineer solar revolution in rural villages
Social Venture Africa’s pilot project in January 2014 aims to turn Ghanaian mothers into solar engineers and entrepreneurs
Nordic countries join Obama in shunning dirty energy
President Barak Obama met with the Swedish king and queen to agree a move to low carbon technology
PlanetSolar: sailing the world’s oceans powered by the sun
Having crossed the Atlantic in a record breaking 22 days, the owners of MS Tûranor are now on the lookout for a buyer
UK solar market hits 1 gigawatt for the first time
The largest PV installation to date was completed during the first half of this year, helping to boost figures
Art installation in Washington gives flower power a solar boost
Five flowers, 33 foot tall, are being used to teach the public about the benefits of solar energy