Solar power accounted for 100% of new energy on U.S. grid in March 2013
According to the latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), March 2013 was a very special month for the U.S. power grid. For the first time ever, all of the new capacity added came from solar power.
Breakthrough lithium-ion battery can recharge 1,000x faster than current tech
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new lithium-ion battery that has pretty incredible power characteristics, at least in the lab.
300,000 mirrors: World’s largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in the Mojave
The scale of this concentrating solar power plant is awe-inspiring. Hundreds of thousands of mirrors are used to focus solar energy unto giant towers, generating clean electricity via steam turbines.