Renewable Energy
Why Solar Panels Aren’t Unfair or a Scam
There’s concerns that homes with solar panels are reducing their utility bills at the expense of their neighbors without solar panels. The phenomenon ...
Sustainable Tech
How Solar Panels Are Changing Agriculture – Agrivoltaics Revisited
As our needs for energy and food continue to rise, we’re revisiting the sunny topic of Agrivoltaics – or using land to grow ...
Energy Production
5 Years with Solar Panels – Is It Still Worth It?
I’ve been living with solar panels for almost 5 years now here in Massachusetts, and I thought it was time to take a ...
Energy Production
Fixing Solar Panels Fatal Flaw
The solar industry has a potentially fatal flaw: its reliance on silver. As a precious metal, silver is costly and difficult to come ...
Energy Production
How Solar Panels Can Help Solve California’s Drought
The southwestern U.S. is in the throes of a “megadrought” so severe that we’ve broken the record — all 1,200 years of it. ...
Clean Transport
Now Boarding: Renewable Mass Transit Systems
Generating renewable energy for our homes and electrifying our cars are great steps towards reducing emissions. But what about mass transport? Are there ...
Sustainable Tech
How Big Can You Make a Passive House?
Recently I’ve talked about my new net zero home I’m building, but not all net zero buildings have to be homes or houses. ...
Energy Production
The Best Solar Panel Options If You Don’t Have Roof Space
Forty-four million households rent their homes12, but are they left out of the solar energy world entirely? As the solar industry grows we’re ...
Renewable Energy
This Invention Could Supercharge Solar Panels
We’re always chasing better performing and more efficient solar panels to help power our renewable future, but no matter how efficient a panel ...
Energy Storage
Why This Sand Battery Matters – Thermal Energy Storage Explained
As you know, efficient energy storage systems are the conundrum of making the most out of our intermittent renewable energy generation. Unless you’ve ...
