IKEA Is Now Selling Solar Systems, No Allen Key Required

Source: treehugger.com Published: August 3, 2017 Updated October 11, 2018 © IKEA battery pack By Lloyd Alter So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes. Watch out, Elon Musk! Tesla’s subsidiary...

Flexible Solar Panels Recycle Indoor Light

Source: treehugger.com Published: November 8, 2016 © Virginia Tech Integrating solar panels into windows and walls seems to be the obvious next step for the technology, but what about all of the light indoors? What if there could be a way to harness, or recycle, that...

Kids Create Street Art That Generates Solar Power

Source: takepart.com Published: October 23, 2015 (Photo: Land Art Generation Initiative) A Pittsburgh project is designed to light up a disadvantaged neighborhood and show an alternative-energy future in a coal state. Kristine Wong Pennsylvania’s coal industry may be...

Solar Power in Africa Helps Villages Meet Basic Needs

Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: March 21, 2013 Solar panels also power the water pump to supply water for domestic use. This reservoir is connected to six water taps. (image via Chad Lipton/National Geographic Society) Less than 25 percent of the population...