An ambitious proposal by US startup Reflect Orbital has astronomers and environmentalists deeply concerned. The California-based company plans to deploy a massive constellation of satellites designed ...

Researchers from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) have developed a new kind of ultrathin solar cell. This breakthrough, the team explains, could open the door to future ...

In addition to using solar panels to turn solar energy into electricity, the system also uses liquid-filled pipes to store heat from the sun.

A new database contains the results of exposure experiments on solar reflectors conducted over more than four decades. The publicly available Solar Mirror Materials Database (SMMD) will contain ...