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Solar power has enormous potential, but provides only about one percent of world electricity today. An engineer explains the many steps it takes to make solar panels that are efficient, clean and cheap.
From an economic point of view, low-carbon plans in rapidly urbanising areas can have massive benefits for East African cities.
South Africa his rich in minerals that, combined with the development of nanotechnology, can be used to help it develop new energy technologies.
The wind and solar industries scored a huge win by getting extended tax credits, but research shows this isn’t the best policy for lowering emissions through renewable energy.
Solar power is a key piece of South Africa’s energy puzzle.
Strength in numbers matters in the world of solar energy.
South Africa has been slow to adopt renewable energy sources. One option, which has proved successful elsewhere, would be to install solar photovoltaic panels on rooftops in low-income areas.
Mozambique has long standing energy challenges and widespread energy poverty. To change this, particularly for people living in rural areas, it needs to democratise the way it supplies energy.
Solar is a vital piece of the energy puzzle for Africa, but there is an insect problem that comes with the light from solar.
Africa is blessed with an abundance of sunshine.Given the heavy demand for energy, alternatives, such as solar, could provide solutions and help stimulate economic growth.
The massive Ivanpah solar power plant uses natural gas – even more than it expected last year. It’s not ideal, but solar power and natural gas are a powerful, and relatively ‘green,’ combination.
Integrated research is key to sustainable development, which helps Africa resolve its energy woes.
For the sake of mitigating climate change, the African continent needs to make low carbon energy choices.
Given existing technologies, expanding access to electricity almost always increases CO2 emissions. There are real trade-offs between addressing poverty and climate change.
Hillary Clinton’s renewable energy plan is ambitious but, on a technical level, doable. Would it foster more solar technology innovation?
A real-time hand-held device can help employers measure the impact of the sun on workers.
Smoothing out variable wind and solar is a growing problem. Instead of storing energy with batteries, utilities can adjust the power of millions of devices in buildings and homes.
A prototype solar sailing satellite has just successfully been deployed in orbit, pointing the way to the future of space travel.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Senior lecturer, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Australian National University
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