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Small solar power plant helps freshwater producers access affordable power and heat

Former TU/e student Henk Arntz has found a solution that allows solar power plants to produce power profitably on a much smaller scale.

Update: Pre-order ongoing for German solar car, launch in 2022

The German solar car Sono is on course for launch in 2022. As of now, the cart can be ordered at a competitive price of 25,000 euros.

Solar Team Eindhoven form the Netherlands changes course with new solar vehicle

Solar Team Eindhoven is changing course. Following the solar-powered family car, this year the team is working on another type of vehicle.

Efficient, organic solar cells of the future

As part of his doctoral thesis, a young scientist at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg has devised a way to make organic solar cells more efficient.

Dutch TNO: ‘Choices about energy transition are urgent, but still full of uncertainties’

Over the coming years, the Dutch government will have to decide on investments into sustainable energy, even though it is still unclear what the best course of action is.

‘Nuclear fusion can follow in the footsteps of solar cells’

Every other week EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra discusses what caught his eye on topical issues or what he runs into where the preservation of our planet is concerned.

Innovative European solar cells boost energy transition

By the year 2030, the countries of the European Union intend to cover about one-third of their energy needs with renewable energy sources. Solar energy […]

Solar power surplus: ‘We need to use it more efficiently in future’

In order to have a CO2-neutral society and economy by 2050, we’re in the process of switching to sustainable energy. It sounds logical; solar panels […]

Start-up of the Day: Electricity from your own roof – for tenants, too

The two most important pillars of sustainable energy production in Germany are wind and sun. Solar systems on roofs play a special role there because […]

DSM and Lightyear aim to design solar roofs for all types of electric vehicles

Dutch start-up Lightyear from Helmond has once more pulled off a coup. Today it was announced that the company that emerged from Solar Team Eindhoven […]

Researchers produce first global map of solar and wind energy sites

Fossil fuels are still the main source of energy for electricity generation worldwide. At the end of 2018, the share of renewable energy was only […]

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Solar panels that float whatever the weather and waves

How do floating solar panels work in practice and what are the consequences for the environment? What is the influence of waves and wind on […]

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Gründer Lisa und Bryce des Berliner Start-ups Suncrafter

Start-up of the Day: Phone charging made easy with recycled solar cells

What do you do when all of a sudden lots of people want to charge their mobile phone & accessories, but there is no infrastructure […]

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Start-up of the day: Sustainable and quieter alternative to conventional generators

Volta Energy offers alternative equipment for off-grid locations such as events and construction sites. It provides a power supply using portable solar panels and battery […]

In Spain, the sun doesn’t rise for nothing

Steven van den Heuvel is starting off 2020 full of energy. This should be the year when the company Vesqa will gain a serious foothold […]

Start-up of the week: Tinder for carpoolers

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Solmate, erneuerbare Energie, Photovoltaik-Anlage

Start-up of the Day: Solmate: a power plant for the home that also looks great

In ten to twenty years’ time, each household will be producing its own sustainable energy in one way or another. That’s the conviction of Christoph […]

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