Solar Energy

LOOK: The World's First Strawscraper

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Tech

A Swedish firm has come up with a brilliant - if slightly odd - idea for making one of Stockholm's tallest buildings energy neutral. The plan is to...

A Solar Fridge for Fresh Food in Hot Climates

Green Futures | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK
Green Futures

Food shortages in India are compounded by a lack of cold-chain storage facilities, but a new solar-powered cold storage device, developed by the University of Cincinnati in partnership with industry, could put this problem on ice.

The Climate Bubble Reality Check

David Hone | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK
David Hone

In recent months there has been a renewed look at the idea of a financial carbon bubble, or unburnable carbon reserves. Most recently, a report from The Carbon Tracker with a forward by Lord Stern of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change (London School of Economics), argued that serious risks are accumulating for investors in high carbon assets, such as coal mining companies and the oil and gas industry.

PICS: Sun's Massive Heat Explained By 'Magnetic Braids'?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has found mysterious 'magnetic braids' near to the surface of the Sun. The strange super-hot shapes in the outer atmosphere of our star might ...

PHOTOS: Solar Flight Breakthrough As Plane Bridges Continents

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Tech

It's not just Venus which is making headlines thanks to the light of the Sun. The world's first solar-powered inter-continental flight has successf...