On this page, find innovations from students, scientists, and cutting-edge companies developing solar energy resources and technology. Read up on new ways being used to harness the abundant power of one of the earth’s best sustainable resources. The solar industry is booming worldwide. Not only is it the most abundant source of energy, but it’s also turning out to be one of the most cost-efficient as well in the end.
Although we would love to see every home have solar panels installed on their roofs, if you are not ready for that stage just yet, you can still access solar power in other forms, both portable and stationary.
Check all the resources and keep up to date on the latest developments in technology, policy, projects in communities and entire cities and countries, and how solar power continues to expand on Managing Earth’s FB page and Pinterest page. Also find our article: Managing Earth’s article on Solar Power Innovations.
You can also find more information relating to solar power, at worldsolarresources.com, and on the World-Solar-Resource’s FB page.
Canadian Solar Industries Association website
Altenergy Mag: Advances in Solar Panel Technology and Its Use in Solar Car Development
How Stuff Works: Solar Panels on Cars
Clean Technica: Solar EVs ~ Aptera requires no charging for most daily use.
Bright Vibes: Eindhoven University students’ electric motorhome, ‘Stella Vita’, has a range of 700+ kilometers
How Stuff Works: Are solar car battery chargers effective?
Axion Power: Reviews of the Best Solar Car Battery Chargers
Axion Power: Worldwide Solar Energy Stats and Information
Inside EEV: Video by ‘Fully Charged’ – ‘Sono Solar Car’ making great strides in charging
Scotty Kilmer: Video – Tips and Truth about Electric Cars
Tree Hugger: Solar-powered refrigerated trailers can eliminate millions of tons of CO2 emissions
SolarReviews.com: EVs’ability to use car batteries as backup power
Bright Vibes: Sustainable car park charges electric cars and stores power
World Climate Change Organisation: South Korea bicycle path covered with solar panels
Renewable Energy World: Solar Panel Roads
Ecowatch: Are solar roadways still too good to be true?
Conserve Energy Future: Pros and Cons of Solar Roads
Solar Panel Parking Lots and Roads
Paired Power: Pairs solar power with EV charging, energy storage, and the grid
Solar Energy International – website
Solar Energy International – FB page
Inceptive Mind: Solar-powered project extracts drinking water from thin air
Inceptive Mind: Solar Desalination Skylight
Inceptive Mind: A simple way to desalinate water using solar energy
Ecowatch: Video – Creating the world’s first solar-powered town with Syd Kitson
Green Coast: 8 Solar panel developments to get excited about
Energy Sage: Choosing batteries
Renewable Energy World: Solar storage leads MISO’s record-setting interconnection queue
Greengeeks: 28 Incredible solar energy facts and why they matter
GIS Map of Solar Energy Providers in British Columbia, Canada
Sole Yachts: Solecat Solar-powered Catamaran
Altenergy.org: Latest Solar Technology
Rated Power: Solar Power Technology
Energy.gov – Grid or Stand-alone Renewable Energy Systems
Wikipedia: Solar-powered water heaters
Axion Power: Facts about Solar Energy
Wikipedia: Solar-powered backpacks
How Stuff Works: Solar Backpacks
(US) Solar Energy Industry Association website
Rated Power: More on Floating Solar Farms
Seed Scientific: 61+ Shining Solar Energy Statistics
Solar Reviews: Solar panel technologies that will revolutionize energy production
Wikipedia: Glitter-sized Solar Cells
Cleantechnica: Transparent Solar Windows
Green Matters: Solar glass panels
Now This: Video on ‘Solar Skin’ panels that match roofs
Inhabitat: Solar Panel Roof Tiles
Solar Magazine: Solar Shingles
Solar Reviews: Is Solar paint the next big thing in renewable energy?
Ecowatch: Solar Paint: Is It Possible?
How Stuff Works: Top 5 Solar-powered Gadgets
Solar QWNN: Video: Origami-shaped portable chargers
DigiInfo Video on a Retractable Mobile Solar Power System on a Roll