Space-based solar power beamed down to Earth

Scientists have transmitted space-based solar power to Earth for the first time using a space-borne prototype called the Space Solar Power Demonstrator

Space-based solar tech to beam energy back to Earth

New $100m technology has been developed that aims to harness the power of the Sun directly to produce global and affordable renewable energy

Bill Gates gives $100k to solar powered toilet

American billionaire Bill Gates has given $100,000 (£63,800) to researchers to develop a solar powered toilet. The founder of Microsoft awarded the money to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) yesterday at the ‘Reinvent The Toilet Fair’ in Seattle hosted by his charity. A year ago he had challenged universities to come up with a […]