World news about “Solar energy” published by euronews.
Sun-powered plane begins trans-American trip Solar Impulse has completed the first of five legs in its planned crossing of the United States, flying from San Francisco to Phoenix, Arizona in just over… 05/05/2013
Solar-powered plane starts US trip A plane powered by the sun’s energy has begun its journey across the United States. The aircraft dubbed Solar Impulse took off from San Francisco bay early… 04/05/2013
Down to earth energy Right under our feet there is a source of clean and efficient energy. La Fabrica del Sol in Barcelona is living proof. An old Catalan building dating back to… 22/04/2013
Suntech runs into bad weather A cloudy outlook for Suntech, one of the world’s leading solar panel makers. In the face of falling prices due to oversupply, the Chinese company’s main… 21/03/2013
Painting for change Scientists in the UK have been developing specially ‘conductive’ paints to be printed onto building materials, where they can then generate their own… 18/03/2013
Sun-powered boat to research Gulf Stream In La Ciotat in the south of France, a very special boat is undergoing maintenance in a shipyard. Pascal Goulpié welcomed euronews aboard the PlanetSolar… 22/01/2013
Blog: PlanetSolar, where the sun blowsYou can’t just stroll into La Ciotat’s naval shipyard. One of France’s top naval building sites up until the 1980s, it is now home to leisure boats… 22/01/2013
Total energy independence in the Alps French engineer and inventor Fabrice André is whizzing up the Alpine road to his refuge on his latest invention: a tricycle that can climb upwards at more… 04/12/2012
Brussels calls for end to energy market distortion In it’s autumn balance sheet, the European Commissioner for Energy gave member states a dressing down and pressed them to make the internal energy market a… 15/11/2012
Japan land of rising solar power Japan is still adrift in a sea of nuclear worry, and considering alternatives for its future. All the country’s reactors are still shut down, except two… 09/11/2012
Greek business clusters together to find strength in numbers Just north of Athens there is one of the country’s biggest solar energy farms. Monitoring everything is a system installed by a company with Vassilis Nellas… 07/09/2012
Plug your energy leaks Like water from a faulty tap, power leaks from all electronic devices – whether in use or not. The fact is a portion of our energy bill goes down the drain… 05/09/2012
Morocco makes renewable energy progress while the sun shines With over 300 days of sunshine per year, Ain Beni Mathar in Morocco, near the border with Algeria, was the perfect site to build a thermal and solar hybrid… 31/07/2012
Solar plane completes maiden intercontinental flightA solar-powered plane completed the first intercontinental flight by an aircraft of its type. The Solar Impulse landed in Morocco’s capital Rabat late on… 06/06/2012
Ultra thin solar film could mean end of phone charger Researchers in a laboratory in France are working on an ultra thin film which can harness the energy of the sun. It works like a solar panel but is just a… 02/02/2012
Solar thermal power arrives in ChinaChina opened its first tower-type solar thermal power stations. Officials say the six-year project will allow solar energy to be transformed into heat energy… 13/11/2012
Plug your energy leaksLike water from a faulty tap, power leaks from all electronic devices – whether in use or not. The fact is a portion of our energy bill goes down the drain… 05/09/2012
Swiss plane makes first ever solar-powered transcontinental flightSolar Impulse, the plane completely powered by the sun, has completed its historic transcontinental flight. The aircraft was greeted by a cheering crowd as… 25/07/2012
Solar powered plane tries first flight across the MediterraneanIn an attempt to make the first cross-Mediterranean flight of its kind, a solar powered plane has taken off from Madrid. The aircraft is a Solar Impulse… 05/06/2012
Germany’s green giga-goalsGermany has not met its ambition to cover all its power needs for one day exclusively through renewable sources, but half of Monday’s demand was met with… 29/05/2012
Germany breaks solar energy recordGermany is said to have set a new world record for the amount of solar energy produced by a nation. According to the Institute of Renewable Energy (IWR)… 27/05/2012
Solar Impulse Morocco-boundA plane fuelled by the sun has begun its first intercontinental flight – from Switzerland to Morocco. The Solar Impulse is attempting a trip of 2,500… 24/05/2012
Solar storm set to cause disruption on EarthThe largest solar storm in five years is headed for Earth where its set to disrupt power grids and some communications systems. On the plus side it could also… 08/03/2012
