Engineering students are taking solar-powered cars on an epic cross-country road trip
Teams of engineering students from more than 20 countries have converged in Darwin to chase the future of solar-powered travel.
Tag: solar power
Tandem solar cells help maximise solar technology efficiency
How can silicon-based solar technology get more efficient? By mixing in another material.
This floating solar farm will spend its days chasing the sun
A utility company in the Netherlands is working on a large installation of floating solar panel islands that change their ...
What do people and solar cells have in common? They both like a little caffeine boost
A coffee break inspired engineers in the US to try out a novel way of increasing the commercial viability of ...
Getting a reaction: Rose Amal wants people to see chemical engineering in a new light
Professor Rose Amal's work is improving the planet as well as changing the way people think about chemical engineering.
Portable filtration system provides “on-the-spot” clean water
A pilot program at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will investigate methods of removing salts from bore water, industrial wastewater ...
How engineers are empowering communities to roll out renewable energy projects
Engineers are busy helping small communities achieve their sustainability goals and transition to renewable power, both in Australia and overseas.
New net-zero energy education centre walks the walk on sustainable building practices
Engineers and architects are combining forces to create an Australian first: a net-zero energy education and research centre.
Engineering the next generation of Australian-made solar energy technology
The effectiveness of turning solar energy into electrical energy has increased drastically in recent years. Dr Brett Hallam is one ...
A ‘Sun in a box’ could store renewable energy in the form of molten silicon
While Elon Musk’s massive South Australian battery is proving its worth, engineers in the US are working on a conceptual ...
