Floating power plants
Floating power plants
What produces electricity with incredible efficiency – and on otherwise unused space? Floating PV systems are increasingly common worldwide and present a unique aesthetic…Read more
Giving old satellite dishes a new lease on life –
Giving old satellite dishes a new lease on life –
A disused satellite dish in the Swiss mountains has been producing solar power since November 2022. Here’s how it happened…Read more
In the Electric Fast Lane
In the Electric Fast Lane
Inductive charging could soon become part of our everyday lives. Germany and other countries are already hard at work developing electrified roads.Read more
Always Following the Sun
Always Following the Sun
From the passive House of Tomorrow by US architect George F. Keck to the Schallstadt climate houses with built-in cooling and from utopia to energy-plus buildings: a journey through 90 years of solar architecture.Read more
Solar energy from space
Solar energy from space
In space, the sun shines day and night, no clouds to dim the light. We could generate energy around the clock with photovoltaics there. Will we soon be obtaining our electricity from orbit?Read more
Solar power for hundreds of thousands
Solar power for hundreds of thousands
In the West African country of Senegal, electricity is still scarce for many people, especially in rural areas. Solar-powered mini-grid systems are now set to bring light to the darkness of the villages at night. The ASER300 project will provide hundreds of thousands of rural residents with permanent access to electricity for street lighting, food refrigeration and a better healthcare system.Read more
All roads lead to the energy transition
All roads lead to the energy transition
Just how much power-generating potential is lying dormant in and around our traffic infrastructure? Can PV modules withstand the weight of sustained truck traffic? What’s feasible and what’s not?Read more
A Small-Scale Approach to the Big Picture
A Small-Scale Approach to the Big Picture
A distributed energy supply offers cheap, green and sustainable electricity from the local region.Read more
Virtual Power Plants
Virtual Power Plants
The interconnection of decentralized power generation units - do they provide the energy of the future?Read more
More Energy Together
More Energy Together
One of the most exciting energy projects of recent years is the Brooklyn Microgrid in New York. It is a platform based on blockchain technology.Read more
When Your Home Buys Electricity Itself
When Your Home Buys Electricity Itself
Blockchain could play an instrumental role in the energy transition and the future of the decentralized utility grid.Read more
Enormous Potential
Enormous Potential
A PV system can prove extremely cost-effective for companies that operate a fleet of electric vehicles. We’ll tell you everything you need to know. Read more
Making bucks without carbon
Making bucks without carbon
Expensive, inefficient and unreliable – these are the prejudices that renewable energies face. Now one organization shows that this has fundamentally changed.Read more
The Exciting Case of the PV Cap
The Exciting Case of the PV Cap
About politicians who take a lot of time to implement a clear legislative proposal and thus counteract climate policy. Reason enough to take a closer look at the story of the rise and fall of the PV lid. Read more
Fighting Poverty with Solar Power
Fighting Poverty with Solar Power
Anyone who wants to supply themselves with solar energy in Europe asks: "Is the investment worthwhile? In Africa the discussion is quite different. It is about the question: poverty or progress?Read more
Battle over the energy mix in the land of the rising sun
Battle over the energy mix in the land of the rising sun
The Fukushima reactor disaster brought about a change in energy supply in Japan. But the electricity mix today is sobering, isn't it?Read more
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence
Sint Eustatius is liberated from the fossil age and uses the sun to provide people throughout the island with sustainable electricity.Read more
The “Plus” in Buildings
The “Plus” in Buildings
How can I make my home more energy efficient and what types of houses are there? The community of Wüstenrot is building a whole settlement like this.Read more
Icelandic creativity instead of harmful kerosene
Icelandic creativity instead of harmful kerosene
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The currency of the energy revolution
The currency of the energy revolution
The first digital currency created by solar energy. The idea of the SolarCoin is morally superior to the Bitcoin.This is a concept worthy of a Nobel Prize.Read more
A Very Personal Declaration of Independence
A Very Personal Declaration of Independence
The journalists Klaus Schier and Sonja Nertinger report on decentralised energy supply on journeys and give an insight how our energy supply will change.Read more