âÄúWe are preparing our minds to leave the planet, and at the same time take more care of the planet,âÄù artist Tomas Saraceno said as he discussed the Museo aero solar, a giant solar balloon ...

Solar power is a great alternative to countless other energies, but cloud can get in the way sometimes - and it's unavoidable, until now. An international consortium is working on taking solar farms ...

Solar farms have been making headlines lately, and solar power options are gaining in popularity as their efficiency levels improve. But a new photovoltaic solution is going to bring solar farms ...

Harnessing the sun’s energy for use here on Earth is a fairly easy thing to do in areas where a lot of sunlight hits the ground (or rooftop, as it were). New developments in solar power technology are ...

Giant solar energy balloons floating high in the air may be a cheap way to provide electricity to areas lacking the land and infrastructure needed for traditional power systems, researchers in Israel ...

The first test of its solar concentrator balloons is set to launch in the next two weeks with a 1.5-megawatt installation, and a utility is slated for the first half of 2009. Martin LaMonica is a ...

Giant solar energy balloons floating high in the air may be a cheap way to provide electricity to areas lacking the land and infrastructure needed for traditional power systems. Solar balloons, ...

For all the cost and efficiency improvements in solar panels in the last few years, all land-based photovoltaics have one serious Achilles Heel: performance is dependent on the weather. If clouds are ...

The Chinese balloon that traveled across the United States last week before it was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean had both antennas to collect communications and solar panels to power its sensors, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With Albuquerque in the path of an annular solar eclipse during Balloon Fiesta, a special balloon glow will take place to celebrate it. An annular solar eclipse will occur on ...

OKAY. THANKS, JOE. WELL, THE 51ST ANNUAL BALLOON FIESTA MIGHT HAVE A FIRST. WE’LL BE TREATED TO MORE THAN 500 HOT AIR BALLOONS ALONG WITH THE SOLAR ECLIPSE THAT WILL START TO BECOME VISIBLE DURING ...