Technology

Australian smarts and Chinese industrial might made solar power the cheapest power humanity has seen – and no one saw it coming ‘Solar is providing the cheapest energy the world has ever seen ... It’s a fundamentally different world we’re moving into.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP In the year 2000, the International Energy Agency (IEA) made a prediction that would come…

Greenhouses fitted with semi-transparent solar cells can generate electricity without affecting the growth and health of the plants inside, according to a new study, suggesting we could build energy-neutral greenhouses without harming crops. Researchers tested groups of red leaf lettuce under different types of glass and different wavelengths of light, keeping all other variables the same – including…

In Consell, Mallorca a new photovoltaic park 'Son Corcó' has started its experimental commissioning tests this week. It is a photovoltaic installation that occupies an area of ​​almost three hectares and that will generate a power of 2.4 MW. It is the first park to be launched in the Balearic Islands since 2011, when the state government suspended…