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Electric avenues that can transmit the sun’s energy onto power grids may be coming to a city near you.

A remote tropical island in the South Pacific has managed to rid itself of its reliance on diesel and is now completely powered by solar energy. Ta’u Island, part of American Samoa, is using more than 5,000 solar panels and 60 Tesla power packs to run the entire island. Before the move to renewable energy, the island, which is home to 600 people and located 4,000 miles off the west coast of the US, was dependent on 100,000 gallons of diesel to survive.

Flexible, thin-film solar panels from a Silicon Valley company are allowing drone makers to keep their craft in the sky for hours longer than is possible with batteries alone.

Partnership of three local organizations could set a sustainability example for others to follow.

Is it public art, or is it a power station? This shimmering design for “The Pipe”, a finalist in the 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), is intended to blur the lines between the two. Imagined here as a floating installation off the coast of Santa Monica, California, the Pipe is an electromagnetic desalination device, powered by the sun. It also looks great on the horizon.

State as the opportunity to export home-grown renewable energy

Many countries have used solar energy to power their homes and businesses for many years. But, the devices that collect solar energy require a lot of space. Now scientists in India have designed a device that tries to solve that problem by taking ideas from the natural world.

It may be famous for its meandering medinas and the scenic Atlas Mountains, but Morocco might soon make its name as a solar superpower.

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!

Considering their large electricity bills, could schools save money and improve children’s education by investing in net zero energy buildings?

Half the price of coal!