- Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. The industry is working to build back trust https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/1244330369/solar-rooftop-panels-environment-fraud-deception 8 comments energy
- Rooftop solar panels are flooding California's grid. That's a problem. https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/04/23/news/rooftop-solar-panels-are-flooding-californias-grid-thats-a-problem/121847.html 499 comments nottheonion
- "After renewables frenzy, Vietnam’s solar energy goes to waste" | Anyone fancy jumping on this? The problem is the the power infrastructure connecting the wind/solar plants to where the power's needed can't handle the load. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/18/after-renewables-push-vietnam-has-too-much-energy-to-handle 3 comments cryptocurrency
- Cause of Lucy Solar Array Deployment Problem Identified https://spacenews.com/cause-of-lucy-solar-array-deployment-problem-identified/ 12 comments space
- Lucy’s solar panel hasn’t latched—a problem for a mission powered by the Sun. The team is analyzing data to determine next steps. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/lucys-solar-panel-hasnt-latched-a-problem-for-a-mission-powered-by-the-sun/ 27 comments space
- Technical problems prevent astronauts from installing new solar panels on space station https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/world/space-station-spacewalk-technical-errors-solar-panels-scn/index.html 5 comments space
- If you build DAOs, study ants. "They adapt to changing conditions (sudden food availability, environmental disturbance, predators). Their nests thermoregulate, balancing solar collection & ventilation. They can even solve NP-hard problems like Travelling Salesman when they forage..." https://blog.colony.io/the-future-of-work-cf99211e7ac4/ 5 comments cryptocurrency
- Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing - These facilities of the future are riddled with problems—but it's not too late to find fixes. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32945164/concentrating-solar-power-plants/ 3 comments technology
- How to Get Around Solar Energy's NIMBY Problem https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/11/solar-panel-neighbor-complaints-renewable-energy-climate/601747/ 5 comments politics
- Nuclear Power’s Big Problem Isn't That It's Nuclear - Even assuming no further overruns, it will already cost more than $11,000 per kilowatt of capacity, multiples of what a new gas-fired plant or utility-scale solar array would cost https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-27/nuclear-power-s-big-problem-isn-t-that-it-s-nuclear 5 comments technology
- States hold the key to solving the solar tariff problem http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/373005-states-hold-the-key-to-solving-the-solar-tariff-problem 4 comments politics
- Game Over For Coal: Scientists Nail Down Pesky Perovskite Solar Cell Problem | CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/01/game-coal-scientists-nail-pesky-perovskite-solar-cell-problem/ 6 comments science
- Game Over For Coal: Scientists Nail Down Pesky Perovksite Solar Cell Problem https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/01/game-coal-scientists-nail-pesky-perovksite-solar-cell-problem/ 29 comments technology
- We’ve been underestimating the solar industry’s momentum. That could be a big problem https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/25/weve-been-underestimating-the-solar-industrys-momentum-that-could-be-a-big-problem/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.b8c0f4a22c3f 7 comments politics
- India’s solar mission can cause new debt problems http://www.livemint.com/opinion/xgmuv3kjd8vzbrrwljesvk/indias-solar-mission-can-cause-new-debt-problems.html 3 comments india
- Some stars predicted to enter the solar system. Could cause problems for whatever we are in 1.3M years http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/577776/20150102/orange-dwarf-star-solar-system-earth.htm#.vkgv_cpnbqa 43 comments science
- Solving the World's Energy Problem, Without a Budget: the Air Force's Space-Based Solar Power Initiative (Hint: the answer is 42) http://moonandback.com/2012/09/04/coyote-smith-space-based-solar-power-moonandback-interview/ 5 comments space
- Imagine if the world's mission was to work on solar technology? What could be achieved? The risk of nuclear accidents in geologically unstable countries is too great. The negative effects are not just one country's problem. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/infrared-photovoltaic-0621.html 27 comments technology
- Solar power in India: Waiting for the sun -- Is the sun the answer to India’s energy problems? http://www.economist.com/node/21553480 3 comments worldnews
- Solar Energy is likely to benefit from nuclear problems http://mullthisova.blogspot.com/2011/03/solar-energy-is-likely-to-benefit-from.html 3 comments investing
- A New Look At Cyborg Astronauts Colonizing The Solar System — Scientists have been warning that humans should look at colonizing the solar system if they want the human species to survive. One of the many problems is the fact that humans may have to alter their biological code. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/297649 38 comments space
- Problem Detected with Voyager 2 Spacecraft at Edge of Solar System http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/nasa-tracking-voyager2-problem-100506.html 131 comments science
- New solar cell material achieves almost 100% efficiency, could solve world-wide energy problems http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39807/113/ 3 comments science
- Solving Our Water Problems - Desalination Using Solar Thermal Power http://www.theoildrum.com/node/3926 25 comments science
- Hydrogen production from air via capture of vapor. Stable prototype operated for 12 days. Air is everywhere: solves problem that best places for solar got no liquid water But 12.9 trillion tonnes of water in air at any moment. Hydrogen is the ultimate clean energy, key fuel for space exploration. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32652-y 54 comments science
- Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem "Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive." https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61996520 13 comments energy
- Solar geoengineering isn’t a long-term solution and doesn’t address the root causes of climate change. The real problem is the increase in emissions, not the Sun. https://year2049.substack.com/p/solar-geoengineering 4 comments futurology
- While Australia burns, solar farms are having their output restricted to half because of infrastructure problems. This may take 5 years to resolve. https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-solar-farms-face-tighter-constraints-new-projects-may-be-blocked-from-grid-82973/ 27 comments worldnews
- Researchers figured out how to generate power from falling raindrops — which could solve the biggest problem with solar energy http://www.businessinsider.com/solar-panels-could-generate-power-from-raindrops-2018-3 6 comments technology
- Researchers figured out how to generate power from falling raindrops — which could solve the biggest problem with solar energy http://www.businessinsider.com/solar-panels-could-generate-power-from-raindrops-2018-3 55 comments science
- India’s Problem With Renewable Energy. Switching to wind and solar risks locking the country in permanent inferiority to China. https://www.wsj.com/article_email/indias-problem-with-renewable-energy-1498149487-lmyqjaxmte3mziwmzgyodm4wj/ 23 comments india
- Cheap batteries will revolutionise the renewable energy market. The big power companies will struggle to keep up as a solution emerges to the problem of storing wind and solar power http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/09/cheap-batteries-renewable-energy-market-big-power-companies-wind-solar-power 120 comments technology
- India is aiming to join the world’s deep-space pioneers with a journey to Mars that it hopes will showcase its technological ability to explore the solar system while seeking solutions for everyday problems on Earth. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/india-vies-for-elite-place-in-space-exploration-with-ambitious-satellite-voyage-to-mars/article15240102/ 3 comments worldnews
- Iberdrola using dogs, robots to monitor solar plants: Iberdrola is using a springer spaniel in a solar park to smell electrical problems that could lead to power cuts. It is also using a robotic dog to detect and analyze faults in substations. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/03/21/iberdrola-using-dogs-robots-to-monitor-solar-plants/ 2 comments futurology
- No sun, No problem. UNSW researchers have shown that Earth’s radiant infrared heat can be used to generate solar electricity at night. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/night-time-solar-technology-can-now-deliver-power-dark 472 comments futurology
- No sun, No problem. UNSW researchers show that Earth’s radiant infrared heat can be used to generate solar electricity at night. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/night-time-solar-technology-can-now-deliver-power-dark 78 comments science
- Dwarf planet Vesta is helping scientists better understand the earliest era in the formation of our solar system. Meteorites derived from Vesta help to resolve the 'missing mantle problem' and push back our knowledge of the solar system to a few million years after it formed. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211006143439.htm 3 comments space
- We’ve been underestimating the solar industry’s momentum. That could be a big problem. | Depending on how quickly costs continue to fall, it suggested that solar could reach a 30 percent share of global electricity generation some time between the years 2035 and 2050. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/25/weve-been-underestimating-the-solar-industrys-momentum-that-could-be-a-big-problem/?utm_term=.6e3627cba499 7 comments technology
- To triple renewables capacity by 2030, solar is a boon — and a potential problem. Solar will play an outsized role in the world's ability to meet the goal set by COP28 power players. But other renewables need to balance the mix. https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/tripling-renewables-2030-solar 6 comments energy
- Aeromine says they have solved many of the problems that have long made domestic rooftop wind power compare poorly to solar panels. They claim their "motionless" rooftop wind generators deliver up to 50% more energy than a solar array of the same price while taking up just 10% of the roof space. https://newatlas.com/energy/aeromine-rooftop-wind/ 115 comments futurology