Harnessing the power of the sun is not a new idea. During the oil crisis in the 1970s the Department of Energy and NASA spent millions studying the possibility and a number of subsequent ...

T he concept of harnessing solar energy from space might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s rapidly edging ...

“Harnessing the power of the sun from space has the potential to advance our nation’s path towards energy independence,” said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09).

SACRAMENTO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for decades has generated power for its customers by splitting atoms, burning natural gas and capturing the force of falling water. More recently, the San ...

At Caltech, a milestone has been reached in the search for a new, clean energy source for Earth’s growing electricity demands, fueling researchers’ optimism that harnessing power from space is ...

New ‘Solar Panels’ Harness The Energy Of Deep Space By Haley Zaremba - Feb 05, 2020, 12:00 PM CST Solar power is cheaper than ever, it’s ultra-abundant, and it emits zero greenhouse gases.

The link, however, between space travel research and technology is a little more subtle. Many people are completely unaware of just how much our society benefits from technologies originally ...

Humans are quite rightly fascinated by black holes, but could we ever harness them as an energy source? New research poses this question in order to explore some of the most wonderous cosmic events.