Solar steam generation and desalination technologies represent a crucial frontier in addressing global freshwater scarcity and environmental sustainability. By harnessing solar energy to generate ...

A Finnish-Swedish consortium has designed a hybrid system that uses photovoltaics and solar thermal energy separately to provide steam to industrial facilities. The PV unit is coupled to a sand-based ...

In a recent article published in Communications Materials, researchers presented a novel solar steam generation approach for water treatment. This method is particularly useful in desalination, ...

Pacifico’s Kevin Pratt says projects like the GW Ranch 7 GW microgrid point to where energy development is heading.

A research group from Ghana has developed a solar PV-powered steam cooker (ISESC) with sand-based thermal energy storage (TES). “The potential of sand, given its thermal stability and low cost, has ...

Researchers and startups worldwide are developing advanced solar technologies, such as perovskite-silicon tandem cells and orb-shaped panels, to significantly enhance efficiency and energy production.

Jan. 11—Early-stage engineering work has begun on a next-generation solar thermal energy project in eastern Kern that would partially replace natural gas and reduce emissions at an existing mining ...

Solar PV accounted for 17.6% of the world’s electricity generation in the first nine months of 2025. Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash. The world generated 2,109.76TWh of electricity ...