German researchers investigate molecular solar thermal energy storage A four-year research project by several German universities is exploring the release of molecules involved in molecular solar ...

Solar thermal panels (also known as solar water heaters) efficiently convert sunlight into energy, using it to create hot water for your home. Solar thermal is an older technology than solar ...

Scientists have developed a way to generate tiny amounts of solar energy at night. It’s true potential could be in space.

Curved molecules that absorb sunlight, store the energy, and re-release it as heat are pushing the boundaries in solar thermal storage technology. The anthracene systems, derived from a by-product of ...

PV-thermal energy with heat pumps, aquifer thermal storage in buildings Researchers in the Netherlands have simulated a residential energy system combining PV, solar thermal, and PV-thermal panels ...

Australia's transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there's a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas ...

The sun can provide limitless heat for buildings and industrial processes. But using that heat on demand means capturing and storing solar thermal energy for when the sun isn’t shining. Researchers ...

Professor Vinod Narayanan, left and team members Aref Aboud, Jesus Gutierrez Plascencia and Erfan Rasouli at the Solar Thermal Energy Enhancement Laboratory in November, 2025. The team has been using ...

Researchers in Australia are working on a way to lower the cost of producing solar thermal energy by as much as 40% with the help of shatterproof rear-view mirrors originally designed for cars. That ...

Australian scientists are developing a "reverse solar" panel-a thermoradiative diode that converts the Earth's emitted ...