SolarBotanic Trees feature nano photovoltaic ‘leaves’ to harvest solar energy, as well as a battery in the trunk (SolarBotanic Trees) A UK startup is close to full-scale commercial production of solar ...

A group of scientists from the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences designed a prototype of a solar photovoltaic tree that purportedly offers an optimal balance between energy ...

With the right technology, solar energy has the potential to meet all of the world's electricity needs, but we are still a long way off from that point. Still, governments around the world are setting ...

Metal trees with a seven-meter canopy of solar panels that generate electricity may soon be coming to car parks and shopping malls in the UK. The structures, which will capture the sun’s energy ...

London-based company, Solar Botanic Trees has already shown a solar tree prototype. The solar tree, which features complex 3D leaf-shaped photovoltaic technology, uses thin-film solar cells giving it ...

A researcher from South Korea’s Korea Maritime Institute has found solar trees have the potential to generate the same power of a solar farm while reducing the loss of forest cover by up to 99%. In ...