Solar Books

Freeing Energy
by Bill Nussey
Review
Nanophotonic Chemical Reactions
by Takashi Yatsui
Review
Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices: The Role of the PN Junction
by Adrian Kitai
Review
Chasing the Sun: The New Science of Sunlight and How it Shapes Our Bodies and Minds
by Linda Geddes
Review
Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century
by Bruce Usher
Review
Universal: A Journey Through the Cosmos
by Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
Review
15 Million Degrees: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun
by Lucie Green
Review
The Switch: How solar, storage and new tech means cheap power for all
by Chris Goodall
Review
Science Calling: Climate, Environment, Energy: (there is hope)
by Vladimir Panjkovic
Review
Advanced Functional Materials (Advanced Material Series)
by Ashutosh Tiwari, Lokman Uzun
Review
Harness the Sun: America’s Quest for a Solar-Powered Future
by Philip Warburg
Review
The Burning Answer: The Solar Revolution: A Quest for Sustainable Power
by Keith Barnham
Review
Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think About Energy in the Age of Global Warming
by David M. Konisky, Stephen Ansolabehere
Review
Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology
by Mara Prentiss
Review
Organic Photovoltaics: Materials, Device Physics, and Manufacturing Technologies
by Christoph Brabec, Ullrich Scherf, Vladimir Dyakonov
Review
Nanoscience: Giants of the Infinitesimal
by Peter Forbes and Tom Grimsey
Review
Photochemistry and Photophysics: Concepts, Research, Applications
by Vincenzo Balzani, Paola Ceroni, and Alberto Juris
Review
Colloidal Quantum Dot Optoelectronics and Photovoltaics
by Gerasimos Konstantatos and Edward H. Sargent
Review
Sun Power: How Energy from the Sun Is Changing Lives Around the World, Empowering America, and Saving the Planet
by Neville Williams
Review
Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
by Javier García-Martínez
Review
Renewable: The World-Changing Power of Alternative Energy
by Jeremy Shere
Review
Illumination Engineering: Design with Nonimaging Optics
by R. John Koshel
Review
Handbook of Organic Materials for Optical and (opto)electronic Devices: Properties and Applications
by Oksana Ostroverkhova
Review
Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
by Richard A Muller
Review
Project Sunshine: How Science Can Use the Sun to Fuel and Feed the World
by Steve McKevitt and Tony Ryan
Review
The Power of Design: Product Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies
by Angele Reinders, Jan Carel Diehl, and Han Brezet
Review
Functional Supramolecular Architectures: for Organic Electronics and Nanotechnology
by Paolo Samorí and Franco Cacialli
Review

Articles

Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
22 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2022
74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2022
‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car
Photosynthesis used to power a microprocessor for over six months
‘Dead sunspot’ launches ball of plasma toward Earth
‘We feel safer’: how green energy is brightening refugee lives in Rwanda
NASA’s Newest Spinoff Tech Comes Back to Earth
Google’s ‘dragonscale’ solar-powered roof signals growing demand for sustainable workspaces
Surprise! The Pandemic Has Made People More Science Literate
Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation of scientists young and old
NASA wants to use the sun to power future deep space missions
How 14 Microgrids Set Off a Chain Reaction in a Himalayan Village
These are the 100 hottest startups in Europe in 2021
Expanding American Sign Language’s scientific vocabulary
Stephen Hawking’s office and archive gifted to UK to settle tax bill
Solar tile made in Germany
Dutch startup develops offshore floating PV platform
City, University of London: Apply for Jobs
Welcome to Careers & Employability at City
Major milestone for world’s biggest solar project
Solar panels capture more sunlight with capsaicin – the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy
A very different year, but the same remarkable City community – 2020 review
Video tour of Physics World’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of the year
Living with Scientific Uncertainty
Inkjet printing fabrication paves way for practical perovskite solar cell production
Solar energy harvesting through biomimicking the wings of a butterfly
Hippocratic Oath for Engineers Rings True
Used EV batteries for large scale solar energy storage
Saving energy and lives: How a solar chimney can boost fire safety
Moisture-sucking gels give solar panels the chills
‘Free-form’ organic PV
Post-lockdown life in Wuhan is a warning to the world
19 Suggestions for Bored Engineers
Can a transparent solar window harvest enough power to be economical?
Cooped up at Home? Here Are 7 Ways to Take Part in Online Science Projects and Activities
New York Is Fertile Ground for Clean Energy
Solar cells from space are on the way
Marvel at the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs of 2019
The 2019 Good Tech Awards
Are rare earths used in solar panels?
Farms Can Harvest Energy Along with Food
Virtual batteries, coming to a food store near you
Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper
AI Starts to Live Up to Its Energy Efficiency Potential
Nanowire Arrays Could Improve Solar Cells
UK scientists find way to cut down indium
Mobile Phones Are Driving A Solar Revolution In Papua New Guinea
Rail line in Hampshire is world’s first to be powered by solar farm
Rooftop Solar Refinery Produces Carbon-Neutral Fuels