South Korea’s ‘solar trees’ are generating power without cutting down forests

South Korea is leading an innovative effort with renewable energy that addresses how to resolve the major conflict between ...
North Country Public Radio

Which is more environmentally friendly: trees or solar?

Step three: Consider community solar. Shared solar projects – where a group of neighbors finance solar installation together ...

South Korea's solar trees are doing much more than generating electricity

Pivoting to solar energy is almost always a good thing, but a new type of solar power being proposed in South Korea is making it even more appealing.
The Conversation

Zambia’s forest communities need finance for solar power – so they don’t have to cut down trees to pay for it

To earn enough to pay for solar energy, people have cut down trees for charcoal. Courtesy Hillary Chanda. Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life.
pv magazine International

Solar-wind tree based on 2-axis tracking

A research team led by scientists from India's Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering has developed a tree-type of PV-wind power system for off-grid applications. “A hybrid tree is a synthetic ...
Civil Eats

As Federal Support for On-Farm Solar Declines, Is Community Agrivoltaics the Future?

Some of the thickest hay in the meadow at Jack’s Solar Garden, in Longmont, Colorado, is on the west side under an elm tree. The tree offers shade, absorbs the brunt of afternoon sun, and keeps more ...