Tag: Solar panels

  • Campus & Community

    A flip of the switch to mitigate climate change

    The Arnold Arboretum and the city of Boston celebrated the nearly complete Weld Hill Solar Project at today’s “switch-throwing” ceremony.

    3 minutes
    President Larry Bacow at Arboretum
  • Science & Tech

    Tiny wires, great potential

    Harvard scientists have developed a method for creating a class of nanowires that could one day see applications in everything from consumer electronics to solar panels.

    4 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Material gain

    A team of scientists from Harvard University and MIT has developed a theoretical model of a material that could one day anchor the development of highly efficient solar panels.

    3 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Optimism on solar energy

    Energy Secretary Steven Chu says China has “Henry Ford-ed” the U.S. solar industry, building a global empire on advances made in the U.S.

    5 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    New Campus Services department takes shape

    Campus Services, the administrative group that serves every School and unit across the University, announced plans today (Nov. 18) to increase efficiencies and strengthen the University commitment to sustainability.

    3 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Creating power by the Yard

    New solar panels atop Canaday Hall, a freshman dormitory, are part of a heat-recovery project that’s expected to supply at least 60 percent of the hot water for buildings in Harvard Yard.

    4 minutes