Desalinisation plant at the solar energy scientific research centre, Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Parabolic discs at the solar energy scientific research centre, Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Curved concave reflector panels desalinisation plant at the solar energy scientific research centre, Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Drone aerial view of camper vans with solar panels on the roof, parked on a wild spot on the mountains in autumn, Kalabaka, Greece

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Hematology Analyzer for analyzing blood in one of the labs in the specialist cancer hospital.

Solar panels used to generate electricity to power scientific equipment as part of a research project by scientists from Sydney University, in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Solar panels used to generate electricity to power scientific equipment as part of a research project by scientists from Sydney University, in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Solar panels used to generate electricity to power scientific equipment as part of a research project by scientists from Sydney University, in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

3D-printed deployment mechanism for satellite solar panels

Manaslu mountaineering expedition 2008, Nepal Himalayas: Mountaineers are using solar panels to charge elcetronic equipment.

A reflector boils water in a kettle at high altitude in Nepal's Everest Region.

Solar panels on the roof of a school in the town of Zwolle, the Netherlands.

Solar charger lying in grass in front of mountain

Solar panels set up in a lush temperate rainforest.

A Wilderness Lodge near McCarthy, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Solar panels scatter around on a rocky highland.

Solar Panels And A Blue Sky, Homer, Alaska, United States Of America

A man giving a child a piggybank while trying to connect the leads for solar power panels, Cold Spring, New York, USA

A man carrying a large solar panel across a farmyard, Cold Spring, New York, USA

A man inspecting the surface of a large tilted solar panel installation for harnessing the energy of the sun, New York state, USA

A workman carrying a large solar panel at a green house construction site, Woodstock, New York, USA

A child in the fresh open air on a sunny day, beside solar panels at a farm, New York state, USA

Solar panels against clear sky