Whilst the SolarPunk aesthetic and movement is more than science fiction, there is a lot of solarpunk/cyberpunk science fiction which provide ‘playgrounds for thought experiments’. In other words, we can explore all sorts of issues around science

It’s everywhere.  We’ve seen Solarpunk in Arizona and Koltata. And there is indeed a lot of Solarpunk inspiration from the Subcontinent. A couple of years ago, the Telegraph India looked at a brilliant subculture, its solutions and visions –

An interesting and inspiring place to go to discover what SolarPunk is all about is the Reddit social media page, where much of the movement started: Solarpunk – hope for the future Solarpunk is a

There are some great ‘solarpunk’ stories currently playing out. For example, the combination of solar farms and sheep farms couldn’t be more ‘solarpunk’ in its creative weirdness, giving us whacky articles entitled Do solarpunks dream of

Sidmouth Solarpunk looks at how Sidmouth might be ‘solarpunk’ – each responding to the other’s aesthetic (Art Deco/Nouveux, an abundance of green), sustainability aspirations (lots of activity on that front in the Sid Valley) and

Dreams are good, but that doesn’t mean sticking our heads in the clouds. Here’s an intro to a talk by Jerry Springett on the history and future of Solarpunk at Human Entities Conference in Lisbon – organised by CADA

There are several initiatives at work in the Sid Valley addressing the issues around climate change – including the Sidmouth Science Festival and the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth project of course, as well as the likes of the Sidmouth

The artistic sources of inspiration for solarpunk (studio Ghibli, Art Nouveau, etc.) are clear to see – even if an overreliance on them might provoke a critique of solarpunk (“… falling short of its stated political aim of

An indication of the solarpunk thing becoming ‘mainstream’ is when it is featured by a publication such as the Rolling Stone magazine – who have done just that this week in their post on How

The Los Angeles fires, fuelled by climate change, might feel a million miles from Sidmouth – and even further from any solarpunk visions – but maybe there’s something to watch for all of us. Firstly, most