Student designed Solar Garage ...

May 22, 2013 by

Student designed Solar Garage produces energy, grows food too

Built to hold cars, bikes and maybe a collection of power tools, home garages…

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A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Ir...

May 20, 2013 by

A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Irrigation to Poor Farmers

One of the finest applications of solar photovoltaic panels is in powering drip irrigation systems for farmers ..

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Utilities vs. rooftop solar

May 15, 2013 by

Utilities vs. rooftop solar

What the fight is about

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California town of Sebastopol ...

May 9, 2013 by

California town of Sebastopol will require solar panels on all new homes

Vineyards won’t be the only things flourishing when the sun shines on the fertile city of Sebastopol, Calif.,..

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Just stick this portable outle...

Apr 29, 2013 by

Just stick this portable outlet to your window to start using solar power

We have seen a lot of solar chargers in our day.

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Solar power accounted for 100%...

Apr 20, 2013 by

Solar power accounted for 100% of new energy on U.S. grid in March 2013

Granted, it was only 44 megawatts

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Rooftop solar could power all ...

Apr 19, 2013 by

Rooftop solar could power all households, slash electricity prices

What would happen if every Australian household installed solar PV on their rooftops?

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Solar Power Record In Germany ...

Apr 19, 2013 by

Solar Power Record In Germany — 22.68 GW — Infographic April 16, 2013 Thomas

On Monday, the 15th of April, 2013, the approximate 1.3 million solar power systems in Germany set a new domestic/world record..

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With Help From Nature, a Town ...

Apr 9, 2013 by

LANCASTER, Calif. — There are at least two things to know about this high desert city.

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4 Lessons for Building a Solar...

Apr 9, 2013 by

4 Lessons for Building a Solar Economy

Hawaii generates more of its power from the sun than any other state.

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These recyclable solar cells a...

Mar 27, 2013 by

These recyclable solar cells are made from trees

Solar power is great for the environment..

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World’s tallest solar to...

Mar 19, 2013 by

World’s tallest solar tower (750 feet) to be erected in California… Twice

Half a gigawatt of solar! Now we’re talking!

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Can Wind, Water and Sunlight P...

Mar 12, 2013 by

Can Wind, Water and Sunlight Power New York by 2050?

A group of scientists and energy analysts has laid out a path under which New York State could, in theory, eliminate its use of fossil fuels and nuclear power..

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Crowdfunding Clean Energy

Mar 8, 2013 by

Crowdfunding Clean Energy

Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work.

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Schools, and Syllabuses, Desig...

Mar 6, 2013 by

Schools, and Syllabuses, Designed With the Environment in Mind

Schools can play an important role in fostering environmental and energy awareness ..

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Solar skirmish: V3Solar defend...

Feb 11, 2013 by

..I wrote a post about an intriguing new solar technology that promised to radically reduce the delivered price of solar electricity.

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The MissLEEDing Truth About Th...

Jan 18, 2013 by

The MissLEEDing Truth About The Green Standard

There is so much to do to build sustainably…

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Crowdfunding project Solar Mos...

Jan 8, 2013 by

Crowdfunding project Solar Mosaic sells out in under 24 hours

.. a new Kickstarter-style service that makes it easy to invest in rooftop solar projects.

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The ‘Skins Go Solar

Jan 7, 2013 by

The ‘Skins Go Solar

The Washington Redskins are leading the league.

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Community-Based Solar Models T...

Jan 4, 2013 by

Community-Based Solar Models Take Root

The solar photovoltaic (PV) market has expanded rapidly over the last year..

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Solar stocks: So hot right now

Jan 4, 2013 by

Solar stocks: So hot right now

It’s generally a good sign when Warren Buffett starts investing in your company/industry/country.

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Nanomaterials that Split Sunli...

Jan 1, 2013 by

Nanomaterials that Split Sunlight Into Separate Colors

I don’t know about you, but I love to follow the progress of technology.

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Coal museum installs solar pan...

Dec 17, 2012 by

Coal museum installs solar panels to save money (obviously)

Wales’ National Coal Mining Museum…

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Wind, Solar, & Storage Co...

Dec 11, 2012 by

Wind, Solar, & Storage Could Power Full Electric Grid

Imagine, if you will clean, renewable energy almost fully powering…

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This bonsai-shaped solar charg...

Nov 26, 2012 by

This bonsai-shaped solar charger is one of the cutest gadgets we’ve seen

Quick, how many handheld electronics do you have charging right this second?

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Katrina-damaged neighborhood i...

Nov 7, 2012 by

There’s been a lot of talk since Sandy passed through about rebuilding better…

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U.S. solar industry employment...

Nov 2, 2012 by

U.S. solar industry employment grew 13.2 percent last year

The Solar Foundation has announced the topline results of its annual census of employment in the solar industry.

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Guess where all of our new ene...

Oct 25, 2012 by

Guess where all of our new energy came from last month? (Hint: Not coal)

Last month, the United States added 433 megawatts of new electricity generation.

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India Wants to Double Solar Ca...

Sep 4, 2012 by

India Wants to Double Solar Capacity with 1GW Auction, Aims for 20GW by 2022

Solar is Hot in India

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Solar Prototype Concentrates S...

Aug 28, 2012 by

Solar Prototype Concentrates Sun’s Energy

When talking about concentrated solar power, we usually mean focusing the sun’s energy from a large area into a smaller area, which generates a lot of heat that can be used to produce electricity.

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