United States Solar Boom

Lighting the Way: The USA’s Solar Boom, EnergyMatters.com The Environment New York Research & Policy Center has released a report stating that over the last decade the United States capacity for solar PV has grown from 97 megawatts (1993) to 12,000 megawatts (2013). The...

Homeowner Solar Panels Threatened by Development

It’s pop-ups vs. solar panels on Shepherd Street NW in Columbia Heights, Washington Post Residents who have been using solar panels on the rooftops of their homes in Columbia Heights, Washington D.C., are encountering an unexpected obstacle as pop-up rowhouses threaten to...

Utah Olympic Site Goes Solar

Utah Olympic Oval to get solar energy makeover; KSL.com The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation has announced that the Utah Olympic Oval, the site of speed skating events during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, will be getting a $1.4 million solar makeover. Solar canopies will be...

Solar Gardens Bring Solar to All

Buying Into Solar Power, No Roof Access Needed; NY Times Consumers who have previously been unable to take advantage of the savings of renewable energy, due to inadequate roof exposure or apartment living, may now get the opportunity thanks to the unique concept of a solar...

Apple Steps Closer to Renewable Energy Goal

RenewableEnergyWorld.com, Apple Widens Its Solar Energy Footprint Apple recently announced that they will be building a new solar installation in Maiden, North Carolina, bringing the company closer to their goal of being completely powered by renewable energy. The solar project...

BBB Offers Homeowners Solar Energy Guidelines

WHNT: Channel 19 news, BBB gives guidelines for solar energy This summer the Alabama Better Business Bureau wants consumers to have the knowledge they need to make educated decisions about solar energy projects and their homes.  Aware that there is the potential for scams within...

Inexpensive Solar Panels Thanks to Tofu & Bath Salts?

Science Daily, Cheap and environmentally friendly: Tofu ingredient could revolutionize solar panel manufacture Research coming out of the University of Liverpool has the potential to drastically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels and it’s thanks to an unlikely...

Brazil’s World Cup Venues Produce Record Amounts of Solar Power

Eco-Business, World Cup stadium generates more solar power than 11 competing countries: report Brazil’s recently constructed national stadium, and World Cup venue, the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha in Brasilia has been built with the capability to produce a tremendous...

Massachusetts Poised for Offshore Wind Energy Growth

ABC News, More Ocean off Massachusetts Open for Wind Energy Governor Deval Patrick and United States Interior Secretary Sally Jewell have announced that more than 742,000 acres off the coast of Massachusetts will soon be opening up for commercial wind energy leases. Located...

Breakthrough in Solar Cell Production Will Lead to Consumer Savings

Nasdaq, Solar Energy Breakthrough Could Drop Consumer Price University of California Berkeley Professor Ali Javey has discovered a new, lower cost method for producing the powerful semiconductors that are used in high-efficiency solar cells. The electrical engineering and...
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