What's the world's best solar panel? A plant. So making solar panels from plants seems like a no-brainer. Today, scientists think they've achieved just that.READ»
While the company says it will still pour dollars into other renewable projects, it's done doing its own R&D. Here's what the RE<C initiative managed to accomplish before it was unceremoniously shuttered.READ»
Don't keep your solar user in the dark. Changers--a small solar panel you can use to charge your gadgets--wants to make your energy savings public and competitive.READ»
We already have private sector businesses with solutions that are scaling rapidly. The scary thing is that governments do not know who they are, and therefore have no good way to coordinate with them.READ»
Photovoltaic cells that convert heat, not sunlight, to electricity may turn out to be the solution for capturing all the energy we waste through heat.READ»
Solar panels give you clean energy, yes, but it turns out that's not all. Just by putting them on the roof, you'll start saving cash on your cooling and heating bills.READ»
When you were a kid, maybe you built a parabolic solar cooker as a science project and thought you were pretty hot stuff. (Zing!) Markus Kayser, who is not a kid but clearly has the lateral-thinking skills of one, did something much ...READ»
Now New Yorkers can see exactly how much solar power each roof could generate. Will that info spur solar installations like it has in other cities?READ»
BrightSource just finalized $1.6 billion in loans from the U.S Department of Energy as well as a $168 million investment from Google. What's the search giant interested in?READ»
After we wrote about how many solar panel makers fared badly on The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition's Solar Scorecard, the Solar Energy Industries Association nearly fell over itself to respond, telling us that the solar industry is cleaning up its act--and fast. READ»
Bad things are generally cheaper: Like Big Macs. Or H&M. Or coal power. But new research suggests solar power is going to be the wallet-friendliest power option as early as 2013. Time to get into the solar-panel business...READ»
