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An Innovative Breakthrough in Solar Panel Design

Thanks to researchers at Princeton University, high costs of solar panels may no longer be an issue. Going green and harnessing the power of the sun might be easily affordable to anyone who wishes to participate in making the world a cleaner place.

Harvard Gains 500KW Solar Array

Harvard Gains 500KW Solar Array

Solar energy has made its debut at Harvard University, with CarbonFree Technology, Integrys Energy Services and SunPower Corporation installing a 500-kilowatt solar array on the roof of an historic brownstone.

American Company ESolar Signs 2000 Megawatt Contract in China

American Company ESolar Signs 2000 Megawatt Contract in China

ESolar, a Pasadena-based company, lands a deal that will have it provide technology and assistance in putting up several solar farms in China.

Financial Incentives a Boon and Bane to New Jersey Solar Energy Industry

Financial Incentives a Boon and Bane to New Jersey Solar Energy Industry

The renewable energy industry in New Jersey is booming thanks to financial incentives the government offers and the lack of state regulations regarding the industry.

Ontario’s Ambitious Green Policy

Ontario’s Ambitious Green Policy

Ontario aims to phase out its coal power plants within five years according to the Canadian province’s new Green Energy Act. Canada is one of the highest carbon gas contributors among major economies.

Space Solar Power to Receive Funding and Criticism

Space Solar Power to Receive Funding and Criticism

Solaren hopes to raise enough money to develop a solar farm that will orbit in space. That’s just a portion of the total budget that runs in the billions of dollars, as a single rocket costs $150 million.

Santa Barbara County Green Lights Solar Project

Santa Barbara County Green Lights Solar Project

Santa Barbara County commissioners urged Edison Mission Energy to proceed with its planned 45-megawatt commercial solar project installing ground-mounted solar modules on agricultural land in Cuyama.

TIME named Solar Shingle as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009

TIME named Solar Shingle as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009

TIME named Solar Shingle the 13th best invention of 2009. Dow Chemical Co. developed the Solar Shingle, a type of roof shingle that doubles as a solar panel.

Mongolia on Its Way to Becoming a Solar Power Giant

Mongolia on Its Way to Becoming a Solar Power Giant

Great things are happening in Inner Mongolia when it comes to solar power. This Mongol autonomous region located in northern China is becoming a powerful player in the alternative energy sector, and as such China wants to use the region to house various solar farms.

Will You Pay Extra for Green Power?

Will You Pay Extra for Green Power?

Around one-fourth of the country’s utilities offer green power programs, and at present big utility companies can’t deliver 100 percent renewable power to their customers. Rather, their electricity comes from different sources such as coal plants, solar power farms, and wind farms and go through the same power grid.


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