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Environment
Does It Matter Who Makes Solar Panels?
Seven American solar companies say Chinese solar panels are unfairly cheap. But wherever they're made, cheap solar panels mean more solar energy.
Technology
Solar Panels in Space! With the Help of Lasers, It's Possible.
Can we get electricity for Earth by putting solar panels in space? A new analysis suggests that one of the major problems can actually be overcome.
Environment
America Is Getting More Power from Renewables than From Nuclear
Renewable energy had a good year in the United States in 2011.
Business
House of the Rising Sun: In New Orleans, Solar Power Gives Poor Families a Boost
“It’s expensive to be poor, and nowhere is that truer than in energy."
Environment
Behold the Gorgeous Solar Farms of Le Mées, France
Forget about carbon, solar farms are also just really nice to look at.
Environment
Can Custom Solar Design Be User-Friendly?
An online service allows people to easily design their own solar system for free and figure out how much energy they'll be able to produce.
Environment
Earth to Congress: Clean Energy Could Be a Booming Business By 2030
Google reports that the clean energy industry could grow to $150 billion in two decades. So why is Congress pushing to defund solar programs?
Environment
May the Best Solar Panel Win: The Year in Green Innovation
The greenest light bulb ever, sexy solar panels, buildings that eat smog, and more.
Environment
California Has More Solar Power Than France
The state is close to installing 1 gigawatt worth of solar panels on rooftops alone.
Environment
The Next Generation of Solar Home Designers
Nineteen teams from around the world are competing to show that they've built an innovative, appealing, and livable solar home.
Environment
What Happens to Solar Power When the Sun Doesn't Shine?
The Department of Energy has spent the past year trying to find out how solar panels react to clouds passing over the sun.
Environment
Cheaper Solar Panels Are Causing a Solar Boom
As prices for solar panels have dropped, more companies and utilities in the United States have decided to invest in solar.
Environment
What Keystone XL Protesters Should Fight For Now
Fighting Keystone XL wasn't just about stopping dirty oil.
Environment
There Are 2.7 Million Jobs in the Clean Economy
It’s hard to know how much of a good thing you’ve got when everyone has their own idea about how to measure it. That’s been the problem with...
Environment
For More Solar Energy, Occupy Rooftops
"Anyone, anywhere can start a community solar project to create jobs and clean energy in their community."
Environment
How Communities Can Invest in Solar Power
Two companies are figuring out new ways to finance solar power—they're taking cues from microfinance and peer-to-peer lending.
Environment
The World's Fastest Solar Cars Prepare to Race Across Australia
The World Solar Challenge, started in 1987 as a call to build solar-powered cars, has grown to 42 entrants.
Environment
Across the Globe, Solar Power Just Keeps Getting Cheaper
Within the next four years, solar power in China could be as cheap as coal for generating electricity. In some parts of Australia, it's already there.
