Ouagadougou (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - A solar panel lies on the roof of Pierre Guissou's home in Burkina Faso, feeding power to his water heater and allowing his family to take precious hot showers in a country where most homes lack electricity.
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2014 - Two big explosions on the surface of the sun will cause a moderate to strong geomagnetic storm on Earth in the coming days, possibly disrupting radio and satellite communications, scientists said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - The last time Californian climate scientist Peter Kalmus was on an airplane was in 2012: He says it made him feel physically sick and like he was stealing from his children's future, and vowed never to fly again.
Kapp Linne, Norway (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 - Norway has installed solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter, in a pilot project that could help remote Arctic communities transition to green energy.
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 - The solar industry is due to grow by nearly a third in 2024, beating forecasts as it adds 593 gigawatts of additional capacity, the majority of them in China, according to a report released on Thursday by the Ember think tank.
Madrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2008 - The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.
Long Beach (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - Southern California plays host this week to the 2007 Solar Power Conference and Expo, North America's largest solar energy event, where more than 10,000 people will gather to discuss the future of clean, renewable energy. Now in its fourth year, the Solar Power Conference and Expo has become the premiere North American forum for solar industry professionals, investors, utility managers, builders, policymakers and everyday citizens from across the world.
Foster City (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - SolarCity announced that the company's customers have adopted two megawatts of solar electricity in the past 10 months through SolarCity's unique Community Solar Programs. These purchases have come from more than 500 families in 19 cities and towns. In less than a year, SolarCity has sold two megawatts of power through communities across California, including: Portola Valley, Woodside, Mountain View, San Jose, Santa Monica and Menlo Park. An additional seven programs are running in Rocklin/Loomis, Malibu, Beverlywood, Stanford, Berkeley/Rockridge, Los Altos/Los Altos Hills, and Clovis.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - A solar-powered family car completed its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fueled by good vibes and pure California sunshine.
Paris (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - Growth in the renewable electricity generation sector has returned to a double-digit pace thanks to a surge in the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2019 - Energy from increasingly-competitive renewable sources such as wind and solar has quadrupled globally in just a decade, the United Nations said Thursday, but insatiable demand saw power sector emissions rise 10 percent.
Amman (AFP) Sept 28, 2018 - Set atop a mosque in the south of Jordan's capital, dozens of shimmering solar panels reflect a growing trend in the resource-poor desert kingdom as it tries combat its heavy reliance on imported energy.
Helsinki (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 - The Northern Lights have petered out during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than a century, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said Tuesday.
Cairo (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - Blessed with year-round sunshine, North Africa has enormous potential for solar energy, but the huge investment and state subsidies required for large-scale projects are a challenge for cash-strapped regional governments.
Palo Alto (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - Nanosolar has announced it has been awarded a cost-shared, three-year cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Solar America Initiative (SAI) in addition to receiving DOE SBIR Phase II and DOE NREL grants. Nanosolar will use the funds to deliver solar power product and system innovations to enable grid-parity commercial systems.
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2010 - NASA said it is developing a car-sized satellite that by no later than 2018 will plunge into the sun's outer atmosphere for an up-close study of its super-hot corona, solar wind and lethal radiation.
