Washington (UPI) Jun 2, 2015 - The first solar energy projects were sanctioned under a fast-track program that envisions enough power for 8 million homes, the U.S. Interior Department said.
Changzhou, China (SPX) Jun 02, 2015 - Trina Solar has said that rooftop solar PV will lead the way in the large-scale solar market, as it poses invaluable opportunities for businesses to achieve maximum energy efficiency, support Corpor
Manhattan NY (SPX) Jun 02, 2015 - Extra Space Storage continues its mission to reduce its carbon foot print by adding 31 new solar projects with Safari Energy LLC. With Safari's demonstrated leadership position in delivering compreh
Santa Monica CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2015 - Prashant Shewa has been fascinated by solar power and has dabbled in this potentially limitless power source for the better part of 20 years; years before it was in-vogue and many years before homes
Nagoya, Japan (AFP) June 2, 2015 - Bad weather was hindering the round-the-world mission of Solar Impulse 2 for a second day Tuesday, with a support team unable to join the plane after its impromptu stop in Japan.
Monaco (AFP) June 1, 2015 - At the control centre in Monaco of the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane, Swiss pilot and projet co-founder Bertrand Piccard explains to AFP why his colleague Andre Borschberg had to make an unplanned stop in Japan in the middle of an historic round-the-world voyage.
Nagoya, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2015 - An airport in Japan was readying Monday to welcome Solar Impulse 2 on an unscheduled stop after mission controllers decided the weather was not right for the sun-powered plane to cross the vast Pacific Ocean.
Nanjing, China (AFP) May 31, 2015 - The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early Sunday for a six-day, six-night flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
Hong Kong (AFP) May 31, 2015 - The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft flew over the Sea of Japan Monday, almost 24 hours after it set off on the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 31, 2015 - An international team of researchers has for the first time predicted the occurrence of aurorae visible to the naked eye on a planet other than Earth. Mars' upper atmosphere may be indeed closer to
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2015 - Investment in and deployment of electricity infrastructure is shifting from the industrialized economies of the Northern Hemisphere to the developing economies collectively known as the global sout
Merida, Mexico (UPI) May 29, 2015 - Policy uncertainty and a lack of incentives leaves global renewable energy development far short of what's needed to abate warming, the IEA said from Mexico.
Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2015 - EU regulators opened a probe into the solar power panel industry in China, the European Commission said on Friday, in response to accusations that Chinese companies were dodging import duties by exporting via Taiwan and Malaysia.
Atlanta GA (SPX) May 28, 2015 - Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power is demonstrating its commitment to developing more renewable energy resources through the acquisition of the 103-megawatt (MW) Butler solar facility from C
London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2015 - Freeplay Energy has launched a brand new product: the Energy Hub. The Freeplay Energy Hub is designed to provide much-needed light and power for families, small businesses, schools and communities w
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) May 28, 2015 - Kyocera, K.K. GAIA POWER, Kyudenko, and Century Tokyo Leasing announced that the companies have made a joint investment in Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills LLC, a solar power operating company, to construct
