Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2013 - A massive ejection of material from the sun initially traveling at over 7 million miles per hour that narrowly missed Earth last year is an event solar scientists hope will open the eyes of policyma
Golden CO (SPX) Dec 12, 2013 - Two detailed reports from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) find that solar financing and other non-hardware costs - often referred to as soft costs - now compris
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2013 - With the help of DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III, researchers of Technische Universitat Munchen have, for the first time, watched organic solar cells degrade in real time. This work could open n
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2013 - Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but doing so efficiently and on a large scale is one of the reasons why people still rely on the electric grid and not a national solar cell ne
New York (AFP) Dec 10, 2013 - Solar power, only a minuscule part of the energy mix in the United States, is getting a boost from cheap panels, growing acceptance by large companies and chances for homeowners to rent solar systems.
Harrisburg PA (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - The top racers will line up this Sunday, July 7, as IndyCar makes its return to the solar-powered Pocono Raceway. The 400-mile event at the renewable energy raceway will be the first open-wheel even
Santa Monica CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - SolarReserve has announced the company's international expansion into Australia through the opening of its office in Perth. Continuing its ongoing efforts to provide reliable, cost-effective, clean
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) Dec 10, 2013 - A massive solar storm that narrowly missed Earth last year should open the eyes of policymakers to the threat of severe space weather, a U.S. scientist says.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - More than 3 gigawatts of solar power has now been installed on Australian rooftops, which will produce enough energy over the next year to run Melbourne's entire train network for more than a decade
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - A new poll finds that nearly four in five Colorado voters (78%) support solar net metering, a successful renewable energy policy that monopoly utility Xcel is attacking. Net metering gives rooftop s
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, have announced the planned installation of one of the largest rooftop solar photovoltaic arrays in the world
Shanghai, China (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - Hanwha SolarOne has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd (ZTT) stating their intention to establish a long-term strategic partne
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic field is about to flip. It looks like we're no more than thre
New York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - SunEdison last week introduced an innovative renewable energy project in partnership with America's largest city. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, alongside SunEdison officials, unveiled a pro
Gloucester VA (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - Dominion Virginia Power will install more than 2,000 solar panels on the rooftop of Canon Virginia Inc.'s (CVI) Industrial Resource Technologies (IRT) facility in Gloucester, making it the largest r
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - Hawaiian Energy Systems and Centrosolar America have announced the completion of a 243kW solar power system at the Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, a prestigious, non-profit, all-girls private sch
