Are These Spinning Blue Cones The Solar Panels Of The Future? We’re all used to the pictures of roofs or fields covered with solar panels. But what if a new form factor could fundamentally change how solar works? A company called V3Solar...
5 FREE Tips to Help the Environment and Save Money..! 1. Begin a compost pile. Reduce the amount of trash in landfills and help your produce skins, coffee ground, egg shells, and other organic matter turn into soil. You can also save...
Dominion plans wind, solar facility in Kitty Hawk, OBX. Dominion North Carolina Power wants to delve into renewable energy with the launch of a three-year research project to capture wind and solar power at its district office on The Woods Road in...
Should energy investors bet against Warren Buffett? Warren Buffett has just put another ton of money into solar power. But many see ‘old’ energy as a better bet, as Germany replaces nuclear power with coal and hopes of economic recovery support the...
Is This Solar-Powered Half-Electric Bicycle With A Roof The Future Of Transportation? The Elf, which just finished a massive run on Kickstarter, combines the best elements of an electric car, a motorcycle, and a bicycle, and it’s manufactured right here in the...
Solar energy jobs grow in Austin, TX..! AUSTIN (KXAN) – The solar energy industry is booming, especially here in Central Texas. The amount of solar panel installation companies in Austin has jumped from four to more than 40 in the last eight...
Warren Buffett Continues with Largest Solar Power Project to Date Last week, solar stocks lit up (pun intended) as the aftermath of Berkshire-owned MidAmerican Solar’s announcement to get a piece of the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects from SunPower Corp. ( SWPR...
‘Explosive Growth’ for Solar Energy in Latin America Wondering where we might see the next solar photovoltaic energy boom? Look to Latin America and the Caribbean. According to NPD Solarbuzz, a market research company, the region is poised to see “explosive” annual...
5 Solar Startups to watch in 2013. We knew 2012 would be a tough year for many solar companies when we posted the top 10 trends to watch over a year ago. In 2013 expect to see a slow recovery that will...
High-tech shack brings solar power to slums in South Africa. From a distance, it is its shiny exterior that first catches the eye. As you step closer, a rooftop solar panel, an outdoor security light and a roof overhang make Nosango Plaatjie’s...
Mitsubishi Corp. (8058), Japan’s biggest trading house by market value, acquired a 50 percent stake in a solar power plant in France from EDF Energies Nouvelles SA, Mitsubishi said in a statement. Toul-Rosieres solar power plant tranche 1, which started operations in...
Solar Energy International is responding to the growing training needs for a highly trained technical solar photovoltaic workforce by expanding their online solar training for prerequisite courses leading to hands-on labs and professional certificate program completion. “We have hundreds of students travel to...
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings agreed to spend as much as $2.5 billion to build two solar projects in California that are set to be the world’s largest photovoltaic development. MidAmerican acquired the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley projects in Kern and Los Angeles...
Organic solar cells have received a big boost to their efficiency thanks to a new device designed by Princeton University. The newly designed, cheap, flexible plastic device more than triples the efficiency of organic solar cells. Organic solar cells have received a...
