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Capturing Energy From Earth’s Emissions for Renewable Power
When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what energy source will provide power through the night? A...
Slowly, Asia’s Factories Begin to Turn Green
Intel’s new $1 billion chip factory in Vietnam, about 10 miles from downtown Ho Chi Minh City, embraces environmental and sustainability measures far beyond...
Renewable Village Offers Lifeline to Fukushima Farmers
It seems the most unlikely place to try to put a utopian blueprint into practice. Yet a patch of land in Fukushima, the Japanese...
Church Uses Modern Stained Glass to Capture Solar Energy
A collection of eye-catching stained glass installations by a Toronto artist is generating solar power at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon.
The...
Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents
Peru has initiated a new solar panel program that will provide electricity to more than 2 million of its poorest residents. Currently, only 66%...
Solar Discovery Sets New Record
Solar engineers have developed an innovative method to dramatically improve the electrical efficiency of solar panels while also reducing the cost. The team at...
Colorful ‘Solar Glass’ Means Entire Buildings Can Generate Clean Power
A UK solar power company announced a £2m funding boost Tuesday that will help to manufacture solar glass in a wide range of colors...
Good Year for Farmers Making Solar Power on the Side
It's been a good year for Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec farmers who bought into solar energy. Farmer Michael Donohue estimates his investment of...
Renewable Energy Investment Powers to Record $257 Billion Worldwide
Total investment in renewable power and fuels last year surged by 17% to a record $257 billion, according to a report issued yesterday by...
Record Investment in Alternative Energy in 2011, US Back at Number One
A record amount of money was invested globally in alternative energy in 2011 -- more than a quarter trillion dollars, a 6.5 percent increase...
Warren Buffett Buys $2 Billion Solar Farm
Billionaire businessman Warren Buffett is getting into the solar business by buying one of the world's largest solar PV plants -- the $2 billion...
Frito-Lay Just Opened “Greenest Manufacturing Facility In the US”
Frito-Lay, best known for its snack chips, achieved their "most ambitious sustainability project to-date" with the reopening of an Arizona plant the company calls...
Solar Jobs Remain Sunny Spot in U.S. Employment Market
With the U.S. jobs growth numbers dismal this summer, the solar industry has proven to be a sunny spot of growth. Preliminary results of...
Cash-strapped California Schools Seek Savings Through Solar
California budget cuts are causing school districts to find ways to save cash. Instead of laying off teachers, some have invested in solar panels...
Military Installations Help SolarCity Double Panel Use In The U.S.
A solar leasing company has inked a deal to put solar panels on the housing in 124 military bases in 33 states. SolarCity has...
Costs of Solar Power Drop Enough to Achieve Parity With Coal in Australia
The Photovoltaic Association in Australia says the drop in cost of producing power from solar panels has made solar power competitive with coal-generated grid...
Military Continues to Go Green in Win-Win for the US
The United State military, the nation's largest energy consumer, is embracing conservation and sustainability as a way not only to save energy but to...
Solar Powered Swim Suit Charges Your Phone
A solar-powered bikini designed by Brooklyn-based designer Andrew Schneider is now available for charging your cellphone or iPod right on the beach.
The high-tech swimsuit...
Solar Chargers for Electric Cars Make Zero Emissions a Reality
The California company, SolarCity, has started offering solar EV chargers to customers in 11 states and Washington, DC, allowing people to drive their cars...
Going Green by Going Google
From mowing it’s Googleplex headquarters’ lawn with a herd of goats to proposing a $4.68 trillion plan for changing alternative energy policy in the...