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Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy.   |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Mike Norman |
Shining a Light on Solar Power The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable energy sources are beginning to make this area an investor favorite. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2008
Rich Smith |
Clean Power With a Pinch of Salt A United Tech subsidiary plans to partner with a private equity shop to establish a new company whose aim is to store and conserve solar power. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
Carol Matlack |
Sahara Solar Energy Could Power Europe Inc. A European consortium wants to invest $560 billion in Sahara solar panels. |
Popular Mechanics
October 13, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
This Old House
May 2007
Max Alexander |
Solar Hot Water A brilliant way to cut as much as 80 percent off your water-heating bills is to use a solar hot-water system. It doesn't use any fossil fuels and it doesn't cause any pollution. You don't even need to live in a sunny climate. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2009
Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Solar news: California grabbed the solar spotlight this week by passing two big solar bills... Siemens scoops up a leading solar thermal player... more... |
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Navy Taps Oceans for Power As the Navy dives headlong into the challenge of meeting its alternative energy goals within the next decade, technologists are striving to help the service harness solar power trapped in ocean waters to generate electricity for its shore-side bases |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
Emily Masamitsu |
New Solar Thermal Rig Makes Clean Energy Easy as Boiling Water Ausra, of Palo Alto, Calif., has built a prototype of a system that will become the largest solar thermal energy facility in the United States. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Oil and Solar Become Partners Chevron is testing concentrated solar energy to make its oil wells more efficient. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Which Solar Technology Will Win? Thin film, polysilicon, and solar thermal are battling for the future of solar power. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Germany May Lead the Next Clean-Energy Revolution Without nuclear power, Germany will need to step up its solar and wind games. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Backup Power's Cost to Renewable Energy How much does renewable energy's intermittent nature really cost utilities? |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Obama Should Focus on Green Today Green technologies are one of the few bright spots in the country, something the president should focus on. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Solar Subsidies and Why They're So Important Individual country cuts may not seem important, but when a single country accounts for 50% of worldwide demand -- it's a big deal. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Joe Provey |
Tapping Into The Sun Help your country and your wallet -- install a solar hot-water heater. Here's what to look for, and what to expect. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2007
Logan Ward |
MIT Team Turns Auto Parts Into Green Power for Remote Regions A group of recent graduates and grad students from MIT is reconfiguring parts from old cars to create a simple turbine that runs on the heat of the sun instead of the oil drum. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
California Makes a Splash in Solar California is taking concrete steps to become solar's next big demand source. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
BusinessWeek
October 15, 2007
John Carey |
Solar's Day In The Sun John O'Donnell 's big hurdle has been finding a technology that can match the low cost of fossil fuel. He thinks he has that licked. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
William Sweet |
The Biggest Little PV Plant in the East The northeastern United States is not where most would think to put a photovoltaic power plant. But one just started up in Pennsylvania this winter. It's delivering the watts, but at what cost? |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2010
Toby Shute |
How Sand Might Can a Solar Plan Desert solar power may have a little problem. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2010
Travis Hoium |
NRG Doubles Down on Solar NRG Energy is continuing its move into solar energy in a big way, with a $300 million investment into the Ivanpah Solar Project. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
Ellen Kathrine Hansen |
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Sandra Upson |
A Less Well-Oiled War Machine The high cost of petroleum is forcing the U.S. military to turn to solar, geothermal, and wind energy. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
An Unexpected Player in the Solar Market Global security company Lockheed Martin has entered the solar power space -- and it has big plans. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010 |
On the Rise -- First Solar Ramps Up for Large-Scale Projects The industry leader predicts continued growth in 2010 but the market faces overcapacity. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Germany Shows How Renewable Energy Should Be Done A change to Germany's feed-in tariff rates shows a commitment to renewable energy and a new model for solar. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
Food Processing
April 2012
Dave Fusaro |
PepsiCo Casa Grande Plant Reaches 'Near Net Zero' for Sustainability Frito-Lay's Casa Grande, Ariz., plant is nearly self-sustaining in water, heat and electricity. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2011
Travis Hoium |
A Reflective Solar Revolution SunPower is still making all the right moves in solar. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2006
Ben Hewitt |
Sun Showers To slash water-heating bills, start with sunlight and lots of copper tubing. Here's how. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar The race to grid parity, one week at a time. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
SunPower Working on Solar Plus Energy Storage SunPower is looking to combine rooftop solar with batteries, flow batteries, and thermal storage technology. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2008
Toby Shute |
Google's Gigawatt Gains Steam The unlikely energy player may be poised for disruption. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Toby Shute |
One Way to Bet on the Italian Solar Boom Etrion is one way to invest in the red-hot Italian solar market. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Like It or Not, Renewable Energy Is Here to Stay Nuclear and biofuels aren't our energy future, but solar is -- despite what naysayers say. I like and invest in solar power not because I'm a tree hugger, but because the facts and trends tell me this is energy's future. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2013
James Urquhart |
Solar boost for gas power stations US researchers are developing a system that could boost the efficiency of gas-fired power plants while reducing their greenhouse emissions. |
InternetNews
November 27, 2007
David Needle |
Google Has Energy For New Business Google is branching out to develop renewable energy sources. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2010
Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Solar news: Yingli releases earnings... Phoenix Solar reports preliminary results... Q-Cell's CEO quits... SunEdison set to build Europe's largest solar plant... SunPower snags a new contract... more... |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2011
Rich Smith |
Did GE Just Save the Solar Industry? FlexEfficiency is flex-tastic news for the sunny industry. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Solar Pushes Germany's Energy Costs Lower?! Electricity futures prices have fallen in Germany, thanks to wind and solar. |
Chemistry World
April 14, 2014
Andy Extance |
Nanotubes zip into bundle of solar energy By tightly squeezing light-switching chemical groups along carbon nanotubes, researchers in the US have moved closer to flexibly storing solar energy for later use. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Energy Storage and the Future of Energy Batteries and compressed air will play a role in making renewable energies more effective. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Jean Kumagai |
A Battery as Big as the Grid 2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Cover Story: How Green Was My Factory Renewable energy is becoming a factor in all types of food facilities, though it's only one part of a wider drive toward green building design. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Germany Softens Blow to Solar A decrease in Germany's feed-in tariff cuts could help solar. |
Popular Mechanics
August 1, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Is MIT's Latest Solar 'Breakthrough' All Hype or a New Hope? MIT announced on Thursday afternoon a new method of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, predicting that it will unleash a "solar revolution." And they're partly right. |
