solar power

5 cents per kWh is claimed by a new company that combines extreme solar concentrators with hardy solar panels. To market next year!

If the U.S. moved aggressively to start harnessing the solar power it receives daily, it could generate enough clean energy to meet the country’s needs many times over, according to a new report from Environment Florida.

A brief description of several wind and solar power systems that may be appropriate for your home or business.

A great report on the California Public Utility Commission hearings into the Sunrise Powerlink from Utility Consumers Action Network's Michael Shames. He points out that this proposed transmission line will cost ratepayers a lot of money and isn't really about renewable energy.

With the rising cost of power, and the greater awareness of the human impact on the environment, home solar power has long since moved beyond deep green people and would be militia and out into the broader society. Sungevity seems to have hit the mark on how to sell solar to the masses - give it a human face. Literally.

Ready for solar power that’s as cheap to generate as coal? Sunrgi thinks they have the solution: Xtreme Concentrated Solar Photovoltaics. And it’s ready for market.

More businesses are finding it beneficial to lease solar power installations, due in part to state rebate programs and the increasing cost of electrical energy.

The largest solar power plant in the world!

The new electric - hybrid airplane will come in two versions: a one-seater and a two seater. The first will weigh 350kg and the second will weigh 405kg.

Cool list generated by the EPA yesterday.

Really cool aerial photo is included with brief description of new solar power park.

cool map of solar resources in America

California’s Coolearth is a solar power generation company with a different take on things. The company’s funky-looking, suspended solar concentrator and rigging technology, is a striking departure from traditional photovoltaic cell installations...

The 5th article in a series about the new mass produced solar charged lawn mower. In this article the lawn mower is used for the first time once the solar charging stating has fully charged the two batteries. The pictures are very clear, including the difference between in the lawn after the mower is used.

For the last few years, the costs of photovoltaic panels have been overwhelmingly controlled by the price of silicon. More than half of the world's constructed silicon crystals are converted into solar panels, and since solar power's recent resurgence, demand for silicon has far outpaced supply.