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The 2015 World Solar Challenge recently concluded in Australia.
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Report Names Funders Of Anti-Solar-Power Initiatives & Legislation
A new report names utilities and interest groups fighting against the growth of solar power.
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Innovative Arizona Utility Program Rents Your Roof For Solar Power
An Arizona utility will rent customers' roof to install solar panels.
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From Sunlight To Electricity: First Optical Rectenna Created In Lab
Researchers claim to have created the first "rectenna" to operate on optical wavelengths.
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HyperSolar Reaches Voltage To Produce Hydrogen With Solar Energy
HyperSolar claims to have reached the 1.5 volts it needs to produce hydrogen from sunlight on a commercial scale.
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Vermont B&B Offers Solar-Powered Electric-Car Charging
A Vermont bed & breakfast invests in a solar farm, partly to power electric-car charging stations.
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Renewable-energy costs are dropping rapidly, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says.
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Immortus Electric-Car Concept Claims Solar Running Up To 35 MPH
An Australian company plans to put a solar-electric car into limited production.
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Electric Car Drivers Tell Ford: We'll Never Go Back To Gasoline
A Ford survey finds that roughly nine out of 10 electric-car drivers will stay with plug-in cars.
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Classic 1966 VW Bus With Green Drivetrain: Solar-Powered Electric Motor
A Boston-area executive converts a classic Volkswagen to solar power.
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Lack Of Innovation Could Doom Battle To Trim Carbon Emissions
There isn't enough investment in renewable energy, a New York Times columnist argues.
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New Stella Solar Electric Car Produces More Energy Than It Uses
Dutch students return with an updated version of their solar "family car."
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Solar Impulse 2 set a flight record for time and distance by a solar-powered aircraft.
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HyperSolar Nears Voltage Needed For Solar Hydrogen Production
What's so magical about 1.5 volts, you may ask? It turns out that it's the practical voltage required to produce hydrogen gas from water using artificial photosynthesis, powered only by solar energy, at commercial scale. At least, that's the claim of a startup company called Hypersolar, which two...
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Solar Panels On Dutch Bike Lane Produce More Power Than Planned
SolaRoad says results from six months of operating its prototype bike path are encouraging.
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Tesla's New Powerwall Batteries: 7 Or 10 kWh For $3,000 Or $3,500
Tesla unveils its new line of batteries for energy storage.
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Wind, Natural Gas, Solar Provide More U.S. Power, Replacing Coal
Wind, natural gas, and solar power generation are set to increase in 2015 while coal decreases, government figures say.
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Georgetown, Texas: Far From Green, But 100 Percent Renewable Energy--Why?
A Texas city converts to renewable energy to save money.
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Utilities' attempts to pinch solar are countered by the Left and Right.
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Solar Impulse Electric Airplane Now Flying Around The World
Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi this week on a trip around the world.
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UPDATE: Tesla's First Solar-Powered Supercharger-Store-Service Center Now Open
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has rapidly been opening Supercharger DC fast-charging stations throughout the U.S. and outside the country. But despite its goal of providing solar-generated electricity at those sites, Superchargers thus far have drawn on electricity from the conventional power...
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Do Low Gas Prices Hurt Renewable Energy Adoption? Unlikely, Says Analyst
Low oil prices won't affect renewable energy, analysts say.
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As Solar Installations Soar, Utilities Confront Distributed Renewable Power
Utilities may have to change their business model as solar power proliferates.
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Jordan Wants To Boost Electric-Car Adoption; Solar Charging To Come
Jordan plans to build a network of solar-powered electric-car charging stations.
Stephen Edelstein