Installed U.S. solar capacity grew by a record 3,313 megawatts in 2012 – more in one year than in the previous three years combined.
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Biofuels 101: How Green Is This Clean Energy Source Really?
You don’t hear about biofuels as much as you used to, but production continues to grow. How green they are all comes down to what’s used to make them, though.
How Best To Support Renewable Energy? Predictably, Ambitiously, Fairly
While government probably shouldn’t be picking technological winners and losers when it comes to renewable energy, we do need to make a clear, decisive choice.
MIT Turns Over A New Solar Leaf Plan
The solar-to-fuel dream lives on, as the “artificial leaf” team outlines a path to efficiencies that could make the technology viable.
With Solar, Libya Don’t Need No Stinking Oil
Sure, Libya has lots of oil – but a new study says the North African country’s solar resource could be five times as energy productive.
What The Flux: BrightSource Heats Up Solar Tower
The massive Ivanpah power-tower solar energy plant is in the home stretch of development, having achieved “first flux,” BrightSource Energy says.
Could A Solar-Powered Death Star Prevent The Next Meteor Attack?
Researchers from California have proposed a massive solar-powered system that could vaporize meteors and asteroids before they hit the Earth.
Feds’ Solar Zones Hit With Enviro Lawsuit
A coalition of smaller environmental groups sue the Obama administration, saying solar should go on rooftops, not on public lands.
Why The AP’s ‘Dirty Solar’ Story Is Wildly Misleading
Forget what the AP said; including hazardous waste disposal in an analysis of solar power’s greenhouse-gas emissions hardly changes anything.
Solar Passes 100 GW, But There’s A Long Way To Go
The solar market showed strong growth in 2012, despite Europe’s struggles, and hit 100 GW, but it will take far more to become a serious player.
A DIY Solar Balloon Using Garbage Bags
The greenhouse effect is put to good use with a hot-air balloon that relies only on the sun for fuel – and you can apparently build one at home.
Smoggy China To Seek More Solar Power
How high can it go? China, once aiming for 5 gigawatts of installed solar by 2015, boosts its target to 35 GW, in part a response to deteriorating air quality.
Solar With Storage Coming To California, At A Cost
California regulators approve a power-tower solar plant with energy storage, saying the ability to produce power on demand justifies its high price.
Using Solar To Charge EVs Beats Biofuels, Study Says
We’d cut greenhouse gas emissions far more if we used the sun to create solar energy to fuel our cars rather than turn plants into biofuels, new research asserts.