Even with its fantastic growth rate, solar PV, thanks to manufacturing and materials efficiency gains, is operating as a net energy producer, Stanford researchers say.
Solar Power
Solar-Roof Highways: India’s Road To New Power?
With rising land costs, multilayer installations and solar-covered highways are among new proposals in India to boost solar power production.
Solar Power Beyond The Rooftop: Moving To Utility-Scale
Solar power had a stellar year last year, with global capacity topping 100 GW for the first time, and the US setting new records.
Solar Success Story Unmarred By Suntech, Bosch
Fearful that company bankruptcies and pullouts spell doom for solar? EarthTechling’s Pete Danko says not to worry – solar is doing great.
Garden State A Solar Eden: New Jersey Hits 1 GW
New Jersey becomes the third state to pass 1 gigawatt in installed solar, joining California and Arizona.
Solar Will Soar In Indy With Biggest Airport Array
A 75-acre solar PV project in Indianapolis breaks ground; developers say it will become the largest airport solar array in North America.
Record-Big Solar For Middle East Oil Barons
A 100-megawatt parabolic trough solar station launches in Abu Dhabi; the developers are calling it the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant.
US Solar Busts Out Another Record-Breaking Year
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.
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.
Solar Power Rocked The American Energy House In 2012
Production of electricity from U.S. solar power plants rose a staggering 138.9 percent in 2012, a faster growth rate than any other type of generation.
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.
EnergySage Aims To Be The Kayak Of Solar
EnergySage launches its online solar-shopping portal, promising easy access to quotes for installation and financing.