The U.S. joins Germany, Italy and China as the only countries with 10 gigawatts of installed solar PV capacity. That’s the good news.
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Solar Powered NASA Robot Survives Harsh Greenland Conditions
NASA reports that the solar powered robot GROVER has completed a stage of field trials in Greenland where it was analyzing layers of snow and ice.
Cambridge Solar Car Unveiled As A Unique Teardrop Design
The University of Cambridge unveils Resolution, its World Solar Challenge design that ditches traditional flat panel solar car design for something rather unique.
Students’ Robotic Solar Boat On Transatlantic Trek
A bunch of college engineering students have built a robotic solar boat that departed Rhode Island this week, aiming for Spain.
New World Solar Challenge Entry A Family Solar Car
The Eindhoven University of Technology entry for the upcoming World Solar Challenge is envisioned as a family solar car capable of holding four people.
Apple Building Big Solar Farm In Nevada
A new Apple data center in Reno will be partly powered by a big solar farm that will use low-concentration PV technology and a unique financing arrangement.
How Solar In Ohio Beats Solar In Arizona
Measured against the source it replaces, a study yields surprising results about the benefits of new solar and wind power generation by region.
Solar Helps US Army Keep Snipers At Bay
A solar-powered microgrid gives the U.S. Army the juice it needs to run an anti-sniper surveillance system in Afghanistan.
Solar Impulse Dries Off, Reaches Washington
A moist layover in Cincinnati can’t keep the Solar Impulse airplane from completing the St. Louis-D.C. leg of its cross-U.S. journey.
Solar Powered Wheelchair For Cerebral Palsy Sufferers Inspires
A University of Virginia student team builds a solar powered wheelchair for those afflicted by cerebral palsy.
Solar Gardens Taking Root In US Communities
Community solar projects – aka, solar gardens – boost distributed energy development and bring their benefits to those who can’t put solar panels on their own roof.
Solar Impulse Seizes Weather Opening, Heads To St. Louis
The sun-powered Solar Impulse airplane leaves Dallas for St. Louis, where it will make use of a revolutionary inflatable hangar at storm-damaged Lambert Airport.
NASA Asteroid-Grab Mission Powered By Solar
NASA releases an image of the next-gen solar-electric ion propulsion thruster that could be used later this decade to help protect Earth from asteroids.
Solar Power Notches A Victory In Minnesota
Minnesota enacts a 1.5 percent solar requirement and makes several other moves that advocates say could boost clean energy.