Installing clean, reliable, inflation-proof solar power is easier than ever, thanks to the invention of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates that can be bonded directly onto metal roofing panels. Unlike crystalline PV material, there’s no need …

Cate Blanchett, patron of new charity SolarAid, explains how solar power can be used to fight poverty and appeals for support.
Cate Blanchett talks SolarAid

 
SolarAid believes …

SOLAR HOT WATER – Past and Future
This video features John Perlin, co-author of A GOLDEN THREAT: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology. He talks about the history of solar hot water heating, its current …

This is part 1 of a great video of a ‘green’ renovation. What makes it special was the fact that it was done using green home products and environmentally friendly processes. Reusing what they could, …

via Napavalleyregister.co
Napa Valley, California
Color the new city-county garage green.
Most of the electricity needed to light up the garage will come from solar panels mounted on the roof.
County supervisors have approved a $900,000 solar installation, …

from Jeff Jarvis of Buzz Machine
“I’m at a surprise session with Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and the Google Foundation’s Larry Brilliant, moderated by Tom Friedman. Liveblogging:
The key difference between this and the Gore-Bono panel prior …

One of the largest privately owned conglomerates in China is poised to become a big investor in Spain’s booming solar energy sector, joining other foreign and domestic players in the latest investment craze in Spain.

After many lessons learned, the solar project his company began in 2004 is finally up and running on the North Carolina State University (NCSU) campus next to the RBC Center in Raleigh, making it the …

Year-to-date share-price increases for several solar industry companies have been huge, despite the recent corrections in the markets: Ascent Solar, up 543%; SunPower, up 246%; JA Solar, up 206%; Yingli, up 203%; Trina Solar, up …