If you would like to install solar panels, but don’t like the aesthetic appearance of conventional, or older style solar panels then a great alternative might be solar roof tiles. Also known as solar roof …

Today First Solar, Inc. announced that it had reduced its manufacturing cost for solar modules to 98 cents per watt, breaking the $1 per watt price barrier for the first time ever.
The company is the …

Solar cell companies in China recently submitted a scheme to the Ministry of Science and Technology to cut the cost of solar power generation to $0.146 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2012. This is three years …

Feed-in tariffs have been responsible for the success of renewable energy generation and the industries supporting it in Germany, Spain, and Denmark, but they have yet to take hold in the U.S., largely because of …

This year, the Australian branch of Ausra, a US-based company, is preparing to announce new deals worth more than $1 billion to build large solar power plants in at least two Australian states.
Former Sydney University …

The engineers at eSolar decided to create an unusual birthday present for the firm’s founder, Bill Gross. They put together this video, after programming their solar mirrors to spell out happy birthday for Gross.
The eSolar …

The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, has unveiled a solar power plan for the city that the LA Times calls ‘ambitious’. The plan calls for the city to get 1,280 MW of power from …

Ota City’s tiny Pal Town neighborhood, nestled among strawberry fields is one of Japan’s sunniest spots. This is one of the main reasons the rooftops of the houses here are shining with solar panels, making …

First Solar, the leader in the thin-film solar industry, has invested in SolarCity, a residential and commercial solar installer in San Francisco. This could prove revolutionary for the solar energy market.
SolarCity will receive $25 million …

An MIT chemist has created catalysts that enable sunlight to turn water into hydrogen. If the process can be scaled up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy.
“I’m going to show you …