Solar

• Army & Air Force Push Solar Power Into Quantum Territory, CleanTechnica.com, January 21, 2012. 
• Iron Range Solar Panel Plant Claims Rugged Niche, renewablesbiz, January 11, 2012.
• Solar Panels for the Home, Star Tribune, July 21, 2011.
• SunScience a Game Changer in Delivering Solar Energy Benefits to Farmers, Off-Grid Communities & Disaster Areas, Clean Technica, June 2, 2011.
• Solar on the Water, The New York Times, April 20, 2011.
• G.E. Plans to Build Largest Solar Panel Plant in U.S., The New York Times, April 7, 2011.
• Germany’s Solar Panels Produce More Power Than Japan’s Entire Fukushima Complex, grist, March 22, 2010.
• World’s New Solar Power Installations Doubled in 2010 – Total Capacity Up 70%, treehugger.com, February 15, 2011.
• Solar PV Becoming Cheaper than Gas in California?, renewableenergyworld.com, February 8, 2011.
• DOE Pursues Sunshot Initiative to Achieve Cost Competitive Solar Energy by 2020, Energy.Gov, February 4, 2011.
• Landfill to Become Solar Power Plant, care2, January 12, 2011.
• Seattle & Oslo Companies Form Venture to Build Solar Farms, grist, December 2, 2010.
• Europe’s Largest PV Solar Farm Opens in Italy, Treehugger, November 25, 2010.
• Power From on High, NYTimes, November 23, 2010.
• Italy Goes Solar With First Sun-Powered Road, MatteR Network, November 9, 2010.
• FIT (Feed-In-Tariff) Creates New Revenue-Generating Opportunities for Ontario Farmers, Ontario Power Authority, Fall 2009.
• Solar Power Towers Coming to California, Alternative Energy, November 1, 2010.
• What if Solar Got the Same Subsidies as Coal?, cleantechnica.com, October 21, 2010.
• Here Comes the Sun: White House to Go Solar, wcco.com, October 5, 2010.
• DOE: Big Utilities Can Get Reliable Power from Small Solar PV Arrays,  reuters.com, September 28, 2010.
• Solar Cell Production Climbs to Another Record in 2009, Earth Policy Institute, September 2010.
• August Sees Record Rise in UK Home Solar Panels Fitted, bbc.co.uk, August 31, 2010.
• Korea’s First-Ever Residential Solar Hybrid Air Conditioner, greenopolis.com, August 20, 2010.
• The 4 Best Ways to Go Solar Without Breaking the Bank, Earth & Industry, August 18, 2010.
• Graphene:  Solar Cells of the Future?, Alternative Energy News, August 10, 2010.
• Could New Solar Power Technology Power Rival Oil?, CALIFORNIAWatchBlog, August 4, 2010.
• The Incredible Shrinking Solar Cell, ScienceNews, July 31, 2010.
• Study:  Solar Power is Cheaper than Nuclear, El Phoenix Sun, July 26, 2010.
• ‘Eternal Plane’ Returns to Earth, BBC News, July 23, 2010.
• The World’s First Molten Salt Concentrating Solar Power Plant, Guardian UK, July 22, 2010.
• Costs for Thermo-photovoltaic Cells Significantly Reduced, Alternative Energy News, July 4, 2010.
• Solar Lamp Wins Award for Helping Developing Countries, BBC News, July 2, 2010.  (For similar Minnesota project, click here.)
• Japan Successfully Deploys a Solar Sail in Space, EERE News, June 30, 2010.
• University of Minnesota Researchers Clear Major Hurdle in Road to High-Efficiency Solar Cells, Nanotechwire, June 19, 2010.
• Third Gen Solar Inventor Wins $1.07 Million Millennium Prize, Calfinder, June 11, 2010.
• Record Growth in Photovoltaic Capacity & Momentum Builds for Concentrating Solar Power, Worldwatch Institute, June 3, 2010.
• Yosemite Gets Largest Solar Project of All National Parks, CARE2, May 19, 2010.
• Solar Lily Pads in Scotland, Alternative Energy News, May 15, 2010.
• What is Stopping You From Investing in a Solar Energy System on your Home or Business?, Greenenergycafe.com, April 11, 2010.
• Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, May 10, 2010.
• Feds Push Solar Solution to Coal Addiction, grist, May 14, 2010.
• MIT Researchers Print Solar Cell on Paper, CNN Tech, May 6, 2010.
• Successful Maiden Flight for Solar Impulse!, SolarImpulse.com, April 7, 2010.
• Creative Financing Fuels California Solar Boom, grist, April 16, 2010.
• World’s Largest Solar-Powered Boat Prepares for Carbon-Free Trip Around the Globe, CARE2, March 11, 2010.
• Amonix — CPV (Concentrated Photo Voltaic) Power Plants, grist, April 22, 2010.
• Rebuilding with Sun Power: SELF Fosters Clean Energy & Community Development, Care2Causes, February 28, 2010.
• 2010 Outlook for Solar in California, grist, January 13, 2010.
• Steven Chu Sets the Record Straight on Solar Energy, Huffington Post, December 14, 2009.
• SolarReserve’s 24/7 Solar Power Plant, grist, November 9, 2009.
• Ralph Jacobson, national — and local (St. Paul) — solar expert, provides info on the viability of solar energy production right here in Minnesota.  For more details, see his website at:  www.ips-solar.com
• North American Feed-in Tariff Policies Take Off, Worldwatch Institute, August 12, 2009.
• Click here for info on “feed-in tariffs”.
• Solar Power Goes Underground, MSNBC, November 9, 2009.
• Solar-assisted Coal Plant Coming to Colorado, Big Green Boulder, August 27, 2009.
• More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price, New York Times, August 26, 2009.
• China Racing Ahead of U.S. in the Drive to Go Solar, New York Times, August 25, 2009.
• All About CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) Like photovoltaic systems, CSP relies on the sun to work but is generally accepted to be more cost effective and practical.
• Solar-Powered Technology to Transform CO2 & Sunlight Into Ethanol, grist, July 26, 2009.
• Nitol, Russia’s Emerging Solar Power Star, SpiegelOn-LineInternational, August 26, 2009.
• Some Ideas About Getting Away from Oil Dependence, Star Tribune, September 12, 2008.