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Homeowners can connect solar panels to batteries in their garage, this one from the Bay Area company Sunrun, to help power much of their homes during times of peak electricity demand.
Energy
Here comes the sun (storage)
a solar panel farm in China
Environment
Energy and food together: Under solar panels, crops thrive
Solar panels
Technology
Jobs in solar energy fall for the first time in seven years
When Manny and Roz de Lizarriturri moved from the Philadelphia area to Pueblo, Colorado, their electricity bills jumped 30 to 40 percent. So, the couple installed solar panels.
Environment
Fed up with high rates, a Colorado city considers ditching its utility and relying on the sun
Crescent Dunes
Technology
Solar energy gets an endurance boost from salt
Production operator John White checks a panel at the SolarWorld solar panel factory in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Economics
Trump slaps steep US tariffs on imported washers, solar panels
Hampshire College library
Education
Hampshire College goes 100 percent solar
Rooftop solar panels in Queens.
Economics
A new way to go local: Buy solar energy from your neighbors
Employees row a boat as they examine solar panel boards at a pond in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, in this March 16, 2016 photo.
Can Chinese pragmatism help save the planet?
Full Episode
A glorious pile of batteries.
Technology
Scientists are trying to make the perfect battery
A wind farm in Power County, Idaho.
Economics
For solar and wind energy projects, a new lease on land
Tesla solar panels would replace the typical solar panel array, like this one being installed on home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California. Elon Musk wants to merge the two companies.
Technology
Tesla has unveiled a new idea for harnessing reusable energy: solar roofing tiles
Harwich solar panels
Environment
Doubling renewable energy by 2030 could save the global economy trillions of dollars every year
India solar charging station
Environment
A US trade complaint may hinder India’s plan for a homegrown solar industry
Hillary, Jake and Barry
Environment
The Hillary Clinton campaign goes solar
Fourteen year-old Nuru Sheha studies at night in the light of solar-powered LED lights at home in the village of Matemwe, on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. He family's first electrical system was installed by one of Zanzibar's 13 "solar mamas," illiter
Environment
Zanzibar’s ‘Solar Mamas’ flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles
A solar panel on top of the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. The battle over solar energy in the state has had national implications for the Tea Party.
Environment
The ‘green’ Tea Party fights for a more environmentally friendly GOP
A surge in wind turbines like these have helped Germany generate more than 25% of its electricity from renewable sources. Since Germany's electricity system is interconnected with most of the rest of western Europe, the overall percentage of this kind of
Environment
When the grid says ‘no’ to wind and solar power, this company’s technology helps it say ‘yes’ again
Solar power production has grown more than 25 times over the last decade in Germany, spurred largely by big incentives for small producers to get into the market. But sunshine and wind power are intermittent, so engineers and others are looking for ways t
Environment
How do you catch the sun to make electricity at night? This German inventor has an answer.
Cyclists ride over a 230 feet stretch of a new bike made entirely of solar panels in The Netherlands.
Environment
This bike path is made entirely of solar panels
Hands up, don't shoot protesters
Global Scan
The ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture from Ferguson moves to Hong Kong
A sign at a German lignite surface mine warns visitors to stay away from the edge of an overlook. A giant earth-moving machine sits on the far horizon.
Environment
Despite its green image, Germany still digs coal
Environment
Solar-powered car now comes in family size
Environment
Solar powered ocean-going boat makes pitstop in Boston
Environment
Teams battle for green power supremacy at Solar Decathlon
Development & Education
Can solar power Tanzania?
Environment
New solar technology coming from US military
Business, Economics and Jobs
Solar medical system
Business, Economics and Jobs
Norwegian inventor’s cardboard oven combats climate change
Development & Education
Solar-Powered Car Seats Family of Four
An Inside Look at The Largest Solar Boat Ever Built
The MS Tûranor: Record Setting Solar Boat and Floating Science Lab
Welcome to the Solar Capitol of the Universe
Honda and Solar Energy
Solar panel in India
Business, Economics and Jobs
Rural India Turns to Solar Power
Environment
Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC
Development & Education
A Solar Powered Voyage Around the World
Development & Education
First Solar-Powered International Flight
Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight
Sun Solutions
The Living on Earth Almanac
Practical Solar: Here and Now
Note on Emerging Science
Solar Decathlon
Solar Salon
Business Note: Solar-powered Gas Stations
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer