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Hampshire solar power
Environment
Here comes the sun: How Hampshire College moved to 100 percent solar energy
Arts, Culture & Media
Power Cart
Solar panels
Technology
Jobs in solar energy fall for the first time in seven years
Technician Alexis Portalatin stands next to rooftop solar panels he is connecting to a new Tesla battery storage system the San Juan suburb of Guaynabo. The storage system will allow the panels to operate separately from the power grid and supply electric
Economics
Hurricanes blew away Puerto Rico’s power grid. Now solar power is rising to fill the void.
Hampshire College library
Education
Hampshire College goes 100 percent solar
Sneakers hang from downed wires in the wake of Hurricane Maria
Technology
With the lights still dark in Puerto Rico, solar companies see an opportunity to help
India solar panel
Environment
India’s renewable energy revolution is racing ahead
PEC cell
Science
A new device can clean polluted air and turn it into hydrogen energy
Solar workers
Environment
Solar jobs now outnumber coal jobs in the US
Saudi solar
Business
World’s biggest oil exporter Saudi starts hunt for solar and wind firms
A vast array of curved mirrors at the Noor Concentrated Solar Power plant near Ouarzazate, Morocco. The massive facility is part of an agressive effort to develop renewable power in Morocco.
Environment
Now blooming in the desert: Morocco’s grand dream of energy independence
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
Indian woman solar panel
Environment
The Obama administration and a group of US foundations join forces to help India boost its solar capacity
India solar power
Environment
Solar power is booming in India. But will it reach those who need it most?
Rooftop solar on house
Environment
The coming years may be rooftop solar’s time to shine
Smog in China
Environment
The reign of ‘King Coal’ may be coming to an end. What’s next?
Solar Impulse 2 grounded in Hawaii until 2016
Technology
The record-breaking solar plane, Solar Impulse 2, is grounded in Hawaii
After taking off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, the Solar Impulse 2 has flown across Asia and now more than halfway across the Pacific, with a goal of circumnavigating the world powered only by the 17,000 solar panels on its 236 foot-wide wings.
Technology
Will Solar Impulse 2 inspire a whole fleet of solar-powered planes?
Solar Impulse 2 parked in Japan
Technology
Solar-powered airplane lands safely, breaking flight record
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
Solar panels Cornwall, UK
Environment
The ‘Great Energy Transition’ is already underway, according to a new book
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.
Nellis Solar Power Plant
Environment
Natural gas and solar power have been growing together. Can that last?
Hands up, don't shoot protesters
Global Scan
The ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture from Ferguson moves to Hong Kong
Environment
Solar-powered car now comes in family size
Environment
Solar powered ocean-going boat makes pitstop in Boston
Environment
Recent solar panel adopter sees success in eliminating electric bill
Business, Economics and Jobs
New Jersey warehouse unveils massive rooftop solar project
Environment
Germany’s solar market facing reduction in government subsidies
Development & Education
Micro-loans helping solar power take hold in India
Environment
Teams battle for green power supremacy at Solar Decathlon
Environment
New solar technology coming from US military
Business, Economics and Jobs
German Solar Companies Face the Cost of Success
Solar panel in India
Business, Economics and Jobs
Rural India Turns to Solar Power
Environment
Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC
Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight
The world’s largest solar power plant
Our Solar Future
Solar Salon
Business Note: Solar-powered Gas Stations
Solar Solutions
Business, Economics and Jobs
Solar energy slump in Spain
Environment
Sahara solar power