Solar
News about solar energy, and how to buy and install your own panels.
Showtime for solar
Solar power is going mass market even in Northern regions. We tell you what price to expect and checklist the pitfalls if you decide to run your house from sola...
Its the environment, stupid
Ramsey – Idiot The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solar Power for Your Home (second edition) by Dan Ramsey with David Hughes What is it? One of the lates...
Solar powered wireless internet
A California company has introduced a solar powered wireless internet router....
Solar power from car parts
In an attempt to break the high initial cost of solar power for remote regions, an MIT team has developed a small – 1kW – solar concentrating combin...
Holy Solar
Pope Benedict has Vatican engineers install solar panels on some of the Hole See buildings....
India
India receives solar energy equivalent to nearly 5,000 trillion kWh/year, which is far more than the total energy consumption of the country today. A government...
Solar mirrors soon, but not yet
Gizmodo reports on new concentrated solar panels turn out to be premature....
400-watt solar aircon
SolCool One LLC of Redlands, California, is marketing an air conditioner that uses so little power it can be run from the power generated by no more than four s...
Homepower your stereo
When it comes to renewables, you�ve got to be realistic. Try taking one small solar panel and think: what can I power with this? That�s the question Richard Ro...
No More Excuses for Gore
Al Gore has been under attack ever since the release of his documentary �An Inconvenient Truth� for allegedly not practicing what he preaches. Most notably, his...
Half-price Solar Panels – Colorado
Residents in Colorado are getting around 50% back on their solar installation spending � all thanks to renewable energy incentives offered by Colorado utility c...
My off-grid school, by Oprah Winfrey
Oprah’s opened an off-grid school as part of her Leadership Academy in South Africa. She...