Solar Traps: World-Changer Or Vaporware?

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A Maryland inventor's claim of a radically new and better (but largely not revealed) approach to solar power is getting attention. Is there anything to it? Read more →

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Rooftop Solar Wins Reprieve In San Antonio

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CPS Energy says it will hold off at least a year on a plan that would have slashed the value of solar power produced on San Antonio rooftops. Read more →

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Scientists Interrupt Photosynthesis To Snatch Plants’ Clean Energy

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UGA scientists have developed a method for turning plants into, well, power plants. Read more →

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Solar Mandate Embraced By Second California City

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Sebastopol, in Sonoma County, Calif., joins Lancaster in backing a solar mandate for new construction, with an ordinance that is much stronger. Read more →

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Examples Of Government Supported Solar Success Stories

Incubator 6 awardee Sun Number converts complex aerial data into an easy-to-understand solar suitability score ranging from 1 to 100, with 100 being the ideal rooftop for solar. (image via Sun Number)

These are just a few examples of efforts supported by the Energy Department and SunShot Initiative that are empowering consumers to become energy independent. Read more →

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U.S. Job Market Bursting With Green Tech Opportunities

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New data from Ecotech Institute's Clean Jobs Index reveals over 700,000 green tech positions posted in Q1 2013. Read more →

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Solar Power And What Could Be Its Biggest Obstacles

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Politics and society, not science and technology, are preventing solar energy from shining. Read more →

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Ones To Watch: MIT Clean Energy Winners

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The big winner at the MIT Clean Energy Prize competition was Picasolar and its cost-lowering, efficiency-boosting selective emitter application for solar cells. Read more →

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Hawaii Grows Renewables To Shrink Energy Costs

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Renewable energy generation by the Hawaiian Electric Companies grew from 12 percent of energy needs in 2011 to 13.9 percent in 2012. Read more →

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Solar Power Key To Chill Haiti Vaccine Program

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UNICEF says solar is powering vaccine refrigerators in Haiti, and health officials there are optimistic that the technology will succeed with refinements. Read more →

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