solar
Aston Martin leapfrogs racing competition with a ‘cool’ solar idea
Aston Martin has been called many things for keeping their Le Mans race cars purely gas powered compared to many of...
Health, environmental improvements eyed in shift to electric vehicles
The environmental movement has long had its sights on the automotive industry as a central point of change. They have pushed...
The cost of solar to average American homeowners varies widely from state to state
It doesn’t take a political pundit to know that the Solyndra scandal has hurt the energy industry’s credibility. Investors are wary,...
Germany captures 43% of the world’s solar power
Few developments, notions, or facts relating to green technology surprise us anymore. Alternative energy continues to expand while oil consumption slowly...
Was Solyndra the exception or the rule for the solar industry?
Many politicians in both parties are pointing to the Solyndra debacle as proof that we’re either handling the solar energy industry...
3/4 of US states do not have solar incentives
When it comes to renewable energy, solar is often considered the easiest to acquire. The sun is a source of so...
How things would change if every roof had solar panels
Solar power has long been perceived as the answer to many of our energy woes. It is relatively efficient, extremely renewable,...
Solar powered laptop concept could have us cutting the cord
The needs to go green, be mobile, and be productive collide in Andrea Ponti’s concept design for solar powered laptop, one...
MIT makes solar-cell technology go viral. Literally.
Researchers at MIT have genetically modified a virus that helps carbon nanotubes self-assemble along solar cells to improve efficiency of electron...