Articles Our Antiquated Building Stock Holds Huge Opportunity for Energy Conservation Good IsFeb 14, 2013
Articles 'FiT' for Solar: Los Angeles Takes Another Step Toward Green Energy Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaJan 26, 2013
Articles Making "Virtual Worlds" to Get the Most of out Rooftop Solar Geostellar sends low-flying aircraft over the landscape to create detailed 3D maps that show where solar panels would pay off.Ben Jervey11 Jun, 2011
Articles Two-Mile Solar Tunnel Powers Rail Between Paris and Amsterdam This incredible 16,000-panel solar array on top of a Paris to Amsterdam rail line powers half of the big Antwerp train station nearby.Ben Jervey08 Jun, 2011
Articles What the Arab Spring Could Mean for Solar in the Sahara Will the unrest in the Arab world put massive solar projects like Desertec on hold or actually usher in a new era of clean energy?Ben Jervey03 Jun, 2011
Articles Who Needs Nukes? Japan Plans a Massive Shift to Solar Power Japanese officials are set to unveil a new "Sunrise Plan" tomorrow, requiring all new buildings to be covered by solar panels by 2030.Ben Jervey28 May, 2011
Articles Making Solar Sexy: SMIT's Amazingly Versatile and Attractive Solar Panels The SMIT team's new Tensile Solar Structures are lightweight, modular energy-generating systems, inspired by fabric architecture.Ben Jervey27 May, 2011
Articles We Shouldn't Care That a Couple of Rich Suburbanites Don't Like Solar Panels on Their Street The New York Times created a buzz by creating a controversy about a popular solar program in New Jersey. Ignore it.Ben Jervey01 May, 2011
Articles Solar Mosaic: Bring Solar to Your Community for Just $100 The new Solar Mosaic program in Oakland lets residents buy $100 shares of solar panel installations on the roofs of local schools and nonprofits.Ben Jervey28 Apr, 2011
Articles The World's Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Is Coming to California Plants like this one can replace coal. The planet might survive after all.Ben Jervey16 Apr, 2011
Articles New Study Finds Solar Panels Are "Contagious" A new study finds that you're more likely to install solar panels if other people in your zip code have them.Ben Jervey14 Apr, 2011
Articles Faux-tosynthesis: The Artificial Leaf that Could Power Your Home A "Holy Grail" of solar research has reportedly been achieved: MIT scientists have created a fake "leaf" that mimics photosynthesis.Ben Jervey03 Apr, 2011
Articles Solar Decathalon Kicked Off the National Mall, Will Be Watched Over By MLK and FDR Check out the cool solar-powered designs that'll grace DC's National Parks this September.Ben Jervey05 Mar, 2011
Articles Video: Watch CAKE Install Solar Panels on Their Recording Studio CAKE, the band, records albums with electricity coming from nothing but the sun's rays.Ben Jervey24 Feb, 2011
Articles Video: Spain's Stunning Solar Towers Video: Spain's Solar Thermal Towers Watch this video to see the future of large-scale, carbon-free electricity production.Ben Jervey13 Feb, 2011
Articles Sahara Solar Breeder Project Aims to Power Half the World by 2050 The Sahara Desert has two things in abundance: sun and sand. What if they could be used symbiotically to eventually provide half the world's energy?Ben Jervey21 Jan, 2011
Design Interactive Transparency: America's Energy, Where It's From and How It's Used U.S. Energy Use and Sources With the full picture, the problems (wasted energy) and the potential solutions (more renewable energy) become more clear.Hyperakt08 Jan, 2011
Articles Cheap Ways to Get Solar Panels for Your House Solar panels are a good investment, but the start-up costs can be prohibitive. Here are some ways to get your solar panels for free.Ariel Schwartz07 Nov, 2010