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The Future of Solar Technology Is Still Wide Open

Solar panels are cheaper for the moment, but the government's not giving up on solar towers yet.

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America's Solar Industry Tries to Show It's Still on Top

China might sell more solar panels, but the U.S. remains a net exporter of solar goods.

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Military Eco-Chic: Army Uniforms Go Solar Down Under

Wearable solar panels? Australian soldiers could have them in their uniforms in the near future.

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Making Solar Power Work at Night with Mirrors, Salt, and a Hillside

Solar-power systems are going to need to provide energy at night or on cloudy days. A team of MIT engineers has a new idea to do just that.

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1,652 Solar Panels and a Herd of Sheep Can't Make a NASCAR Racetrack Green

Nice try, NASCAR, but it’s impossible for a business as carbon-hungry as high-speed racing to go green.

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Ink-Jet Technology Can Print Cheap Solar Panels

An ink made up of solar-capturing elements can be used to print up solar panels just like regular people print out documents.

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Google's Newest Clean Energy Project: Solar Leasing

Google backs you up on everything else in life; why not let them help you save a little on your electricity bill as well?

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Bill McKibben: "I Dare the Media to Cover This"

Forget symbolic acts and solar panels. Bill McKibben wants to shame political leaders by showing them what real work on climate change looks like.

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Once A Solar Boom Town, Spanish City Goes Bust

Nestled in the Spanish hills, Puertollano was once a center of the coal mining industry. But coal went bust, and the residents started looking for...

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English Environmentalist Makes Case Against Solar Feed-in Tariff

Are we really going to let ourselves be duped by this solar panel rip off? The environmentalist George Monbiot asked that very question in an...