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• US and India reach a climate deal, but no agreement to curb emissions Inhabitat (Yesterday) - In the first day of talks between President Barack Obama and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two leaders agreed to some renewable energy policies in the developing nation, which is the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. But the talks did not result...
• Do Oil Prices Affect Electricity Prices in the US? Apparently Not, Despite What Investors Think Solar One (Yesterday) - Investors are freaking out a bit over the price of crude oil, which has dropped precipitously since June 2014. But they’re not just freaking out over their fossil fuel stocks- they’re freaking out about solar investment as well. Over the last six months, the stock prices…...
• Energy-efficient Stinson Beach House looks like a clustered mountain village Inhabitat (4 days ago) - Read the rest of Energy-efficient Stinson Beach House looks like a clustered mountain village Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: energy efficient home, green architecture, natural ventilation, San Francisco, smart house, Solar Power, stinson beach house, sustainable residence, village, Wnuk Spurlock...
• New technique for producing cheaper solar energy suggested by research ScienceDaily (4 days ago) - Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household electricity more cheaply than ever before. The global PV market has experienced rapid growth in recent years due to renewable energy targets and CO2 emission controls....
• Meet the Smartbulb Solar One (4 days ago) - Remember when light bulbs were simple? There was one kind (incandescent) at maybe four wattages- 25, 40, 60 and 100 were common- and sometimes you’d encounter something fancy like a 3-way bulb or maybe a colored bulb. Sure, they were inefficient and unrecyclable, but they…...
• Total and SunPower Celebrate Completion of 70-MW PV Salvador Solar Plant in Chile eSolar News (4 days ago) - SANTIAGO, CHILE, PARIS & SAN JOSE, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Total and SunPower Corp.  announced the completion of the 70-megawatt PV Salvador project, one of the world's largest operating merchant solar power plants. Chilean Minister of Energy Máximo Pacheco and executives from Total and SunPower attended the inauguration...
• New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials ScienceDaily (4 days ago) - Researchers have developed a technique for determining the role that a material's structure has on the efficiency of organic solar cells, which are candidates for low-cost, next generation solar power. The researchers used the technique to determine that materials with a highly organized structure at...
• Calculating the future of solar-fuel refineries ScienceDaily (4 days ago) - A team of engineers has developed a new tool to help engineers better gauge the overall yield, efficiency and costs associated with scaling solar-fuel production processes up into large-scale refineries....
• Grand Opening! Today, the Mojave Solar Project is officially fully operational Inhabitat (4 days ago) - The Mojave Solar Project has been online and fully operational since December, but today, a grand opening ceremony celebrates this massive achievement. The plant uses advanced parabolic trough technology that has made the 280 MegaWatt plant one of the most innovative projects in the country and...
• 6 big-name musicians and bands who are helping to protect the planet Inhabitat (5 days ago) - Musicians have sung about environmental stewardship and preservation forever. Think about Woodstock back in the 70′s and now the more recent Bonnaroo festival held in Tennessee every summer. Amount of garbage at music festivals aside, which happens any time you get a lot of...
• How Do You Like the New Solar1.org? Solar One (5 days ago) - So you may have noticed that we recently redesigned our website. Nice, isn’t it? We tried to make it simpler and less cluttered, with easier navigation, especially on mobile devices and tablets. But we’d really, really appreciate it if you’d weigh in with your thoughts,…...
• NRG Home Solar Launches Strategic Partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae eSolar News (5 days ago) - PRINCETON, N.J.--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- NRG Home Solar, one of the country’s leading residential solar companies, announced a new partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae, a service that helps families pay for college by earning cash back on everyday purchases. Through this innovative collaboration, NRG Home Solar will...
• Canadian Solar Completes the Sale of Glenarm Solar Power Plant to Dutch Infrastructure Fund eSolar News (5 days ago) - GUELPH, ONTARIO--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced the sale of the 10 MW AC Glenarm solar power plant ("Glenarm") to an affiliate of DIF Infrastructure III ("DIF"). This solar power plant is valued at over C$60 million (US$49...
• Streetlights powered by solar and wind could be lighting up your neighborhood soon Inhabitat (5 days ago) - The world’s first independently powered street lighting system could be lighting up a neighborhood near you someday soon. Barcelona-based researcher Ramon Bargallo, has developed a 10-meter-high street lamp powered exclusively by wind and solar power. The system took four years to develop and is...
• New York City, We Have A Deer Problem Solar One (6 days ago) - To many of us urban dwellers, the sight of a deer in the wild is something of a thrill. When the majority of the wildlife you encounter every day is limited to rodents and pigeons, a white-tailed deer looks beautiful, graceful, a special reminder that…...
• Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects ScienceDaily (6 days ago) - Scientists have developed and utilized a mass production method based on printing technologies allowing the manufacturing of decorative, organic solar panels. Design freedom improves the range of applications of the panels on the surfaces of interior and exterior building spaces. Researchers are also studying the...
• Which NYC Neighborhood Is the Noisiest? Solar One (6 days ago) - Noise annoys, as British punks The Buzzcocks said back in the 70s.  And in NYC, despite the new noise ordinances passed in 2007, there were more than 140,000 noise complaints dialed in to 311 between the winter of 2013 and the fall of 2014. That’s…...
• Making waves with lasers could enhance solar cell efficiency ScienceDaily (7 days ago) - Laser processing produces deep ripples in silicon over a wide area — something that could enhance solar cell efficiency....
• Trina Solar Launches New High Efficiency Honey Plus and Honey M Plus Modules eSolar News (7 days ago) - CHANGZHOU, CHINA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Trina Solar, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced the launch of two new high-efficiency modules, the Honey Plus (PC05A (II)), a multi-crystalline module and the Honey M Plus (DC05A (II)), a mono-crystalline module, which offer average power outputs...
• 4.4MW Solar Farm Shines as Largest 2014 Managed Growth Project in Massachusetts eSolar News (7 days ago) - BOSTON, MA --(eSolarEnergyNews)--  4.4MW of solar energy is now operational in Charlton, Massachusetts. The 14,000 panel solar farm is the largest project developed and constructed under the SREC-II program's 2014 Managed Growth allocation. The farm will produce 5,760,000 kilowatt hours annually, enough electricity to power...
• Solar Impulse unveils route for first round-the-world flight powered by the sun Inhabitat (7 days ago) - Read the rest of Solar Impulse unveils route for first round-the-world flight powered by the sun Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "solar energy", abu dhabi, Andre Borschberg, Betrand Piccard, emissions free flight, emissions free plane, fuel free flight,...
• How to build a solar farm in California—a profile on the Topaz Solar Farm Inhabitat (7 days ago) - With its capacity to power 160,000 average-sized American homes, the Topaz Solar Farm in southern California is one of the largest installations of its kind. This sea of 9 million solar panels is an ideal example of how sunny states like Arizona and Nevada can harness the...
• First public lighting system that runs on solar and wind energy ScienceDaily (7 days ago) - Scientists have developed the first autonomous industrialized public lighting system that works with solar and wind energy....
• Solar Impulse route unveiled for first round-the-world flight powered by the sun Inhabitat (7 days ago) - Read the rest of Solar Impulse route unveiled for first round-the-world flight powered by the sun Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "solar energy", abu dhabi, Andre Borschberg, Betrand Piccard, emissions free flight, emissions free plane, fuel free flight,...
• Innovative energy solutions bring light and warmth to a remote Thai village Inhabitat (Monday, 19 January) - Solar power and biogas solutions are helping residents of a remote Thai village to create their own grid. Those who live in Pa Deng in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, have homes that seem to have remained unchanged for hundreds of years: Far from any established power lines, the lifestyle...
• Yingli Introduces CleanARC(R) Coated Solar Panels for Tough Climates and Harsh Conditions eSolar News (Monday, 19 January) - BAODING, CHINA & ABU DHABI--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Yingli Green Energy, one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, also known as "Yingli Solar," today announced at the World Future Energy Summit that innovative CleanARC® anti-reflective (AR) glass coating is now available on all Yingli product lines. Developed...
• First Solar Marks New Milestone with 10 Gigawatts of Installed PV Capacity eSolar News (Monday, 19 January) - TEMPE, AR & ABU DHABI, UAE--(eSolarEnergyNews)--First Solar, today announced that it has achieved 10 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity installed globally, making it the first thin film PV module manufacturer in the world to achieve this milestone. The announcement was made at the...
• Sweden’s greenest City Hall is topped by solar panels and a green roof in Lund Inhabitat (Monday, 19 January) - Read the rest of Sweden’s greenest City Hall is topped by solar panels and a green roof in Lund Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Christensen & Co Architects, City Hall, energy efficient building, green roof, lund, Lund City...
• NYC’s First Commercial-Scale Wind Turbine Spins in Sunset Park Solar One (Friday, 16 January) - In its first month of operation, Sunset Park’s new wind turbine, located at the 30th Street pier recycling center, has generated enough electricity to power a 20-watt lightbulb for a hundred years. The turbine is about 160 feet tall and has a 100 gigawatt capacity. and…...
• Perovskites provide big boost to silicon solar cells ScienceDaily (Friday, 16 January) - Stacking perovskites onto a conventional silicon solar cell dramatically improves the overall efficiency of the cell, according to a new study....

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