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  • Is a 100% green datacenter practical, or even plausible?

    100% renewable energy sounds great. But when you start to do the research the picture is much less clear.

    Blog posts | May 18, 2012 6:01am PDT

  • Charge your Android phone using a 'Solar Charger' app? Well, no...

    People just don't read the app descriptions, and user reviews for apps are, on the whole, useless.

    Blog posts | April 9, 2012 9:09am PDT

  • Solar e Power Cube 1500 (photos)

    Wagan Corp's new Solar Cube 1500 combines solar panels, an inverter, and battery storage plus a variety outlets in a nifty fold-up rolling model.

  • Solar Decathlon shines light on net zero-energy homes (photos)

    The Solar Decathlon 2011 highlights the latest green building technology while using energy-efficient design and solar panels to make net zero-energy homes.

  • Solar panels keep buildings cool, study shows

    Solar photovoltaic panels installed on rooftops do more than supply clean power, they also act as "roof shades" to keep buildings cool.

    Blog posts | July 18, 2011 6:42pm PDT

  • Flexible solar panel uses thin-film cells (photos)

    SoloPower's thin-film solar panels are made into flexible rolls, which makes them easy to manufacture, transport, and install, the company says. Join CNET for a factory tour.

  • Warranty insurance for concentrator solar panels

    What differentiates one solar technology from another? Would you be more like to buy or invest in one system versus another if you knew the technology's performance was somehow guaranteed....

    Blog posts | October 7, 2010 5:26am PDT

  • Piecemeal solar panels (photos)

    More companies are developing solar systems that can be installed a few panels at a time, bringing down the hefty upfront cost of solar photovoltaics.

  • Do-it-yourself solar panel allows tech tryout

    Start-up Clarion Technologies is developing a kit that lets you dip your toe into solar-generated electricity without having to pay the hefty cost of a full array.

    News items | August 16, 2010 8:10am PDT

  • Park right there, under the third solar panel

    (Updated on July 28, 2010, to correct size of smaller projects, as well as total capacity served by Solaire projects.) Say you're a company that really requires most of your employees to work...

    Blog posts | July 26, 2010 5:35am PDT

  • Why insects and solar panels don't mix

    Intriguing post over at our SmartPlanet sister site about why solar panels might endanger the lifecycles of certain insects. Turns out many aquatic bugs mistake shiny panels for water and are...

    Blog posts | June 17, 2010 9:18am PDT

  • Window doubles as solar panel

    New technology from Pythagoras Solar has resulted in the development of what the company is calling the industry's "first energy efficient, transparent and high power-density photovoltaic glass...

    Blog posts | May 21, 2010 1:30pm PDT

  • Here's how the iPhone could bring jobs to Haiti

    CrowdFlower has an iPhone app that brings work to Africans in refugee camps...

    Blog posts | January 21, 2010 6:06am PST

  • Greentech blow back

    Land use conflict may prohibit some alternative energy development in U.S.

    Blog posts | December 22, 2009 6:04pm PST

  • Could solar slump be a solar boon?

    Solar panel purchases are in a slump. Blame Spain. The cash-strapped government there has cut its subsidies despite continued sunny climate. So with solar panels in over-supply, is this a time...

    Blog posts | August 13, 2009 2:02pm PDT

  • Solar gets green, I mean really green, like chlorophyll green

    What are the best solar collectors in the world. Dandelions, Douglas-fir, agave, tulips--any number of plants youmight see in nature or a garden. Now some British scientists say they've found a...

    Blog posts | March 2, 2009 5:58pm PST

  • Will 2009 be a solar year?

    There are strong indications that eleven months from now, there'll more solar energy use around the globe than there is today. Just two months ago work was completed on Europe's first...

    Blog posts | January 17, 2009 3:33pm PST

  • Bright days ahead for solar in California

    Today the California Air Resources Board approved state standards that will push utilities there to use less fossil fuel for generating electricity. The express reason for the new, tougher...

    Blog posts | December 11, 2008 3:05pm PST

  • Meraki seeks resellers for its new solar-powered Wi-Fi mesh device

    Yes, I am officially one of those people addicted to mobile e-mail, text messages, mobile Facebook. Whatever. Which is why I had to blog about the existence of a new solar-powered Wi-Fi mesh...

    Blog posts | December 9, 2008 3:45am PST

  • First cell towers, now solar panels? Expect squawking over "appropriate" sites

    Last year, there was a major fight in my modest-sized north New Jersey town over whether or not there should be a cellular tower built up at the high school. Are we destined to start hearing the...

    Blog posts | December 4, 2008 9:16am PST

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