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| IBM magnifying power of solar cells | 9.0 | EDITOR: Said to provide a 5-fold increase in efficiency. | ||
| Startup says Affordable Solar Power in a Year | 9.0 | EDITOR: "A Silicon Valley start-up says it has developed technology that can deliver solar power in about a year at prices competitive with coal-fired electricity, a milestone that would leapfrog other more established players and turbocharge the fast-growing industry." | ||
| Will Solar Power Save Money - No | 8.0 | EDITOR: The negative view. | ||
| Will Solar Power Save Money - Yes | 8.0 | EDITOR: The positive view. | ||
| Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends Up In Court | 8.0 | Shaun Davis: "Under a 1978 state law protecting homeowners investment in rooftop solar panels, trees that impede solar panels access to the sun can be deemed a nuisance and their owners fined up to $1,000 a day." | ||
| Turning Glare Into Watts | 9.0 | EDITOR: "The technology is not new, but it is suddenly in high demand. As prices rise for fossil fuels and worries grow about their contribution to global warming, solar thermal plants are being viewed as a renewable power source with huge potential." | ||
| Cutting the Cost of Solar | 8.0 | Lester G.: "Cutting the cost of solar the unsexy way" | ||
| Top 12 Solar Powered Aircraft | 9.0 | EDITOR: "The technology behind solar powered aircraft is still in its infancy, we'll have to wait for quite a lot of time to see them available commercially. Till then check out these birds:" | ||
| Philips: Lord of the Lights | 8.0 | Ry S.: "In the race to convert the world to earth-friendly LEDs, its lead has put GE in the shadows" | ||
| Anycom Solar Bluetooth Car Kit | 7.0 | KRS: Mini-solar panel Bluetooth application | ||
| A History of Solar Power | 9.0 | EDITOR: A good quick review of the highlights of solar development starting with Scandinavia, China and Greece in 2500 BC! | ||
| Harnessing Solar Energy from Space | 8.1 | KRS: Palau and Pentagon Looking to Harness Solar Energy from Space EDITOR: This is as "far out" as it gets - but the potential is exciting | ||
| Go Solar, After You edited | 8.0 | KRS: Photovoltaic panels not cost effective for individual homes EDITOR: Author Wenz emplasizes the importance of making many practical changes before putting in a photovotaic solar system | ||
| Ligtenberg Mexico, Nepal, Indonesia, etc. Projects | 8.0 | Allart Ligtenberg: An interview with Allart Ligtenberg discussing recent projects | ||
| Integrated Strategies to Solar Cooking | 8.0 | Allart Ligtenberg: Friendly, Appropriate Solar Technologies | ||
| Sunbeam Newsletter | 8.0 | Allart Ligtenberg: The eNewsletter from the ASEA | ||
| Kenyan Women Look to Sun for Cooking | 8.0 | KRS: Kenyan woman change their minds about solar after demonstration | ||
| Forecast for Solar Power: SUNNY! | 9.0 | KRS: Within 3 years, solar power projected to be competitive with other alternatives - due to technology | ||
| Ausra Raises $40 million; Plans Largest Solar Plant | 8.0 | KRS: Start up aims to develop solar tech | ||
| Finance Solar Cooking Projects with CDM | 8.0 | Allart Ligtenberg: Dr. Seifert discusses how to finance solar cooking projects (audio) | ||
| Hybrid Solar Lighting | 9.0 | K. Smith: Hybrid-solar discussed EDITOR: Interesting video on potential hybrid-solar solution | ||
| Solar this's edited | 8.0 | KRS: Does John O | ||
| Environmental Awards 2007 | 8.0 | KRS: Outstanding environmentalists from around the world are acknowledged | ||
| Cool-Colored Coatings Fight the Heat | 8.0 | K. Smith: Replacing conventional pigmented coatings with specialized ones that reflect more near infrared ratiation lowers surface temperatures EDITOR: Solar reflective surfaces will become even more important as global warming advances | ||
| Power Burst | 8.0 | KRS: Bay Area and state warm up to solar energy, survey says EDITOR: This is a good reference article if you are interested in Bay Area solar energy. For example, I learned that there are enough solar panels in the Bay Area to power over 60,000 homes | ||
| Nanosolar Powersheet | 9.0 | KRS: "The new dawn of solar"; solar panels printed for lowest cost EDITOR: This product is the Popular Science Green Tech Grand Award Winner | ||
| Harnessing Energy From Asphalt | 9.0 | KRS: Road's warmth used to help heat Dutch buildings EDITOR: My wife will confirm I've talked for years about somehow using the sun heated roads for energy. Of course, I had no idea how to do it! |