One Million Homes Can Be Powered by Mid-Atlantic Solar (Today)Source: CleanTechnica - By Jake Richardson
The solar power capacity of installations in Mid-Atlantic states has expanded to over one gigawatt, or enough to power up to one million homes. Solar capacity has doubled in the region for each of the past two years.
New Solar-Powered Clothes with Natural FabricsSource: CleanTechnica - By Zachary Shahan
Solar-powered clothing has been talked about for years, probably decades. And there are options out there, but it obviously hasn’t hit the shelves of H&M yet,… and that’s not really its best market. Where it might genuinely make sense is on clothing fo …
U.S Outlook for Renewable Energy Employment in 2011Source:
For those of you who might be looking for a career change, training or, just a plain old job maybe look to the alternative energy field where the jobs growth rate has increased by 100%.
Not only will you be helping to save our natural resources but you will be stepping further i …
Can Solar Energy be an Alternative to Building New Power Stations?Source: Pacific Palisades, CA Patch
Pacific Palisades residents in California consider solar energy as an alternative to building a controversial new high voltage power station next to an elementary school in order to accommodate a growing peak daytime demand for energy in the community.
Residents are signing p …

I like that he is pushing for alternative energy to be used. You just might find yourself going solar soon because of it. I have been supporting going to alternative energy since I was a child and read a book on it in some obscure corner of the public libaray. I see that the alte …
Solar thermal process produces cement with no carbon dioxide emissionsSource: PhysOrg
While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all anthropogenic CO2 emissions.
For every 10 kg of cement produced, the cement industry rel …
City Increases Solar Power Capacity Source: Wall Street Journal
New York City has tripled its production of solar power by completing the installation of panels on 10 city-owned buildings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.
By Michael Howard Saul
Halotechnics - Molten Glass Thermal Storage Could Mean 6 Cent SolarSource:
Halotechnics, an early-stage solar-thermal startup and ARPA-E recipient, has developed two radical new materials for storing solar heat energy, using new kinds of salts and even a new kind of glass. These allow much higher temperatures than have been used to date to store …
Solar 'towers' beat panels by up to 20xSource:
Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells, which are typically placed flat on a rooftop or other surfac …
Solar Powering Cars without Batteries Source: CleanTechnica - By Nicholas Brown
Fraunhofer ISE has inaugurated a new hydrogen refueling station demonstration project. The refueling station is publicly accessible, providing one more place for fuel cell electric vehicles or vehicles with hydrogen-burning combustion engines to get their hydrogen fix.
New Solar Cell Company Promises Solar Power for $0.50/Watt (Not Twin Creeks)Source: CleanTechnica - By Mathias
Last week you might’ve read about Twin Creeks Technologies and its super-thin solar cells. This company aims to cut the cost of solar cells in half. Ampulse Corporation, another upcoming company in the solar industry, has taken a similar (but still a bit different) a …
900-Year Old Church Goes 100% Renewable Source: TreeHugger
I wrote yesterday about a Victorian textile mill installing a rooftop solar power plant, but that structure was a relative newbie compared St. Michael and All Angels Church in Withington, England. This 900-year-old house of worship has undergone a thorough green renovation …
Solar Industry Reports Strong 2011 Source: The Huffington Post
NEW YORK (AP) — Solar power installations in the U.S. doubled in 2011, helped by plummeting solar panel prices, weak demand for solar abroad and an expiring subsidy program.
Why Germany is phasing out its solar-power subsidies.Source: Slate
Germany once prided itself on being the “photovoltaic world champion”, doling out generous subsidies—totaling more than $130 billion, according to research from Germany’s Ruhr University—to citizens to invest in solar energy.
World's Largest Concentrating Solar Power Plant Hits Milestone (Video)Source: CleanTechnica - By Silvio Marcacci
America’s first commercial-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) facility took a major step forward this week with completion of the project’s 540-foot tower.
When complete, the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, located near Tonopah, Nevada, will feature 110-meg …
Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project Source: The L.A. Times
Instead, the project is providing a cautionary example of how the rush to harness solar power in the desert can go wrong — possibly costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and dealing an embarrassing blow to the Obama administration's solar initiative.