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German-based solar manufacturing company BELECTRIC has become the first company in the world to install more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic power. With several photovoltaic systems commissioned early last week, this brought the total cumulati... 0 Published 3 days ago in
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A three-way strategic joint development agreement has been made between three Chinese companies that will see solar technology installed throughout the country’s public railway infrastructure. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of s... 0 Published 3 days ago in
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If you like the idea of getting free energy from the sun, but don't want to deal with the complications of installing a solar array on your roof, Umbrosa has created a lovely backyard sun shade that does d... 0 Published 6 days ago in
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Electronic implants which restore sight to the blind aren't anything new, but one of their major stumbling blocks has been the need for an external power source. Now, that's about to change, because a team... 0 Published 11 days ago in
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Sailing 600,000 kilometers—more than 37,000 miles—is an impressive feat even aboard modern luxury yachts. It's downright astounding to do it without using a single drop of oil. More &ra... 0 Published 18 days ago in
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Nearly 140 clean energy projects were announced in the first quarter of 2012, and these projects could create up to 46,000 jobs across the United States. These findings come from a new report by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), and show green jobs contr... 0 Published 31 days ago in
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Solar panels are finicky devices—they have to be specially mounted, angled, and presented with the precisely correct environmental conditions to function at capacity. The complexities make it hard fo... 0 Published 31 days ago in
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Electric car maker Tesla Motors is teaming up with the solar panel leasing company SolarCity to make what might be the first complete, packaged electrical system for an off-the-grid solar home. More&nb... 0 Published 38 days ago in
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Solar photovoltaic cells and solar thermal collectors both capture the sun's rays. The first one turns the light into electricity, while the other turns it into hot water for heating. They usually battle f... 0 Published 43 days ago in
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New research on clean energy financing in the Group of Twenty (G-20) nations released by The Pew Charitable Trusts shows that investment grew to a record $263 billion in 2011, a 6.5 percent increase over the previous year, with the United States be... 0 Published 43 days ago in
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Not long ago, solar cells were all huge, heavy, stiff devices. Recently that's been changing—and the latest development is a new breed of cells which are thinner than spider silk and can even be wrap... 0 Published 51 days ago in
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Like a gigantic, solar-powered motherf***ing Pterodactyl, the Solar Impulse aircraft hopes to revolutionize air travel by circumnavigating the globe without landing. But first, it has to get from Switzerla... 0 Published 57 days ago in
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Energy from renewable sources instead of limited fossil fuels is the only long-term solution that currently seems viable. In order to make that shift over to depending on the sun and wind, more and more solar and wind farms must be installed. Germa... 0 Published 63 days ago in
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How do you fabricate solar panels at half the cost and 1/10th the thickness of conventional panels? With a custom-built particle accelerator ten times more powerful than conventional accelerators of course... 0 Published 72 days ago in
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Earlier this week, I slogged through the rain in a very dorkish GroupMe plastic poncho at SXSW in Austin to attend what I thought was one of the more interesting sessions, titled “Why Cleanweb Will Beat Cleantech.” Perhaps because it was not ... 0 Published 74 days ago in
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NASA reports that two massive solar flares erupted from the sun on Tuesday which are expected to hit Earth this morning—and they could affect power, communication and GPS systems. More &raqu... 0 Published 78 days ago in
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When you think about it, the Fraunhofer Institute's new prototype solar powered ski helmet makes a lot of sense. Because when you're skiing, you're usually high up on a mountain, as close to the sun as you... 0 Published 81 days ago in
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Current solar cell designs need to be aimed directly at the sun to be most efficient. But a Japanese company has come up with a clever new approach using spherical micro cells that can harness the sun's ra... 0 Published 82 days ago in
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Instead of an electricity generating solar panel, a motorized sun-bouncing mirror known as a heliostat is another approach to solar-powered lighting. And for just $400 the SunFlower will redirect up to 50,... 0 Published 86 days ago in
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The Earth has a roughly 12 percent chance of experiencing an enormous megaflare erupting from the sun in the next decade. This event could potentially cause trillions of dollars' worth of damage and take u... 0 Published 86 days ago in
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At one time a toothbrush was your only travel necessity, but these days a backup battery is just as important. And A-Solar has managed to keep their new Power Dock remarkably small and travel-friendly, whi... 0 Published 87 days ago in
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This is Apple's new data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Unlike most power-hungry centers, this won't be gobbling up energy from the grid: it's going to be powered by the sun. If you can't get your produ... 0 Published 94 days ago in
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I lack the patience to wait around for the sun to charge my gadgets, but for $14 Nokero's single AA solar charger looks like the easiest way to ensure you've always got a backup battery ready for remotes a... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Stuffed into the envelope with the electricity bill is sometimes a little pamphlet telling you where that energy comes from. Sometimes, it’s pretty detailed; other times, not so much. But the percentage of energy coming from renewable sources often isn’t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Last night, President Obama’s State of the Union speech featured a comprehensive energy plan that calls for increasing virtually all domestic sources of energy. His “all of the above” energy approach is a pragmatic step toward increasin... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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In yet another resounding success for cap & trade policies, today carbon dioxide pollution capped by the 10 participating RGGI states of the US Northeast has been reduced to its all-time low of a mere 124 million short tons. Power plant CO2 emissions... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If you're prone to unintentionally killing plants, these Petal solar lights from Mohzy might be a good way to ease back into gardening. You'll still need to ensure they get plenty of sunlight, but won't di... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Yesterday, we told you about one of the coolest items at this year’s CES conference in Las Vegas, the Samsung Smart Window. The company has posted an official video demo of the product and we learned another juicy tidbit about it; it’s partia... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Preliminary figures recently released suggest that Germany installed a whopping 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic in December of 2011, bringing the year’s total up to a new record of 7.5 GW, 0.1 GW (1000 MW) more than last year’s total. Solar... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It's time for the iPad 2 to get off its high horse because there's a new leader in the burgeoning market of covers that don't just cover: The completely self-explanatory SolarKindle which harnesses the sun... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Whether you love or hate IKEA, it’s everywhere. This week, both IKEA lovers and haters have a good reason to applaud the massive home furnishings retailer; IKEA has officially kicked off its fifth, sixth, and seventh Blink Level 2 EV charging statio... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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With the spotlight on environmental issues, many investors have been looking into green stocks. Green stocks are businesses involved in sustainable, environmentally-friendly practices, ranging from production of solar panels and hybrid/electric vehicle pa... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Feed-in tariffs are a comprehensive renewable energy policy responsible for two-thirds of the world’s wind power (64 percent) and almost 90 percent of the world’s solar power. With simplified grid connections, long-term contracts and attracti... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Solar powered backup batteries make the great outdoors even better by keeping all your toys running, and Third Wave Power makes a convincing case for its new mPowerpad with the inclusion of extra function... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I just wrote a post for sister site sustainablog on ways to go solar. I realized after doing so that we haven’t written such a story in quite awhile here on CleanTechnica. I know we’ve gotten a lot of new readers in recent months, so thought I... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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E-ink technology is easier on the eyes for reading, even if the devices it's currently deployed in feel nothing like a book or magazine. But AU Optronics gives us another tantalizing look at the future wi... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Besides a reduced monthly power bill, there's a certain smug satisfaction to recharging your gear with solar energy. It's almost like you want everyone to know how eco conscious you're being, and with the... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The most obvious criticism of solar energy is that it doesn't work very well when the sun is down. The new Gemasolar heliostatic plant doesn't have that problem, on account of a vat of molten salt that ke... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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There is a growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs), with many vehicles now being offered and planned for future release. The uninspired and those who may be in the employ of the Koch Machine will long and loudly rail against the EV for its status as ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If you had a cup of coffee, or glass of water this morning, consider yourself lucky. One in eight people on this planet have limited or no access to clean drinking water. In rural India an organization kn... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It only took few years and a few fascinating if controversial breakthroughs in solar power. Now, thanks to designer Vivien Muller, you can finally have a decorative-houseplant-cum-solar charger for your i... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A recent industry analysis by Lux Research projects the amount of solar power installed is to grow 15.5 percent per year, but revenues are to stay flat, until 2016. A report from Navigant Consulting discovered that the price of solar panels is down almost... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We've studied sunspots for over 400 years but have never been able to reliably predict their appearances. That is, until three Stanford researchers developed a technique to find them days before they hit... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When I was 13 I was smoking cigarettes I'd found on the ground and playing Super Nintendo like it was my life's work. This kid discovered a way to draw 20-50% more power from solar cells. He is way coole... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Researchers at UCLA have a new idea on how to use LCD panels, and it has nothing to do with video. Instead, they've devised a technology allowing screens to absorb and convert various light sources (like ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The field of solar energy is changing rapidly, with new research, ideas, and results abounding on all sides. One of the many frontiers is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (also known as ETH Zurich, for brevity), where researchers are explo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Solar-charged computer peripherals are kind of a tenuous proposition, because, like, there's a reason we're all pasty white messes. But three months of battery life per charge on Logitech's new solar-powe... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Did Stanford's Solar Car Project build the fastest solar-powered car ever assembled by human hands? Possibly. We'll now for sure when the vehicle, called Xenith, hits the pavement in Australia during the ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Dunhill's svelte new solar charger is certainly attractive. It looks better than most of its cousins, and can hold up to 30 hours of juice for your phone or gadget. But it is just me, or does it look vagu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’m starting to understand the push for solar power here. 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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