KENTUCKY COAL COMPANY ANNOUNCE...

Apr 23, 2017 by

KENTUCKY COAL COMPANY ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD THE STATE’S LARGEST SOLAR FARM

The company says the farm will give jobs to displaced coal miners.

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CALIFORNIA JUST HIT AN INCREDI...

Mar 8, 2017 by

CALIFORNIA JUST HIT AN INCREDIBLE SOLAR POWER MILESTONE

[Translate] Want to see the future of energy? Head west. The Golden State, as gilded as ever. CREDIT: Pixabay By Jeremy Deaton...

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THE CHINESE SOLAR JUGGERNAUT T...

Jan 4, 2017 by

[Translate] By Juan Cole / Informed Comment  Donald Trump has pronounced solar power “too expensive” and has pledged to revive the...

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SOLAR FARMS EXPECTED TO OUTPAC...

Jan 3, 2017 by

SOLAR FARMS EXPECTED TO OUTPACE NATURAL GAS IN U.S.

[Translate] Environment When the final numbers come in, new solar power installations are likely to have outpaced natural gas in...

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RUGGED SOLAR ROADS TO HIT FOUR...

Dec 9, 2016 by

RUGGED SOLAR ROADS TO HIT FOUR CONTINENTS IN 2017

[Translate] by Colin Payne  INHABITAT View Slideshow Solar-generating roadways could soon be a reality on roads everywhere, thanks to...

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Tesla’s solar roof to cost les...

Nov 20, 2016 by

Tesla’s solar roof to cost less than a regular roof – even before energy production, says Elon Musk

[Translate] Fred Lambert ELEKTREK.CO. – 3 days ago Elon Musk made quite the announcement today. During the special shareholders...

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“SMART” ELECTRICIT...

Nov 18, 2016 by

[Translate] FUTURISM Zastavki In Brief New smart windows are not only able to toggle transparency but also store electricity to power...

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ELON MUSK: TESLA SOLAR ROOF WI...

Nov 18, 2016 by

ELON MUSK: TESLA SOLAR ROOF WILL LIKELY COST LESS THAN A NORMAL ROOF

[Translate] FUTURISM Getty Images In Brief On Thursday Elon Musk said that his company’s solar roof will likely cost less than...

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST FLOA...

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Electricity-Generating Windows...

Sep 9, 2016 by

[Translate] Business Wire In Brief SolarWindow has announced that they are working on transparent veneers that can be places on...

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Solar Delivers Cheapest Electr...

Aug 23, 2016 by

Solar Delivers Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever, Anywhere, By Any Technology’

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, “the indispensable blog,” as NY Times columnist Tom...

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Elon Musk’s new solar roofing ...

Aug 15, 2016 by

Elon Musk’s new solar roofing plan isn’t so new after all

[Translate] Dow Powerhouse shingle and ready to mingle By Heather Smith GRIST Now that Tesla’s buyout of Solar City is looking like a...

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WATCH: Bill Nye Answers the Lo...

Jul 5, 2016 by

WATCH: Bill Nye Answers the Looming Question About Juno

[Translate]   Environment Here is what powers NASA’s Juno spacecraft. By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet   The launch...

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SOLAR ROADWAYS: 3 COUNTRIES, 3...

Jun 30, 2016 by

SOLAR ROADWAYS: 3 COUNTRIES, 3 SOLUTIONS

[Translate]   UNDERSTANDSOLAR.COM We will all be driving on solar roadways soon if this global effort to build the most enduring and...

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U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS...

Jun 17, 2016 by

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS ANTI-SOLAR CRUSADE

[Translate] REUTERS/Paul Hackett Throwing shade By Ben Adler GRIST The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the latest conservative group to...

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HOW TO GET SOLAR PANELS ONTO M...

May 26, 2016 by

[Translate] Shutterstock A guest view By Laurie Mazur  GRIST This is a guest post from Laurie Mazur, editor for the Kresge...

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STORING THE SUN’S ENERGY...

May 18, 2016 by

STORING THE SUN’S ENERGY JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRSS CREDIT: S&C Electric Company Part of a game-changing 4.2 MW solar + storage system in...

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MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN T...

Apr 22, 2016 by

MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN TOWERS TO SPRING UP IN TOKYO

[Translate]   by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT View Slideshow Tokyo’s urban jungle is about to become a whole lot greener. Dutch firm...

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THE MANY FLAVORS OF COMMUNITY-...

Mar 31, 2016 by

THE MANY FLAVORS OF COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR

[Translate] Authors Titiaan Palazzi Special Aide OCS Joseph Goodman, Ph.D. Manager Thomas Koch Blank Principal Community-scale solar...

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HOW MUCH ENERGY COULD THE U.S....

Mar 25, 2016 by

HOW MUCH ENERGY COULD THE U.S. GET FROM SOLAR?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Tim McDonnell  GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part...

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THE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AIRPORT T...

Mar 24, 2016 by

THE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AIRPORT THAT RUNS ENTIRELY ON SOLAR POWER

[Translate] GreenM   VIA FUTURISM In Brief At Cochin International Airport, it takes 46,000 solar panels to ensure that the entire...

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UTILITIES, SOLAR ENERGY AND TH...

Mar 13, 2016 by

UTILITIES, SOLAR ENERGY AND THE FIGHT FOR YOUR ROOF

[Translate] HUFFNGTON POST GREEN Blend Images – Dave and Les Jacobs via Getty Images Seth Blumsack, Pennsylvania State...

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FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOLAR WILL...

Mar 4, 2016 by

FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOLAR WILL BE THE TOP NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY THIS YEAR

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Locher   For the first time ever utility-scale solar...

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PROFIT OVER THE PLANET: WTO...

Feb 27, 2016 by

PROFIT OVER THE PLANET: WTO’S LAWSUIT RULING COULD BE A GIANT BLOW TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MOVEMENT

[Translate] WTO tribunal ruled in a lawsuit initiated by the U.S. that India’s national solar energy program violates trade law...

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U.S. SOLAR CREATED MORE JOBS T...

Jan 13, 2016 by

U.S. SOLAR CREATED MORE JOBS THAN OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jerry McBride Two of 105 solar panels are installed on the roof of a...

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ENERGY BOOST FOR RUSSIA AND NE...

Jan 7, 2016 by

ENERGY BOOST FOR RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORS

[Translate] By Paul Brown / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     The Kosh-Agachsky solar power plant in southern Russia, near the...

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PLUG & PLAY SOLARPOD CAN ...

Dec 17, 2015 by

PLUG & PLAY SOLARPOD CAN BE INSTALLED ON ANY ROOF – WITHOUT DRILLING A SINGLE HOLE

[Translate] by Colin Payne  INHABITAT Solar power is taking the nation by storm, but one challenge some homeowners face is how to...

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THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD

Nov 9, 2015 by

THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD

[Translate] What success at the Paris climate conference looks like. —By Rebecca Leber   MOTHER JONES More than 300,000...

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MOROCCO POISED TO BECOME A SOL...

Nov 7, 2015 by

MOROCCO POISED TO BECOME A SOLAR SUPERPOWER WITH LAUNCH OF DESERT MEGA-PROJECT

[Translate] World’s largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun, set to help renewables provide almost half...

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HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP...

Nov 2, 2015 by

HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP A MILLION HOMES WITH SOLAR POWER

[Translate] In a country where only 40% of people have access to grid electricity, the government is looking to sunshine to power...

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