Energy Adviser: Solar-power systems effective but expensive (The Columbian: Sun, 29 Apr) I am considering installing solar power on my roof to make some of my own energy to help the environment. How much should I install and how much power will it produce? When will my investment pay off?
UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor (EurekAlert!: Sun, 29 Apr) Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural India has been improved dramatically by several hours of reliable solar-powered lighting every night, made available by a UN-led pilot project to facilitate household financing for solar home systems.
Solar cells wait for their day in the sun (The Age: Sun, 29 Apr) As a solution to global warming, solar energy has everything going for it - except cost. But a new government move and little slivers of silicon invented in Australia might soon change that.
Energy Adviser: Solar-power systems effective but expensive
UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
New era in solar arrives with public policy, industry support
Solar cells wait for their day in the sun
