Solar energy 'could power world'
(Channel 4: Tue, 08 Apr) It may take at least 10 years of intensive research and development to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, an expert warned today.

Expert Foresees 10 More Years of R&D to Make Solar Energy Competitive
(Newswise: Mon, 07 Apr) Despite oil prices that hover around $100 a barrel, it may take at least 10 or more years of intensive research to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, according to a leading expert on the topic. Researchers will describe advances and challenges in solar energy research during a special Presidential Symposium in April at the American Chemical Society national ...

Nominations Invited for Karl W. Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award
(Newswise: Mon, 07 Apr) The University of Delaware is accepting nominations until Wednesday, Sept. 3, for the 2009 Karl W. Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit. The medal, which carries a cash award of $50,000, is bestowed biennially upon an individual who has made significant pioneering contributions to the promotion of solar energy as an alternate source of energy through research, development or economic enterprise, or ...