On the Energy Trail: Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis (PhysOrg: Fri, 25 Apr) Imagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. That`s the promise of artificial versions of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants have been converting solar energy into electrochemical energy for millions of years. To ...
Solar energy exempted from sales tax (The Buffalo News: Fri, 25 Apr) Erie County will follow the state's lead and not charge sales tax on the purchase and installation of residential solar-energy systems.
Ariz. solar energy could serve nation, candidate says (The Arizona Republic: Thu, 24 Apr) Solar energy could spread throughout the state, and energy generated in Arizona could serve the nation, lawyer Bob Lord believes.
Electron Solar Energy Introduces Proprietary Hardware to Accelerate the Installation of Solar Panels in the Caribbean (Centre Daily Times: Fri, 25 Apr) Electron Solar Energy (OTC:ESRG), an international distributor of alternative energy systems, announced today its R&D team has developed a proprietary line of mounting hardware, specifically designed for installing solar panels in the Caribbean Islands. The Company said this proprietary new hardware can reduce the time to install standard solar panels by 50%. Additionally the new design is ...
Industry growth, potential dominate solar energy forum (KXAN 36 Austin: Thu, 24 Apr) AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Solar energy experts from across the country addressed the rapid growth the industry is experiencing at the State Capitol Thursday.
Solar Power Lightens Up with Thin-Film Technology [Features] (Scientific American: Fri, 25 Apr) The sun blasts Earth with enough energy in one hour--4.3 x 1020 joules--to provide all of humanity's energy needs for a year (4.1 x 1020 joules), according to physicist Steven Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The question is how to most effectively harness it. Thin-film solar cells may be the answer: One recently converted 19.9 percent of the sunlight that hit it into ...
Orlando gets solar city designation (BizJournals: Fri, 25 Apr) The city of Orlando has been selected as one of 12 solar American cities by the U.S. Department of Energy.
On the Energy Trail: Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis
Solar energy exempted from sales tax
Ariz. solar energy could serve nation, candidate says
Electron Solar Energy Introduces Proprietary Hardware to Accelerate the Installation of Solar Panels in the Caribbean
Industry growth, potential dominate solar energy forum![Solar Power Lightens Up with Thin-Film Technology [Features]](http://solarenergyinthenews.com/2008/04/26-6.jpg "Solar Power Lightens Up with Thin-Film Technology [Features]")
Solar Power Lightens Up with Thin-Film Technology [Features]
Orlando gets solar city designation
ERIE COUNTY: Tax cuts coming for solar energy
