Solar car arrives in Rochester
(WROC Rochester: Mon, 28 Apr) The solar car made a stop in Rochester Sunday. The car stopped at RIT in Henrietta Sunday. The solar car is the creation of people from 23 different countries. It runs on 900 watts of energy from its solar panel. Driving the solar car 160 miles actually uses less energy than a toaster.

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.

Coalition calls for 'solar continent'
(The Australian: Sun, 27 Apr) AUSTRALIA must invest far more heavily in solar power, including it as a mainstream energy source in the national grid, Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt has said.