solar photovoltaic power
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Amazing green building looks like it’s made of string
The new design for the Taiwan Tower (which will be built in, where else, Taiwan) is based on the banyan tree, but it looks more like a super-complex cat's cradle. The openwork building, designed by Japanese firm Sou Fujimoto Architects, will house a "semi-outdoor" space, pierced by sunlight and shaded by a green roof. The […]
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Apple HQ could have the country’s biggest solar installation, and it still won’t be enough
The current plan for the new Apple headquarters calls for 500,000 or more square feet of solar panels, generating at least 5MW of power. That could make it the biggest corporate solar panel installation in the U.S. — but Apple operations take so much power that this will just be supplemental. The proposed building, which […]
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‘Solar forests’ charge your car while looking awesome
If electric cars are really going to compete with the gas-guzzling kind, we're going to need new infrastructure — mainly charging stations so people can juice up when they're on a road trip. And if you have to dot the country with new charging structures, doesn't it make sense to make them awesome-looking? The "solar […]
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Solar is getting cheap fast — pay attention, Very Serious People
Solar PV could be the cheapest source of electricity within 15 years. You'd think utilities, regulators, investors, and political leaders would want to take note.
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Solar PV rapidly becoming the cheapest option to generate electricity
Solar's not getting much love these days. But it could become very cheap, and we can leverage it for a rapid switch to global renewable energy.
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U.S. solar projects boom as PV prices keep falling
The U.S. lags behind in solar PV manufacturing, but falling panel prices mean thriving commercial-scale development.
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Germany sets renewables record
Renewable energy accounted for over 20 percent of power production in the first half of 2011, with solar power driving the most recent growth.
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Solar stunner: U.S. exports almost $2 billion of solar products
With all the talk about China's dominance in the solar sector, you might not think that the U.S. is a net exporter of solar products. But it is, to the tune of $1.8 billion.
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Mapping Solar PV CLEAN Contracts in the U.S.
The price of solar is dropping fast, opening new opportunities for community-scale renewable energy across the country. But despite the improving economics and tremendously sunnier skies, the United States lags far behind Germany in installing new solar power. The biggest difference is policy. The U.S. has two major federal incentives (a 30% tax credit and […]