Chevron will partner with BrightSource Energy to develop 29 megawatts of thermal power from the sun. The process uses mirrors to concentrate the solar rays onto a water tank, turning the water to steam. The steam can then be used to turn a turbine and produce electricity or pumped down a well to loosen heavy [...]

Now is the time to start outfitting your home with solar panels. Why? Because solar panel prices have dropped about 40% since the middle of last year, driven down partly by an increase in the supply of a crucial ingredient for panels, according to analysts.
The price drops, which are paired with recently expanded federal [...]

A national solar policy is likely to be announced in November this year, union minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said here today.
Abdullah said that national policy to be announced on November 14 will promise vast incentives to the users of solar energy.
The union minister who held a meeting with Chief Minister Prem [...]

The band Cake hired Borrego Solar Systems, a company with 25 years experience in executing solar photovoltaic projects, to install solar panels on their recording studio in Sacramento.
This will provide 100% solar energy for their next album. Currently untitled, John McCrea describes the album’s sound as “very different” from previous Cake records, also indicating that [...]

In a surprisingly valiant effort by a car racing institution go greener and to offset somecarbon, the Pocono Raceway in Pocono, PA is building a large solar array in a parking lot on its grounds.
The Pocono Raceway Solar Farm will cover 25 acres, include 40,000 solar PV panels and is the world’s largest renewable energy [...]