U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department will invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the United States. This funding underscores the Administration’s commitment to foster a robust clean-energy sector in the United States [...]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has recently publicized its plans to launch a solar-powered ‘space yacht’, according to a number of media reports this week. The Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun (IKAROS) satellite uses a special 66-foot sail made of thin-film solar technology that will allow the ship to use pressure as [...]

SunEdison have announced the project to build a photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. The proposed solar power plant will have a capacity of 72 MW, making it the largest solar power plant in Europe. SunEdison finances, installs and operates distributed power plants using photovoltaic technologies. Expected to be completed at [...]

Dow Chemical has done a 180 on its hesitance to invest in solar panel research and development. Where a few years ago the Chief Executive stated that they had no intention of entering the solar power industry, now they are investing in solar cells. The new concept that has intrigued Dow is the use of [...]

We’re not just nerdy ninjas, we love fashion too! So we were pleasantly surprised to find this remarkably well-designed Zegna Ecotech Solar Jacket. It’s made from recycled plastic and the subtly placed solar panels on the upper sleeves juice up a heating device inside that keeps you warm.. The battery, which holds enough electricity to [...]

Dow Jones recently announced that it would be making a “major investment in solar energy.” The investment in question involves installing solar panels at its South Brunswick, N.J. campus, covering a massive area of 230,000 square feet. The Dow Jones solar panels will produce an impressive 4.1 megawatts of electricity to become the single biggest [...]

First Solar is the leader in producing thin-film solar panels. Their thin-film solar panels are unique to the solar power industry in that they are less efficient in transferring sunlight to power, but are much less expensive to produce. Now, it’s been revealed, that First Solar has a research team working in Silicon Valley on [...]

IBM is merging with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, to create a desalination system powered by the sun that would pump 7.9 million gallons of water daily for over 100,000 people.  The new solar plant will be constructed in Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia and will rely on concentrating photovoltaic arrays to generate enough energy to power its [...]

Eco-friendly awesomeness took to the skies today as the solar powered plane, Solar Impulse, made its maiden voyage today in Switzerland. While the flight only lasted 87 minutes, Solar Impulse was designed to be able to fly around the world without stopping and simply relying on solar power. With its array of 12,000 solar panel [...]

Reliance Industries, an energy company, released a statement that said it has commissioned the country’s first one-megawatt solar plant to power a stadium to be used in the upcoming CommonWealth Games. The company’s solar energy department, RIL Solar Group has “successfully implemented and commissioned 1-MW solar plant on the roof of the Thyagaraj Stadium here,” [...]