Stories Tagged as
Solar
Why two American billionaires are betting on renewable energy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Feb 8, 2017
Philip Anschutz and Warren Buffett, two of America’s richest moguls, see a greener future for the electric grid.
The sun is rising on mandatory solar roofs
by
Jed Kim
Aug 11, 2016
More cities are requiring the energy-saving feature. Built-out Santa Monica is one.
Unemployed oil workers find new home in solar industry
Jun 7, 2016
Texas oil workers are flocking to solar power jobs, despite lower wages
Japan struggles to build a new electricity network
by
Scott Tong
Mar 11, 2015
The expansion of solar power to replace nuclear has hit a wall: The capacity of Japan's grid.
A Jackie Chan movie just changed the solar industry
Nov 28, 2014
The material in blu-ray discs make solar panels more efficient.
Solar panel maker survives by creating its own market
Aug 6, 2013
First Solar, Inc., has branched out into planning and building large-scale solar power. That strategy has helped the American company rise above plummeting prices for solar panels.
Solar phone chargers to come to NYC
by
Molly Wood
Jun 18, 2013
It's happened to all of us. Your phone loses its charge in that one place you can't plug it in. Now, New York City is about to get solar chargers in many of those places.
For public good, not for profit.
Trade spat between China and EU threatens exports of solar panels, wine
by
Rob Schmitz
Jun 6, 2013
A day after the EU Trade Commission placed anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels, the Chinese government has launched an investigation into doing the same on EU wine exports to China.
Solar rises as an African energy alternative
by
Jeff Tyler
Jun 3, 2013
Countries from central and east Africa gather to talk solar power as Africa emerges as a market for alternative energy.
The next 10 years in energy
by
Ben Johnson
May 7, 2013
It's cheaper and easier than ever to extract natural gas -- thanks in part to advances in controversial technologies like hydraulic fracturing. As technology advances over the next decade, will it stay that way?