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Americans could be getting solar energy more affordably if they can break away from utilities, according to report
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe German government is currently restructuring its funding of alternative energy projects, making radical changes that could make it more difficult for new projects to take root in the country.... -
Congress fails to act on 1603 Treasury Grant, could set back the alternative energy industry
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, Congress failed to renew the 1603 Treasury Grant program. In essence, the grant helped to fund commercial and utility solar energy projects. This was separate from an investment... -
U.S. Army advances its Net Zero program by testing solar power in war zones
Posted on March 18, 2012 | No CommentsNot one to be left out of a surge for new ground, the U.S. Army has announced the next stage of its Net Zero solar energy program. The Army is... -
Concentrating Solar Power Alliance aims to educate U.S. lawmakers on how new solar energy technology works
Posted on March 17, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy and Torresol Energy, three of the world’s leading solar energy companies, launched the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA). The initiative aims to educate U.S. regulators... -
Solar energy startup creates hydrogen ion canon to make inexpensive solar energy cells
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsTwin Creeks Technology, a solar energy startup that has largely remained in obscurity, has announced the development of a new method for creating photovoltaic solar cells. The company claims that... -
MIT awards student for breakthrough development in solar energy technology
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced one of the winners of its prestigious Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Student Miles Barr beat out the competition for his development of what... -
Freiburg, Germany, home to new solar-powered hydrogen fuel station
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsGermany’s Federal Environment Ministry continues its work on establishing a working hydrogen fuel infrastructure and has built a new station in the city of Freiburg. This station is unlike the... -
Germany’s use of solar energy has lowered the cost of power in the country by 40%
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsA new study from the Fraunhofer Institute, a research firm based in Munich, Germany, shows how effectively Germany has been able to keep energy prices low through the use of...
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