Solar articles

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  Flexible, semi-transparent solar panels efficient enough to double as windows

  By Nate Ralph on April 19, 2012 12:49 am + 17 comments

  Flexible solar panels aren't new, but they've proven to be markedly less efficient at converting Continue reading…

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  Greenpeace says Apple and others use dirty energy to power cloud facilities, Apple disagrees

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2012 08:15 pm + 57 comments

  Greenpeace released a report today on the "dirty energy" powering cloud data, and says that Apple is Continue reading…

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  Construction of Japan's largest solar power plant to begin in July at a cost of ¥25 billion

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 10, 2012 05:17 pm + 67 comments

  Kyocera plans to start building Japan's largest largest solar power plant this summer in the Continue reading…

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  Solar farms for data centers: better for PR than the environment?

  By Dieter Bohn on March 21, 2012 07:48 pm + 4 comments

  Giant solar farms used to power equally giant server farms may be popular, but an Amazon engineer J Continue reading…

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  LittleSun solar LED lamp delivers safe, cheap light, good design to rural areas

  By Ryan Heise on March 3, 2012 12:53 pm + 14 comments

  Deploying solar-lighting solutions in places where power grids are non-existent isn't a new idea; Continue reading…

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  Gigantic solar array and fuel cell installation to electrify Apple's new data center

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 21, 2012 06:35 am + 38 comments

  When you have the kind of cash reserves Apple does, you can afford to spend a little to make sure Continue reading…

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  Nanoshell research brings the promise of more efficient photovoltaics

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 10, 2012 08:12 am + 4 comments

  Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technology that promises to increase the Continue reading…

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  Research team develops OLED display with built-in photovoltaic cells

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 20, 2012 08:33 am + 10 comments

  Battery life is a huge issue for smartphone users, and 2012 seems to be the year that manufacturers Continue reading…

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  Prototype solar-powered OLED sun roof is window by day, light by night

  By Adi Robertson on January 19, 2012 09:23 am + 8 comments

  Transparent OLEDs might not make a lot of sense in televisions, but what about putting them in your Continue reading…

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  Goal Zero Sherpa 50 battery pack (hands-on pictures)

  By Sam Sheffer on January 8, 2012 11:23 pm + 4 comments

  We just looked at Goal Zero's version two of the Sherpa 50 here at CES Unveiled 2012. At about the Continue reading…