October Solar Articles

Dow Chemical Solar Shingles

Dow Chemical Company introduced solar shingles today. The solar panel is woven into the roof tile of a typical asphalt shingle.

Green Airline – US Airline Tests Green Plane

Southwest Airlines reduces energy consumption and fuel requirements in order to save money and the environment.

First Solar Company on S&P 500 – First Solar

First Renewable Energy on S&P 500 – First Solar.

California Solar Home on National Mall

Team California design advanced solar home for Solar Decathon on National Mall in Washington DC.

Hartnell College Receives Stimulus to Train Green

Stimulus funds used by Hartnell College to train professionals in green building and environmentally friendly management.

California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program

The California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program will use $70 million to retrain thousands to prepare them to enter the new green-energy economy.

Growing Solar Industry

Discover jobs in the growing solar industry. With goverment sponsorship and increasing demand, solar is growind despite the recession.

Students Use Solar Panels to Recharge

Midwest promoting solar – University of Minnesota portable solar electronics charger.

GE Smart Appliances

Not only a smart grid, but smart appliances. GE is beginning small-scale testing on its first line of smart appliances.

PGE Electicity Agreement

PGE agrees to purchase 2.0 GW of elelctricity, 830 mW of it from solar.

American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour – Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN, solar energy fair in conjunction with the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour.

Solar Powered Water Pump

Solar-powered water pump reroutes water in Eagle Creek to Beach’s farm in Arlington, Washington. Keeps the cattle and their waste out of the river.

Stimulus put to Work with Photovoltaic Solar Plant

Soyndra putting $535 million solar stimulus guarenteed loan to work through constructing a renewable photovoltaic solar panel production facility in California.

Solar-Thermal Electricity Generation Faces Water Use

Installing solar panels instead of concrete many be the next generation road system and power grid.

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