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Solar & Other Exciting Green Energy News

May 2013

Louisiana House Votes to Phase Out Solar Tax Credits - Times-Picayune
Minnesota Solar Power Gets New Boost from Lawmakers - MPR
America's Real Problem with Solar Energy - REW
Can Solar Energy Get Bigger by Thinking Small - National Geographic
Verizon to Spend $100M on Solar Panels & Fuel Cells - Gigaom
Clock is Ticking at CIGS Solar Firm NanoSolar - GreenTech Media
Facebook Tops New Headquarters with Massive Green Roof - Sustainable Business

Older Articles

The Scientific Accident That Could Change The World - IO9
Oil Company Now Sees Solar as the Future - Renewable Energy World
MIT researchers develop solar-to-fuel road map for hydrogen - MIT News
Grid Parity now being reached in many countries around the world - Think Progress
Minnesota and solar outside the Sunbelt - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Solar Impulse Airplane Plans First Flight Across America - Inhabitat
The Coming Solar Electricity Transformation - ILSR
Solar in 2015 Could Cover Half of Consumption - Solar Plaza
Solar Window Technology Gets Another R&D Go-ahead - CleanEnergy Authority

Meet the Scientific Accident That Could Change the World - IO9
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Highlights MN Solar - ILSR
Panasonic Says Its Solar-Panel Production May Rise 30% - Bloomberg
Solaria plans a distributed 50 MW of PV for Argentina - PV Magazine
Utilizing Solar Energy - Oman Daily Observer
Beyond Zero Emissions: What's Wrong with Big Green Tech? - Automatic Earth
Bloom Energy Doubles Manufacturing Capacity - Sustainable Business
Japanese Proposed Tariffs Submitted - Renewable Energy World
Vegetation Management on Solar Farms is a Big Deal - Green Tech Media
Solar Powered Cigar Box Amp Kit - Geeky Gadgets
Solar 3D's Game Changing Solar Cell - Solar Feeds
Energy Harvesting Board for Improved Application Testing - Electropages
Thin Film Batteries Close to Achieving Infinite Life - EcoFriend

Semprius achieves 33.9% Solar CPV module efficiency - Renewable Energy Focus
Fungi Discovered In The Amazon That Will Eat Your Plastic - Co.Exist
Self-assembled photosystem-I & nanostructured biophotovoltaics - Nature
Southwest Solar marketing solar dishes for industrial heat - Clean Energy Authority
How distributed solar can reduce electricity prices - Energy Reliant States
Largest solar array growing daily - KSL.com
Cleantech is the next great investment opportunity - The Green Market
Video: Solar energy doc from the 1970's - YouTube
This miracle material could drive the next tech revolution - MoneyWeek
Researchers develop flexible batteries for smart textiles - EcoFriend
Engineers create tandem polymer solar cells that set new record - Science Daily
California's fastest growing solar cities - GetSolar.com
Swiss town builds the first solar powered ski lift - EcoFriend
Millions of people to receive solar energy access in developing world - NewKerala
5 MW thin film solar tracker project completed in India - PV Magazine
Minnesota Power raises solar incentives - Star Tribune
New innovations in photovoltaic panels - Greener Ideals
First ever integrated solar power tile launched in India - Times of India
W Solar still plans a move to Madison area - Wisconsin State Journal

New Material Allows for Solar Power from External Walls - Daily Yomiuri
Remote Solar Distributed Micro-grids Poised to Change Life for Millions - Clean Technica
Solar Energy in Pakistan Gets Competitive - Green Chip Stocks
New Massive Solar Farm to Feed Power to Austin Homes - YNN
Five Creative Sculptures Designed to Run on Solar Energy - Eco Friend
Green Building Sector Looking Strong for 2012 - Scaling Green
Jamaican Solar Industry to Experience Surge in Green Jobs - US Solar Institute
Solar Powered Internet Connectivity comes to Haiti - Renewable Energy World
Renewable Energy Passes Nuclear as U.S. Power Source - Denver Business Journal
U.S. Installs 1.7GW of solar in 2011, Germany 3.0GW in DECEMBER! - REW
Seven Easy Steps to a Solar Installation - Eco Outfitters
Would Creating Solar Zones Spur Investment? - The Sacramento Bee
Perspectives on Plastics in Solar Cells - Examiner
President's Helicopter Fleet Gets Solar Makeover - Clean Energy Authority
10 Eco Friendly Products that Debuted at CES 2012 - Eco Friend
Pumping Water Into Dormant Volcano to Make Power - Planet Save
Testing begins for Solar Thermal Air-Conditioning - MarketWatch
How do Solar Systems Weaken Over Time? - CalFinder
Town Square May be Home to Honey and Solar Power - Knoxville News
Will Distributed Renewable Energy be the 3rd Industrial Revolution? - ESRS
Green Branding is Entering Its Blue Period - Green Patent Blog
Schools Unite to Investigate Solar - Bakersfield
US Regains Lead from China as Clean Energy Leader - The Green Market
Solar Cheaper than Diesel in India, For the First Time - Sustainable Business
Solar Ships Could Soon Ply the Waters of the World - Get Solar
Wells Fargo Creates $100m Solar Fund - Bloomberg
Solar: The Future of America Jobs, Domestic Energy, & Clean Energy Investments - R.E.W.
Seven Creative Products Made from Discarded Apple Computers - EcoFriend
Video: Solar Projects in Time Lapse - Renewable Energy World
Solar Powered Prefab Green-Roofed Residential Complex Has Infinite Lifespan - Inhabitat
U.S. could lead the charge in grid storage - Smart Grid News
Renewables South of the Border - Greentech Solar
Solar Energy Rebates in Jeopardy - FOX Phoenix
Renewable Energy Map 1970 vs. Now - TreeHugger
How Tariffs Could Impact the Solar Industry - Renewable Energy World
Installers & Homeowners Cash in on Solar Slump - Globe & Mail
Warren Buffett goes Solar with 550mW Deal - Smart Grid News
World's Smallest Electronic Circuit Engineered - Crazy Engineers
Thin-film Manufacturer Crosses 100 Watt Threshold - eSolar Energy News
Nanotechnology and Solar Cells - Energy Refuge
Solar Grid Parity 101 - Energy Self-reliant States
Sun-powered Laptop - Trend Hunter
Five Most Weird Uses of Solar Power - EcoFriend
Map: Top 10 Countries for Solar Power - Clean Technica
Hydrovolts Taps Potential for Micro-hydro - ZD Net
India Believes Solar will be Cost Effective w/Fossil Fuels in 5 years - Free Republic
Cheap Photovoltaics are Eating Solar Thermal's Lunch - Renewable Energy World
Chicago Car Sharing Program Using Solar to Charge EV Fleet - Clean Energy Authority
U.S. Solar Installation Set New Record - Tree Hugger
Solar Panels Shine a Light on City School - Ellicott City Patch
Map: Electricity Bills Skyrocket - USA Today
Residential Solar Achieves Grid Parity - American Solar Energy Society
Solar Powered Floating Desalination Pods - SustainaBlog
New Paint-on Solar Cells Developed - Science Daily
Solar Thermal: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly - EcoFriend
iPhone Maker, Foxconn, Enters Solar Manufacturing - Sustainable Business
India Begins Living Up to Its Own Solar Ambitions - New York Times
Can Microinverters Work in Large Scale Solar Projects? - Greentech Solar
SunRun Sees 2012 as a "Darwinian" Year for Solar - Clean Energy Authority
Solar Power Lights up Bangladesh - Al Jazeera
Solar Power Use Expands in South America - UPI
New Financing Models Could Make Solar the New Facebook - Forbes
Top 5 Eco Innovations of 2011 - Greener Ideal
Solar Market Garden Project, Benin, Africa - SELF (Solar Electric Light Fund)
A Tale of Two (Solar) Markets - GreenTechSolar
Here Comes The Sun - New York Times
Take a Peek Inside the Panasonic Eco Ideas House in Tokyo - Inhabitat
Hack your e-Reader to Run on Solar Power - TreeHugger
Emerging Utility Solar Business Models - Renewable Energy World
State's Solar Energy Output Reaches Milestone - SF Chronicle
More Jobs in the States Coming From Solar Construction - Sun Sentinel
Solar Energy: Is it Time for it to Shine? - The Gazzette
Solar Skyscrapers are Nearly Here - Clean Technica
Leading Scientists Predict Giant Orbiting Power Plants Could Power us by 2041 - Inhabitat
NRG's Crane Speaks Up for Solar Power - Get Solar
Building Integrated Solar Becoming the 'norm' - ZD Net
Solar for the 99%? - Renewable Energy World
US is Becoming a Much Larger Force in the Global PV Market - Green Tech Solar
Floating Power Plants to Bridge Energy Deficit? - New Delhi News
2012 Redstone-Cup to have Solar Powered Baja Vehicle Compete - Green Auto Blog
DIY - Build a Simple Solar Powered Toy Car! - Solar Power Buzz
US's Tallest Structure to be a Solar Tower in Arizona - IPS News
Solar Energy Turns Sludge to Electricity - EE Times Asia
Solar Powered Schools? Why not! - NBC Los Angeles
Nation's First Community Solar 'Garden' Comes To Colorado Springs - KRDO
Solar Manufacturers Expect Tough Times for 2012 - Renewable Energy World
Facebook Faces Down Google for Title of Most Energy Efficient - CleanTechnica