The Solar Shed -- Using Solar Collectors Mounted on an Outbuilding for House Heating

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarShed/solarshed.htm

from Build it Solar! Tanks can also be buried under a house for annualized geo solar!

Yes for Real, We Now Have a Genuine Artificial Solar Leaf

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/28/yes-for-real-we-now-have-a-genuine-artificial-solar-leaf/

Combined with a fuel cell, this new invention could make solar much more affordable

Scotch Tape Maker on a Roll with Low Cost Solar “Tape”

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/25/scotch-tape-maker-on-a-roll-with-low-cost-solar-tape/

3Ms' solar film could greatly lower the cost of installation of PV

GRID Alternatives helping lower-income residents go solar in CA

http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/grid-alternatives-helping-homes-go-solar-in-calif-032211/

fascinating initiative!

Electric Car Owners Prone to Going Solar

http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_8789b5a2-83d2-513c-86c5-9663330e2a4e.html

" 'When a person goes solar and buys an electric car, they essentially have their own gas station on their roof,' said Daniel Sullivan, founder of Sullivan Solar Power in San Diego."

"Many owners also said they'd come out ahead financially, thanks to the way California utilities bill for power."

http://www.timesleader.com/business/Stung_by_oil_prices__U_S___may_warm_to_oil_alternatives_03-20-2011.html
“Our exposure to the vagaries and instability of the world oil market has increased by a factor of 10 since the early 1990s.”

Retractable Mobile Solar Power

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http://vimeo.com/4686212
Sneak peek of roll up solar devices
including solar cafe umbrella idea!

Solar Use Growing in Transportation Sector

http://www.getsolar.com/News/Solar-Energy-Facts/General/Solar-Use-Growing-in-Transportation-Sector-800466666

Beautiful Earth Group is charging EVs in Brooklyn with solar

Wilsonville Sonic Drive-In Becomes First in Northwest to use Solar Panels

http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2011/03/wilsonville_sonic_drive-in_sol.html

"Contrary to the belief that solar panels are most effective in sun-drenched areas, Cameron said they work well in Oregon because they are designed to capture ambient light, which is common in this climate. In fact, he said the panels need more upkeep, such as frequent washing, in places that have less precipitation and more smog."

Builder Uses Solar to Heat Fairbanks Home in Winter

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/builder-uses-solar-power-to-heat-fairbanks-home-in-the/article_0e6654f8-6226-576b-a004-2870890894cb.html

Wow!! It can store 8 million BTUs of energy, enough to last for two months!

“Until we have actual houses out there proving it can be done, nobody believes it.”

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/cutting-edge-techniques-keep-fairbanks-home-toasty-with-almost-no/article_e4d05b0b-e269-56cb-87d2-0cae6c853a3a.html

Here's the other house he built.

Banner Year for Solar: 2010 Saw Major Growth in US Installations

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/solar/banner-year-for-solar-2010-saw-major-growth-in-us-installations

Source: SEIA®, GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight, Mar. 10, 2011

Self Reliance House for Solar Decathlon 2011

http://www.solarfeeds.com/ecofriend/16140-self-reliance-house-for-solar-decathlon-2011-from-middlebury-college
priced at only $250,000.00


http://news.discovery.com/videos/news-solar-decathlon-illuminates-future-homes.html
Discovery Channels coverage of 2009

Solar Panel Insurance

http://www.off-grid.net/2011/02/06/solar-panel-insurance/

Traveler's among others now offer insurance for solar homes and commercial solar farms

FPL Unveils World's First Hybrid Solar Energy Center

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fpl-unveils-worlds-first-hybrid-solar-energy-center-117460008.html
First of its kind- hopefully not the last


5 acres of PV in Georgia:
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/199/article/46889/

Someone please fact check this! 1 MW per year sounds too small and a year should be measured in MWhrs. I think the running capacity should be 1 MW.

Schwarzenegger: Time to change the energy debate

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20037752-54.html?tag=nl.e797

... people should focus on immediate benefits from investing in green technologies, including improved health, economic growth, consumer savings from efficiency, and reduced dependence on foreign oil. He said on health, there are about 100,000 premature deaths a year that can be linked to oil use.

"Think about what it means that in the Central Valley of California, one in six children has to walk around with an inhaler. I know we can change the debate and win the debate," he said. "We can't talk about global warming, because people can't relate to that."

(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET)

Instead of crafting "forward-looking policies" around energy, politicians are debating the science of global warming. "There is a disconnect between what is happening and what is being debated," he said.

Bill Could Limit Residential Solar, Wind Energy

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LMIPF00.htm

Neighborhood politics-

Seems like most of the complaints were about wind rather than solar.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," said Leslie Medeiros, owner of The Solar Store in Carson City. "When our gas is $5 to $7 a gallon, how much more ugly or beautiful will it be?"

Solar for Oil

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solar-for-oil/

every step counts