MIT Tech Review: Smart Wind and Solar Power

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/526541/smart-wind-and-solar-power/

Oklahoma House Passes Solar Surcharge Bill

http://newsok.com/article/3955378

While I'm pro renewable all the way, I don't think a small surcharge is unreasonable in this case. One can still choose to go off grid if that's what is preferred. Anyone know what the charge is?

A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Panels Could Decide America's Energy Future

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2014/09/alec_climate_change_a_fight_over_rooftop_solar_panels_could_decide_america.html

more coverage of the Koch nonsense


http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/22/rockefeller-heirs-divest-fossil-fuels-climate-change

more evolved billionaires do exist

Want More Renewable Energy? Send in the Drones

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/want-more-renewable-energy-send-in-the-drones/361350/

um, ok, wow!

Japan’s 25-year Plan to Put a Gigawatt Solar Power Farm in Space

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/181389-japans-25-year-plan-to-put-a-gigawatt-solar-power-farm-in-space

The Koch Attack on Solar Energy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/opinion/sunday/the-koch-attack-on-solar-energy.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0

You can't make this stuff up...  Orwell would be proud


http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/invest_in_the_future_-_not_in.html

On the flip side, divestmnet from oil is going manistream


http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/solar-cutting-grid-costs/

the opposite perspective from Long Island Power!


http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/30/3432172/arizona-solar-property-tax/

predictably, Arizona went the other way

Clever Queens Teen Seeks U.S. Patent...

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/teen-whiz-seeks-patent-solar-energy-generating-invention-article-1.1769329

New idea uses aluminum instead of costly silicone

Court Rules Off-The-Grid Living Is Illegal

http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/02/22/court-rules-off-the-grid-living-is-illegal/

Court Rules Off-The-Grid Living is Illegal

 

Stacking the Deck

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21596924-way-double-efficiency-solar-cells-about-go-mainstream-stacking

New technology could double the efficiency of PV cells but how much will it cost?

New York Governor Announces $1 Billion For Solar Energy

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/09/3139091/cuomo-big-solar/

school demonstration hubs and micro-grids among other things!

Ford Is Making A Concept Car With Solar Panels For A Roof

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/solar-power-ford_n_4533029.html

uses a fresnel lens and car can automatically reposition itself under concentrating canopy!

Solar Power Craze on Wall St. Propels Start-Up

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/business/energy-environment/solar-power-craze-on-wall-st-propels-start-up.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&rref=science&hpw

 

Is it a solar bubble? I've always believed leasing is not the answer