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Suntech’s solar ambitions

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:16:39 +0000

Suntech’s Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Beebe discusses the outlook for Suntech and the solar energy sector in 2012.

Suntech’s solar ambitions

Re-Evaluating Germany’s Blind Faith in the Sun

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:15:35 +0000

Spiegel Online reports here: The costs of subsidizing solar electricity have exceeded the 100-billion-euro mark in Germany, but poor results are jeopardizing the country’s transition to renewable energy. The government is struggling to come up with a new concept to promote the inefficient technology in the future.

Electric cars in France

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:32:58 +0000

Paris is getting greener and it has nothing to do with spring., as Jim Bittermann reports:

Delegates at climate talks agree to extend efforts of Kyoto Protocol

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:52:23 +0000

Delegates at climate talks agree to extend efforts of Kyoto Protocol

Old landfill produces something valuable

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:37:06 +0000

With 10 acres of plastic sheets fitted with solar panels, a U.S. landfill site is helping power local homes.

Can solar power fuel future flight?

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:53:13 +0000

With its jumbo-sized wings laden with photovoltaic solar cells, the Solar Impulse is a revolutionary green plane.

13-year-old makes solar-panel ‘trees’

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:52:57 +0000

Could a 13-year-old’s idea help power the future of solar technology? CNN speaks with the young inventor about his idea.

Can China go organic?

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:18:14 +0000

Alice Waters, US Organic pioneer, says she has high hopes for an organic revolution in China.

A Coal Region’s Quest to Switch to Renewables

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:01:36 +0000

Spiegel Online reports here: Germany’s bituminous coal mines are soon to lose their subsidies. But one Ruhr Valley company is looking to transform its mines into sources of renewable energy. Along the way, they could solve one of Germany’s largest challenges as it attempts to switch over to green energy.

The greenest country on Earth

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:23:31 +0000

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is using clean energy to power its country and its economy. Sara Sidner reports.