MIT researcher discovers way to make solar panels from plants

Andreas Mershin, a researcher at MIT, believes he has found a way to generate solar energy by way of solar panels created from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead tree leaves. If you paid attention in ... continue

Renewable Energy Initiatives Delayed in California, Parks Lose Thousands

Deep-set and long-running disagreements between federal agencies and Southern California Edison have delayed millions of dollars worth of renewable energy projects meant to power facilities in California's national parks and forests. To wit: an $800,000 solar panel project ... continue

From Colorado to New York solar energy is getting a big push from GE

General Electric announced a fair big initiative today when it comes to solar energy starting with a new factory going into an existing building in Aurora, Colorado. Besides bringing 355 estimated jobs to the area GE believes that the facility ... continue

What do the Fibonacci Sequence and solar power have in common?

Solar energy is considered to many to be the answer to our energy problems but the main stumbling block to more wide spread use has always been the effective collecting of that energy. Well it seems that one ... continue

Walmart investing heavily on solar powered rooftops

We don't often think of huge companies like Walmart as being the most green of companies, unless you think greenbacks when you hear the word green, but the fact is t hat Walmart has been working hard ... continue

Using solar? Fine, but you have to pay us either way

Xcel Energy in Denver, Texas, doesn’t care if you decide to go solar because they plan on charging you anyway claiming that it’s not fair that customers with solar panels on their homes could ... continue

An interesting way to get solar panels up and running

As we continue down the road to more green types of energy solar panels are touted as being the one way that individuals can do their part. The big problem with that though is the ... continue

The largest annual increase in electrical capacity goes to – Renewable Energy

Yes folks renewable energy is making great strides and while it may not be the kind of forward movement some one like it has for the first time shown the largest increase in US electrical capacity. These ... continue

How solar is your roof?

Green is the hot buzzword and getting hotter all the time. More often than not though we are left wondering what we as individuals can do that will make a big difference in our wallets. This isn’t ... continue