We’re a profit-driven nation, make no mistake. Even still and despite uncertainty over federal tax credits and a sluggish national economy, renewable energy markets surged in the United States in the first half of this year. Wind, solar, and...
Category - Solar power
We talk often about fuel cell technology and many times the immediate implication is the prospective use in fueling our cars, trucks, and SUV’s. A scientist at MIT has been looking at some of the benefits of solar energy not only as a...
In my last post I mentioned how important it would be for the renewable energy sector to see an extension of the federal investment tax credits (ITC) as a way to encourage development of solar power and fund continued development of the technology...
A survey conducted by the polling firm Kelton Research and reported in the SCHOTT Solar BarometerTM revealed that 77 percent of Americans feel that the development of solar power, and other renewable energy sources, should be a major priority of the...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced that two of its researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn’t shine. They have done so by mimicking the...
