Artificial trees capture solar and wind energy

" "A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun, wind and rain. The key to the company’s claim is its Nanoleaf— a supposed energy-capturing powerhouse....

Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent

It's an "inverted metamorphic triple-junction solar cell". Advances in solar are going the way of computer processor speed and storage and many other information technologies; increasing power, speed and efficiency, decreasing cost, space, waste.Solar Power to Rule in 20...

World's biggest solar plants to be built in California [Again; New Story!]

Amazingly, this is a different project than was reported at NowPublic a little over a year ago; this project is 2 installations and is 10 times the size of that one, and will produce as much electricity as a standard dirty coal plant, when they're operating at full capacity...

Germany using PV to reduce carbon emissions and strengthen economy

"Germany is the world's largest PV market. It will add 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of installed PV capacity in 2007-an improvement over 2006 when it added 1.15 GW.PV production is increasing because Germany is creating the conditions to make PV investments profitable.For example,...

Citizenrē's Solar Rental Systems Showcased on HGTV's Living With Ed Show

Here is the press release from Citizenrē Corporate:PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Erika Morgan, SVP Communications emorgan@citizenre.com  SOLAR ON A TIGHT BUDGET? CITIZENRE SOLAR RENTAL SHOWCASED ON HGTV’S “Living With...

Energy Innovations readies solar concentrator for this year

"Solar start-up Energy Innovations expects to release a solar concentrator for the commercial market this year, according to a company representative. The company, which was spun out from technology incubator Idealab, is developing systems specifically for flat roofs...