Dell has just finished installing solar panels in the car park of its HQ in Round Rock, Texas. Known as a solar grove, they have worked with Envision Solar to produce this renewable energy source.
It will be expanded into a parked plug in for electric cars at some point soon.
They apparently can produce 131,000KWh a [...]

With the recent ceremony awarding the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, it is now highly unlikely that the proposed solar powered stadium which formed part of the Tokyo bid will be built.
This will be a disappointment for environmental campaigners who advocate the use of sustainable power. The stadium, which was [...]

I came across this great news article today where as part of the launch of the new Toyota Prius these daisy are part of a campaign to restore the balanace between the needs of man and nature.
These sculptures have solar panels on their petals and seats round the bottom.  Access to free wifi and a [...]

Suntech, the New York SE listed company has this week announced the completion of the 10MW PV based solar power network in China.
It is the first stage of a 50MW plant due for completion by the end of next year (2011). Powered by 37,000+ suntech solar panels it is estimated that this project will save [...]

What’s a Boda Boda I hear you ask? These are the guys (usually men) that cycle from border to border from one countries immigration point to anothers, generally through no mans land. They keep in contact through their mobile phones and therefore need a method of portable charging for them.
The Boda Boda’s take clients [...]

SolarCity have for some reason chosen the sunny city of California to install several quick charging solar powered points along Highway 101.
Currently the charging stations are only compatible with Tesla Roadstars – why? Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided the main part of the funding for SolarCity!
The Santa Maria station is powered by a 30kW solar [...]

GreenSun Energy, a Tel-Aviv startup has discovered that coloured panels can generate solar power without direct sunlight. Ok, so they only generate it at about 12 percent the efficiency of a normal solar panel, but even so, it does open up the possibility of having solar panel generation in more places – ie those without [...]

Hi guys,
Just found an interesting bit of news about a new product release from SRS Energy. The Sole Power Tile is a solar panel type tile, but one that looks like a normal barrel style roof tile, rather than a solar panel.
They are lightweight polymer and can generate 500 watts per 100 square feet and [...]

Japan Based Sankyo Teteyama have just launched a solar panel equipped car port that will generate about 2,200Kw per year from its 5.5 square meters of surface.
They market it is a charger for your full electric cars, but at $40,000 plus installation costs, pay back time is going to be quite long.
The carport is made [...]

Hi all,
just a quick note today to talk about another massive company that is moving harder into the solar panel arena. GE has decided to ramp up its production of solar panels by early 2010 with a goal of making it a multi billion turnover part of the GE  business.  This would be a huge [...]