GigaomSixty years after birth, it’s time for solar cells to get serious
Happy birthday, old man solar. It’s time for you to shine now. Read more »
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Happy birthday, old man solar. It’s time for you to shine now. Read more »
SunPower gives a sneak peek of a battery pilot project it’s been working on in California. Batteries and solar panels could transform the edge of the power grid in some places… Read more »
SolarCity has jumped solidly into solar manufacturing, becoming an even more vertically integrated company. Read more »
Forget Watson and its Jeopardy matches. IBM’s Watt-Sun is the intelligent computing that can help fight climate change. Read more »
These early stage lab programs and prototypes could one day be the future of solar panels. Right now they’re hot areas of research. Read more »
Solar roads sound cool. But what would be really cool is if current solar panels met their potential in the world some day. Read more »
The robot solar startup has found friends in two huge power companies. Read more »
President Obama will tout a wide-sweeping series of commitments and pledges from federal agencies and companies to help get more solar on the grid in the U.S. Read more »
They sound like science fiction, but these energy technologies are getting closer to reality. Check ‘em out. Read more »
NRG Energy is kicking off its home rooftop solar plans by acquiring Roof Diagnostics Solar. Read more »