Over the past year, we’ve witnessed terrible accidents in “the big three” energy sectors: the Massey coal mine explosion in West Virginia, which killed 25 miners; the explosion of the drill rig Deepwater Horizon, which killed eleven and caused billions of dollars of damage; and the on-going nuclear crisis in Japan, which is prompting many [...]

Even in a tough year, solar power has come out strong, with solar panel installations on the rise and solar energy in higher demand than ever.

This article from CNN about a MIT professor working on thin-film solar curtains has all kinds of food for thought on an important issue: how solar will integrate with our existing conceptions of what a home looks and feels. When you hear “solar curtains,” the idea that comes to mind are pretty basic – the [...]

Fox Business reports that Prince Andrew is lending his name and presence to the launch of a solar energy system in California. The system installation is for the firm British Telecommunications. While his role as Special Representative for International Trade and Investment for the United Kingdom obviously leaves such appearances well within his job description [...]

Martin LaMonica at CNET’s Green Tech Blog ran an interesting piece on Friday, highlighting the absence of solar from Congress’s recent and much-debated economic stimulus package. But there’s really not much of a story here. Solar is going to continue to be as contentious in Washington as other green issues for some time to come. [...]

Photo by Flickr user M. Lubinski; Creative Commons license. With concerns over oil supplies, as always, gripping the international community, many Middle Eastern nations are prospering as their oil resources become more in demand. Qatar, especially, has seen a great amount of economic growth. That growth is now apparently leading Qatar to put solar development [...]

What is just another typical week for us average world citizens is, for some 2,000 policymakers, academics, celebrities and religious leaders, an exclusive working vacation in the Swiss Alps. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum began on Wednesday and runs through the weekend. To be invited, you have to be (1) very rich, [...]

The iPhone dominated tech headlines last year, and with good reason. While it’s not a perfect device, it is a sleek gadget that works well and packages together an awful lot of attractive features. It’s not economical compared to some competitors, but it has the Apple brand name and, many would say, a priceless “cool” [...]

It’s a new year, with a new blog. We at getsolar.com are hoping to see some trends continue in 2008, and some new ones begin. Talking about climate change, energy independence, and renewable energy options is now so commonplace that it is more conspicuous for its absence than its occurrence. We can see this trend [...]

News: Telegraph.co.uk For the London Olympics in 2012, the planners are trying to go green. One of their newest ideas, in addition to dissuading attendees from driving to the event, is to make the fuel source of the Olympic flame something more environmentally friendly than the usual paraffin. It’s a nice gesture, but of course [...]