Three days ago, Vodafone Essar Ltd. revealed a new product in Mumbai, India meant to serve the millions of mobile subscribers living in rural parts of the country with limit access to electricity.

California Senator Barbara Boxer traveled to Fremont, CA this week to visit the manufacturing plant of Solaria – a photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer – and discuss the future of solar technological development in both the California and throughout the United States with Solaria executives.

The United States Air Force has signed a contract with the Schafer Corporation of Massachusetts to allow a test of concentrating solar power (CSP) at a Maui, Hawaii military site in an attempt to offset a military computer system’s power demand.

This technological development could be the most import since EUREKA’s founding. The partnership project, led by Intemper Espanola, has found a way to make nearly invisible solar film at an affordable price.

UCLA Engineering Professor Yang Yang and hi team of young UCLA scientists are determined to make tax write-offs and solar rebates obsolete by mainly using three different materials in pursuit of thin film solar that can be produced, and therefore sold, at an extremely low price.

Piccard and his partners have successfully completed a test run of the Solar Impulse; a solar airplane that could potentially be the first of its kind to grace the skies by using renewable energy.

Here are six quick solar energy facts to help guide you from solar zero to solar hero:

Whether it’s touchdowns, goals or record-breaking sprints, eco-effiiciency (largely including solar lighting) is the name of the game in newer pro-sports stadiums around the world.

A solar powered battery charger is good for everyday use and when you’re in an outdoor bind and need a charge, can be a safety tool as well.

The SunPower Monitor and SMA Solar Checker applications are two nascent i-wonders, designed to help curious consumers calculate the usage and value of solar power systems.