Solar energy generation has come a long way. Solar panels have become cheaper, easier to install, an...  ...trusive as well? What if we could use transparent solar panels as windows? Minute Earth tells us a new in...  ...Earth tells us a new innovation that could change *str...

Benham is a small town in Harlan County, Kentucky....  ...business, and now it's even replacing coal as its energy source. The coal mining museum is installing 80 solar panels on its roof to provide light and heat for...  ...said he was surprised when his company, Bluegrass Solar...

Out in Sparks, Nevada, where there’s plenty...  ...ative products that may change the way we all use energy . And it’s so vast, they call it the Gigafac...  ...t the entire factory will be powered by renewable energy .Not so noticeable, but really important, are the...

(Photo: Near Map)There are many hidden images of M...  ...st hidden Mickey. It's a 11.5-acre arrangement of solar panels.Disney worked with Duke Energy to develop the facility. It produces 5 megawatts,...  ...electricity as might come from 1,000 home rooftop solar energy

Helen is a solar energy company in Helsinki, Finland. Their latest ad cam...

Open Electronics designed and built a robotic lawn...  ...a robotic lawn mower that is powered entirely by solar energy . It operates autonomously within an area defined...  ...ng. When it enters a shaded area, the mower draws energy from a battery that charges from the solar p...

(Photo: Solarcross )Some electric bikes have solar cells to charge batteries. But what sets Terry Ho...  ...harge batteries. But what sets Terry Hope’s SolarCross EV apart is that it doesn’t need batteries....

(Photo: Paul Salopek/National Geographic)Paul Salo...  ...his photo of Madoita, a camel sporting a cloak of solar cells. Mr. Salopek is using it to charge his sate...  ...e to make frequent stops to wipe the dust off the solar camel.-via Marilyn Terrell

Engineering students at the University of Virginia...  ...Cerebral Palsy Day. Their winning entry was this solar powered wheelchair which can run indefinitely at...  ...htweight and robust materials and high-efficiency solar cells with custom-fabricated solar panels that encomp...

Daniel Epperson's MowBot began with an old push mower and an electric wheelchair. Now it's a hodgepodge of several different technologies for the ultimate tool in lawn maintenance:This is the Prius of lawnmowers, bringin...