A technology that gets a lot of hype--and federal US dollars--but produced only about 0.1% of the world's electricity in 2010, solar has become the planting ground for young entrepreneurs hoping to make the technology more affordable and more attractive to consumers.
Some have devised unique financing plans, while others have simply attached panels to personal devices like motorcycles and boats.
While not necessarily the most profitable according to the New York Stock Exchange, these five projects may have the potential to bring solar to a whole new level.
Some have devised unique financing plans, while others have simply attached panels to personal devices like motorcycles and boats.
While not necessarily the most profitable according to the New York Stock Exchange, these five projects may have the potential to bring solar to a whole new level.
Installations of wind farms with less than 20 megawatts of capacity may rise to a record this year if lawmakers expand a federal tax credit.
Two big wind development projects on Appalachian ridges in Bedford and Clearfield counties have been canceled, and fewer new turbines will be spinning across the nation next year due to the possible end of a federal tax credit program that has driven development.
The world's most efficient solar cells, a new vaccine against chicken cholera and recycling car tyres to make steel are among the five winning inventions at the inaugural Australian Collaborative Innovation Awards.