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FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energy

August 1, 2007 Using very different designs, several companies are focusing the sun's energy onto solar cells to lower the cost of solar electricity.Photos: More solar bang for the buck TAGS: photovoltaics, solar energy, cell, sun, electricity, silicon, FAQ, energy, technique, CEO

Pour yourself a silicon solar panel

October 12, 2007 Start-up claims it can create crystalline silicon solar cells with liquid, cutting manufacturing costs in half. TAGS: solvent, cell, silicon, photovoltaics, sunlight, electricity, LCD panel, manufacturing, LCD

Cutting solar panels' high price tag

September 25, 2007 Industry luminaries will meet this week at the annual Solar Power 2007 to celebrate booming business. But high costs remain a barrier to wider adoption. TAGS: solar energy, electricity, financing, photovoltaics, Sun Microsystems Inc., barrier, installation, agreement, conference, California

Hawaiian firm shrinks solar thermal power

September 14, 2007 It's not as common as solar photovoltaic panels, but Hawaiian start-up Sopogy thinks small-scale solar thermal makes sense.Photos: Concentrating on solar power in Hawaii TAGS: Hawaii, renewable energy, photovoltaics, electricity, project, California

Getting the price right for solar

April 3, 2007 To be competitive, solar-panel makers are ramping up manufacturing, betting that economies of scale will translate to lower costs. TAGS: photovoltaics, solar energy, cell, electricity, manufacturing, supplier, U.S.

Dishing out power with a solar engine

October 25, 2006 Infinia looks to an existing technology--the Stirling engine--to compete in solar-electric industry.Photos: Retro energy-harness TAGS: photovoltaics, electricity, power generation, engine, energy, California, power

Applied Materials to outshine Google with solar

March 16, 2007 Company that sells manufacturing tools to the solar industry is going to be one of the industry's biggest customers, too. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., photovoltaics, electricity, plant, building, equipment, manufacturing, facility, Google Inc.

Solar industry chases a cheaper kilowatt

March 9, 2006 After decades of promise, solar power is starting to pay off via more efficient and affordable tech. Photos: The many faces of the solar power TAGS: photovoltaics, solar energy, electricity, silicon, venture capital, manufacturing

Breaking the mold in solar power

February 21, 2007 Can homeowners save money by renting solar panels? One start-up says yes, but industry incumbents say it has a lot yet to prove. TAGS: solar energy, homeowner, photovoltaics, renewable energy, electricity, financing, investment, tax, agreement

Sandia pushes limits of solar technology

November 24, 2004 Can a heat engine invented in 1816 make solar dishes a viable electricity source for utilities Photo: Sandia and Stirling's solar setup TAGS: Sandia National Laboratories, electricity, sun, farm, utility company, photovoltaics, engine, researcher

Is there money in being 'green'?

September 27, 2004 Solar Data Centers, a Web-hosting company, plans to power its servers on electricity generated by solar panels. TAGS: Web hosting company, renewable energy, Web hosting, electricity, photovoltaics, server

Old solar tech back in limelight

May 5, 2006 Start-ups focus on an old technique of concentrating sunlight to make more cost-efficient photovoltaic panels. Photos: Solar 'concentrators' TAGS: photovoltaics, hologram, electricity, cell, sunlight, silicon, technique, CEO
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