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NEWS ABOUT: solar panels

solar panels stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - If the US wants to be, in Barack Obama’s words, the “world’s leading exporter of renewable energy,” it’s got a lot of catching up to do. China is the king of solar, and it’s moving aggressively on the US market, the New York ... More »

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China • energy • renewable energy • solar power • solar panels

(Newser) - The International Space Station is about to get full power for the first time. Two astronauts today installed the last pair of solar panels for the station in a six-hour spacewalk, reports Space.com. The station, which now has a total of eight solar panels, will unfurl the newly installed... More »

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space • astronauts • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • solar panels

 Solar, Wind Boom 
 Starts to Wither 

Once thought recession-proof, green tech takes a hit

Feb 4, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Wind and solar power have been growing at breakneck speed over the past few years—a demand the industry had hoped would continue to soar under the Obama administration. But instead, wind and solar power is dropping, with trade groups projecting a drop in new installations of up to 50%.... More »

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environment • North Dakota • solar power • T. Boone Pickens • wind power • solar panels • wind farms • recession depression

 Slump May Doom 
 Clean Energy Initiatives 

Some nations could fall back on fossil fuel

Nov 25, 08 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Just as global warming initiatives were gaining serious momentum around the world, the financial crisis looks like it's undermining both the political will and the math that support them, the New York Times reports. With gas prices plummeting, US automakers may be scaling back investment in new technology. In Europe,... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • global warming • coal • fossil fuel • green energy • clean energy • Big Three • T. Boone Pickens • economy • solar panels • wind farm

 Oops! Tools Lost in Space 

Astronaut slips up on spacewalk

Nov 19, 08 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A shuttle astronaut performing repairs during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station yesterday faced a slippery dilemma when a grease gun spurted lubricant inside her tool bag. As Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper cleaned the lubricant from her gloves, her bag full of tools floated away, boldly going where no tools have... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • International Space Station • solar panels • Space Shuttle Endeavour • Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper • Steve Bowen • Shane Kimbrough

 Mars Lander Falls Silent 

Phoenix lacks the solar power to continue its mission

Nov 10, 08 5:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The Martian autumn has cut power to NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander, ending its mission of scientific discovery, NASA reports. As anticipated, shorter days and increasingly overcast skies are preventing sufficient solar energy from reaching the lander’s power cells. It has already collected data for 2 months longer than... More »

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environment • NASA • Mars • science • space • Phoenix Mars Lander • solar panel • solar panels • soil sample

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 New Solar Tech Can Top This 

Solyndra's designs can capture light from any angle

Oct 12, 08 7:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California company's new, sun-sucking glass tubes aim to solve solar power's practical problems, the Economist reports. Chief among them are flat panels that miss the sun—by looking the wrong way—and cost more than $40,000 per household to install. Solyndra's new technology uses glass tubes that capture... More »

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environment • California • alternative energy • renewable energy • solar power • solar panels

Kids Take Green Lessons
to Heart, Then to Home

Kids are America's new eco-police

Oct 10, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - They’re watching. No, not surveillance cameras; the growing population of “eco-kids”—children who, lectured on sustainability at school and elsewhere, are pushing green practices at home. They rummage through garbage bins, agitate for hybrid vehicles, and even even turn off the water while parents are brushing their... More »

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recycling • environmentalism • children • hybrid car • sustainability • green home • solar panels

 Toyota to Add
 Solar Panels
 to Prius 

Some 2009 models will have panels that help power air conditioning

Jul 7, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota plans to go even more “green” with its hybrid Prius, offering solar panels as a high-end option beginning with the 2009 model year, reports Reuters. And, although the panels will do little more than help power the air conditioning system, Toyota’s move shows just how far automakers... More »

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Toyota • Toyota Prius • green energy • gas prices • solar panels

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