CleanTechnica » history http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Home Solar Power = This Century’s Automobile http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/29/home-solar-power-centurys-automobile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/29/home-solar-power-centurys-automobile/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:00:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58303 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Photo Credit: DECCgovuk / CC BY-ND Solar power for homes is just getting rolling. It is projected to grow many times over in the coming decades and even simply in the coming few years. When discussing this, it’s hard to come up with a great analogy. We often mention that it is

Home Solar Power = This Century’s Automobile was originally published on CleanTechnica.

To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook | RSS | Twitter.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/29/home-solar-power-centurys-automobile/feed/ 14 The Coming Solar Electricity Transformation http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/10/the-coming-solar-electricity-transformation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/10/the-coming-solar-electricity-transformation/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:50:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52634 Solar cells are unusual in that they were cost-competitive from the get-go. From the Apollo space program to highway signs to lighting for buoys, solar could replace highly expensive power from batteries or other sources and eliminate the need for the construction of electric distribution lines.1 When the Institute for Local Self-Reliance was founded in

The Coming Solar Electricity Transformation was originally published on CleanTechnica.

To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook | RSS | Twitter.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/10/the-coming-solar-electricity-transformation/feed/ 22 New Solar Aviation World Distance Record Set By Solar Impulse http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/new-solar-aviation-world-distance-record-set-by-solar-impulse/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/new-solar-aviation-world-distance-record-set-by-solar-impulse/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 10:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52051 The Solar Impulse, flying from Phoenix to Dallas this week, set an absolute distance world record for solar-powered aviation. The departure from Phoenix was picture perfect. After a blessing from the Apache Spiritual Leader and the well-timed assistance of their ground crew, Solar Impulse lifted off so quickly it seemed nearly impossible. For those of us

New Solar Aviation World Distance Record Set By Solar Impulse was originally published on CleanTechnica.

To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook | RSS | Twitter.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/new-solar-aviation-world-distance-record-set-by-solar-impulse/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse In Midst Of Setting Another Solar Airplane Record http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-impulse-in-midst-of-setting-another-solar-airplane-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-impulse-in-midst-of-setting-another-solar-airplane-record/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:51:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51929 Solar Impulse, piloted by André Borschberg, took off today, Wednesday May 22nd, at 4:45AM MST (UTC-7) from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to fly to Texas. Landing is scheduled sometime after 01:00AM CDT (UTC-5) at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Thursday May 23rd. Should there be any last minute changes, please consult Solar Impulse’s Dallas page on

Solar Impulse In Midst Of Setting Another Solar Airplane Record was originally published on CleanTechnica.

To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook | RSS | Twitter.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-impulse-in-midst-of-setting-another-solar-airplane-record/feed/ 2 ‘Feast or Famine’ Cycles of Clean Energy Development in the US (part II) http://cleantechnica.com/2008/03/13/feast-or-famine-cycles-of-clean-energy-development-in-the-us-part-ii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/03/13/feast-or-famine-cycles-of-clean-energy-development-in-the-us-part-ii/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:59:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/03/13/feast-or-famine-cycles-of-clean-energy-development-in-the-us-part-ii/ The Solar Thermal Edition In my first post about the feast or Famine Cycles of American Clean Energy Development, I discussed renewable energy more broadly and used the example of wind to show my point. I also touched upon the up and down nature of federal funding for renewable energy deployment in the late 70s

‘Feast or Famine’ Cycles of Clean Energy Development in the US (part II) was originally published on CleanTechnica.

To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook | RSS | Twitter.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/03/13/feast-or-famine-cycles-of-clean-energy-development-in-the-us-part-ii/feed/ 7