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About Solar Power / Why Solar Power

August 23rd, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan

This isn't an intro on solar power technology. I'm sure you can find that over on Wikipedia. This is a quick intro on some of the top topics of concern to those who want to see us cruise into a bright future, not stumble and crash into some truly dark days


Are You Taking Advantage of the Sun on This Summer Solstice?

June 21st, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan

On this 2011 summer solstice (the longest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought I'd break out of my normal, obsessive news coverage and commentary tendency to step back and reflect a little more than usual. Here on CleanTechnica, that means reflecting on the clear benefits of solar energy and the clear question I think anyone not yet hooked up to solar could be asking themselves, reflecting on today


Cost of Solar Power Competitive with Coal Some Places, & Dropping Fast

April 7th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan

At Bloomberg New Energy Finance's annual conference in New York this week, industry executives and representatives indicated that solar power installations are going to continue growing rapidly and the cost of solar, which may soon be competitive with the cost of coal in general, is low enough in some regions that it is already competing with coal



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