http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:16:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Move over dot-com's the Silicon Valley is going green. Venture capitalist in California's Silicon Valley are pumping massive amounts of money into solar, and other alternative energy companies. The private sector jumping on the green technology bandwagon is good news for all of us. The idiots in Washington will drag ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/80/solar-energy-news/silicon-valley-heads-up-the-green-technology-boom/ The use of solar energy in the home in recent years had reached a remarkable edge. The continuous research for an alternative power source due to the perceived scarcity of fuel fossils is its driving force. Definitely anything that requires electricity can be powered by solar energy. Its application was proven ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/79/solar-energy-news/amazing-uses-of-solar-power-in-your-home/ Solar power is the process of using the light from sun and turning it into an energy source. It has become a reliable alternative to regular power sources in remote areas. It has even been used in outer space. Solar power is used in homes, lighting, architectural projects, and cooking. ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/78/solar-energy-news/about-solar-energy/ Xcel Energy announced that solar energy developer SunEdison LLC will build an 8-megawatt solar power plant in Colorado and sell electricity to Xcel Energy Utilizing two types of solar technologies (photovoltaic and advanced flat plate) solar panel units - Xcel is hoping to have the plant up and running by 2007. Colorado ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/77/solar-energy-news/xcel-energy-going-solar/ Yet another reason to love the sun: it'll keep your car's battery charged. Just plug this helpful 15-watt solar charger into your vehicle's 12V lighter socket and position the panel to pick up the most daylight possible. The powerful 15 watts means you can use it for boats or larger ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/76/solar-technologies/let-the-sun-work-for-you/ This is cool. It's a short video of a solar powered plane http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/75/solar-power-news/solar-plane-video/ Here's a cool article about a city going solar. > http://www.courier-journal.com http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/74/solar-energy-news/louisville-to-test-solar-street-lights/ The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has a awesome website that anyone who's interested in solar power should check out. Here' the site http://www.ases.org Be sure to read the giude to getting started with a solar energy system in your home, if that's something you've been thinking about. There's also links to ... http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/73/solar-energy-news/one-of-the-best-sources-of-information-about-solar-energy/ Solar cell company DayStar Technologies is expanding its operation to California. DayStar Technologies is leasing a 50,000-square foot facility in Santa Clara, Calif where they will be researching new ways to make solar cells. Read more here DayStar Technologies http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/72/california-solar/new-solar-cell-developer-in-california/ The Space Island Group http://www.spaceislandgroup.com/solarsat.html has got one of the most interesting sites I've come accross online. If you like big ideas and radical change you'll like what they have to offer http://www.solarenergynews.info/discoveries/71/solar-energy-news/energy-from-space/