Suntech Solar Panels On The World’s Rooftop

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) has announced it will install a 10MW solar farm on the Tibetan Plateau, making it the world’s highest altitude solar power installation.

USA Solar Industry Value Grew 67% In 2010

Recent figures from the USA’s leading solar trade group, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), show that in 2010, solar energy was an economic powerhouse in a somewhat depressed American marketplace.

Energy Matters Video News – Episode 26 – March 16, 2011

In this episode, Virginia covers a new report showing renewable energy’s minor role in electricity prices, REC solar panels a top performer in independent testing, Suntech stocks power on and Japan’s nuclear emergency casting a cloud over Australia’s nuclear aspirations.

UK Solar Soldier Program To Lighten The Load

A team of British scientists has started work on a solar power pack that would lighten the load individual soldiers must carry by 50 percent, allowing a higher degree of mobility.