Solar Blog: September 2015

Long established as the oil capital of the world, the Middle East doesn't come to mind quickly in conversations about renewable energy, unless as a contradiction. That's all about to change, with two massive solar energy projects currently under construction in the gulf region.

Let's use our imaginations for a moment. With states like Hawaii and California pushing ever closer to full reliance on renewable energy, and more than half of all new U.S.

In the midst of California's record-setting drought, researchers at the University of California's Advanced Solar Technologies Institute (UC Solar) are using the power of the sun to make water desalination cheaper, more accessible and cleaner.

Shows Potential for Commercial-Scale Storage and Distribution RIVERSIDE, Calif.

K-12 Teachers Stock Up on Donated Reading Material for Kids RIVERSIDE, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--An estimated 300 teachers, from the Coachella Valley all the way to Los Angeles, recently surrendered their Saturday morning and afternoon for a trip to SolarMax Technology ( solarmaxtech.

Innovative Curriculum Debuts in San Bernardino County High School (RIVERSIDE, CA) – One girl likes the idea of helping families own their power supply at home.

This week, the White House announced $120 million in programming designed to scale up solar energy across the country.

Last week, the California State Assembly passed SB 350, a bill that promises to boost renewable energy and make buildings twice as efficient as before.

While solar power has shown itself to be renewable, cost-effective and carbon-free, it is its resiliency that is saving Californians during the state's severe drought.

This June, utility-scale solar generators output 31 times more electricity than they did a decade ago, according to new research from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.