The tariffs are smaller than some American industry executives had hoped for – 2.9 percent to 4.73 percent – but additional ones might be imposed in May.
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Mar 20
House Panel to Cite New Flaw in Energy Loans
An investigative committee is questioning whether projects met a mandate for innovation. The Energy Department defended the standard.
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Solar Roadways: Energy and Transportation Solution in One
SANDPOINT, ID— There are 28,000 square miles of roadways spread across the 48 continental states. With the cost of traditional paving materials going up and their availability going down, innovator Scott Brusaw sees solar highways as the solution to …
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Green Blog: New Solar Panels Blossomed Despite a Tough Year for the Industry
The amount of solar capacity installed in the United States last year was more than double the 2010 level, but a slowdown may be in the offing for because crucial tax incentives have expired.
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Green Blog: Slicing Silicon Thinner to Cut the Price of Solar Cells
A company has developed a process for shooting protons into a block of silicon and then slicing off layers that are one-tenth their usual thickness. The method could result in major cost savings for solar cell manufacturers.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Saluting a Colossus of Chemistry
F. Sherwood Rowland, who endured relentless challenges for warning that chlorofluorocarbons were depleting the ozone layer, is dead at 84.
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Dot Earth Blog: Postcard from a Solar Rooftop
For a new crop of solar entrepreneurs, the hardware is not the product.
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Solar cells cross new threshold
Imagine powering your cell phone by leaving it on the window sill. Sounds like science fiction? Actually, this might soon turn into reality. Scientists have been exploring the potential of solar energy for decades. One of the cheapest ways to turn sola…
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Green Blog: Location, Location, Location, 700 Million Times
A new study identifies locations that would be suitable for various types of power plants, weighing considerations like population density, the availability of water and vulnerability to quakes.
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