Interesting article at Wired on the future of solar power.
Abu Dhabi is going to build a large-scale 500 megawatt solar power plant. If even people in the world’s biggest oil exporting territory are acting now, you know the signs are here.
Cheap solar power may be a reality within the next few years.
Potential future energy sources for Europe: a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores and a a 5,000-mile wind-powered electricity supergrid, stretching from Siberia to Morocco and Egypt to Iceland.
Big oil quietly drops out of the greener side of energy.
Low-cost film solar panels are now a reality, bringing costs in line with coal generation.