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Reaching the Solar Tipping Point

Analysis: Writer Bruce Allen claims that picking the right solar options can power America's clean electricity and transportation future.

Solar Power: The Next Generation

Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California.

Solar Grand Plans Start Answering Basic Questions

Solar is a great theoretical answer to climate concerns and energy independence. Although some nettlesome questions keep it from becoming a practical solution, skyrocketing oil makes some answers more palatable.

Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy Crisis?

Sticking solar concentrators where the sun shines could potentially generate phenomenal amounts of electricity. But the perfect technology doesn’t yet exist.

Electrifying the Developed World

In the final part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin explains how the German experience offers an excellent model for creating a solar cell marketplace.

Solar Cells From Space to Earth

In the second part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin looks at how the in-space success of the world’s first solar cell-powered satellite encouraged their commercialization across the globe.

Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea

In the first of a three-part series on photovoltaic solar energy, John Perlin chronicles solar electrical generation from wishful thinking to realized dream.