Solar plane completes second leg of cross-country flight in Texas May 23rd, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) DALLAS (Reuters) - A solar airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the globe landed safely on Thursday in Texas, completing the second and longest leg of an attempt to fly across the United States powered only by the sun. The spindly... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solar, plane, completes, second, crosscountry, flight, texas, Top Keywords

Homeowners Warm to Solar Power: Op-Ed May 10th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : homeowners, warm, solar, power, oped, flight, texas, Top Keywords

Solar-powered plane wraps first leg of flight across United States May 5th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The flight from San Fransisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel. A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solarpowered, plane, wraps, first, flight, across, united, states, Top Keywords

Solar-powered plane set for first cross-country flight from California May 3rd, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world was due to take off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States wi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solarpowered, plane, first, crosscountry, flight, california, united, states, Top Keywords

Verizon to invest $100 million in solar, fuel cell technology Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarneko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon said on Tuesday it plans to invest $100 million in solar power and fuel cells at 19 facilities in seven U.S. states to cut its carbon footprint and make its operations more... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : verizon, invest, $100, million, solar, fuel, cell, technology, Top Keywords

Toshiba, SunEdison in deal to build solar plants in Japan : Nikkei Apr 18th, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp and SunEdison, a unit of U.S.-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc, have agreed to build solar power plants in Japan, the Nikkei said. SunEdison will sell the power generated at these plants, the paper said. Toshiba expects 27... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : toshiba, sunedison, deal, build, solar, plants, japan, nikkei, Top Keywords

Solar plane to set out to cross U.S. in early May Mar 29th, 2013 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) By Braden Reddall MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - The first crossing of the United States by a solar-powered plane is expected to start in just over a month, its creators said on Thursday, as they make final preparations for an attempt two year... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solar, plane, cross, early, solar, plants, japan, nikkei, Top Keywords

Voyager 1 space probe reaches outer fringe of solar system Mar 20th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Voyager 1, launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets, has passed into a new region on its way out of the solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. The spacecraft, now more than 11 billion miles... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : voyager, space, probe, reaches, outer, fringe, solar, system, Top Keywords

Tom Hardy, Solar Pictures developing project about post-traumatic stress disorder Feb 27th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tom Hardy wants to play a British soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in "Samarkand," a project the actor is developing with Solar Pictures and Greg and Olly Williams, an individual with knowledge ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hardy, solar, pictures, developing, project, posttraumatic, stress, disorder, Top Keywords

Mini planet found far beyond Earth's solar system Feb 21st, 2013 - 01:00h (CET +01.00) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - - Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extra-solar planets discovered, scientists said on Wednesday. The planet, known as Kepler-37b, is one of three ci... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mini, planet, found, beyond, earth's, solar, system, disorder, Top Keywords