Carnegie Mellon University

Dirty Solar Panels Are Less Effective. CMU Researchers Want To Fix That Problem

As more solar power is added to the energy grid in Western Pennsylvania and across the world, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are thinking about what comes next: how to maintain those solar ...
Mother Jones

Given the Benefits of This California Solar Project, It’s Amazing How Rare It Is

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A novel solar power project just went online in California’s Central Valley, with ...
University of California

State’s first solar canal project moves from UC Merced lab to real world

What started as a premise in a UC Merced lab culminated with a commemoration of Project Nexus, California’s first solar canal project. On Wednesday, state leaders gathered at the Project Nexus sites ...
Los Angeles Times

New solar project will help power California’s most powerful water plant

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new solar project in Kern County will help power the essential Edmonston Pumping Plant, which connects water to ...
The New York Times

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington An enormous solar power ...
Los Angeles Times

Solar energy for renters has taken off in 10 states. Not in California

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The tiny town of West Goshen, Calif., was exactly the kind of place that community solar was designed for. Near ...