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RSS Feeds   NYT > Solar Energy A Texas Developer Attempts to Upend the American Subdivision A development in Austin, Tex., is an ambitious attempt to upend the conventions of the American subdivision. New York's Solar Balance Sheet Although projections suggest that the costs of installing solar energy may outweigh the benefits in the near term, a report recommends that New York State embrace the technology. An Oil Minister, Plugging Renewables? Saudi Arabia's oil minister says he sees a purpose for renewable energy in his country and he warns that climate change is indeed a pressing problem. Weighing Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels A preliminary finding by the Commerce Department suggests that if penalties are levied, they could be retroactive. Clean Energy Projects Face Waning Subsidies Wind and solar companies say they need more government support to be competitive. But in Washington, there’s little enthusiasm for more subsidies. California's Lead in Solar Is Slowly Eroding A new report from Environment California details which areas of the state have the most solar capacity. Haiti: Expanding Access to Electricity, Without the Grid President Michel Martelly said that he hoped to double the number of rural households that receive electricity within two years by offering people small loans to buy solar kits. Car Batteries Are Not Just For the Car Coda Holdings will make minor changes to battery packs for its cars and sell them individually or grouped together, with the idea of selling them to homeowners to store solar energy and to help businesses reduce their peak loads. Will Europe Ever Get Its Supergrid? Many supporters of renewable energy say Europe cannot escape its dependency on fossil fuels without an energy supergrid. In this Business of Green special report Beth Gardiner lays out the formidable obstacles. The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Off-the-Grid Solar Factory-rated output is not woods-of-Maine output, the author discovers as he adds up the kilowatt hours. The (Solar) Light at the End of the Tunnel Seven military bases in Southern California could accommodate the addition of 7,000 megawatts of solar power if obstacles like inadequate transmission capacity can be overcome, a report says. White House Releases More E-Mails on Solyndra House Republicans received 66 pages of correspondence on Solyndra, including some related to a loan guarantee and layoffs. The Convoluted Economics of Storing Energy Some companies are betting that the increased use of solar panels will open the way for solar thermal, a kind of energy storage that compensates for the vagaries of photovoltaic generation. Building Storehouses for the Sun’s Energy, for Use After Dark Two companies plan to use novel solar storage technology to power households on summer nights. In Solar Power, India Begins Living Up to Its Own Ambitions Two years ago, India said it would drastically increase its use of solar power by 2020. Many analysts said it couldn’t be done. Now they aren’t so sure.