Frim hopes to build big solar plant in western AZ

An Arizona company wants to build one of the largest solar power plants in the country in western Arizona's Mohave County.

Unplugging from the world's power lines

London, England (CNN) -- You won't hear much about it in the vast conference halls of the Copenhagen climate change summit, but living "off-grid" -- beyond the water and power lines that intersect much of the modern world -- could hold a solution to some of the planet's worst env …

California gives green light to space solar power

Energy beamed down from space is one step closer to reality, now that California has given the green light to a deal involving its sale. But some major challenges will have to be overcome if the technology is to be used widely.

Greek solar panel company plans Pa. facility

Gov. Ed Rendell says a Greek company that makes solar panels will open a new manufacturing facility along the Philadelphia waterfront.

Capturing sun rays in space to light up Japan - The Times of India

It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.