COLCHESTER, VT (MARKET WIRE) Demonstrating a new way to power cars with solar energy, Green Mountain Power has converted two of its Toyota Prius fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrids (PHEV's). The cars' batteries are charged using a 4 kw solar array that has been installed at GMP's headquarters in Colchester. The solar-charged vehicles boast mileage in the neighborhood of 100 miles per gallon for local trips and are among the cleanest vehicles on the road today....
China and the United States have agreed to work together on research into advanced solar energy technologies. The Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Labor...
With growing concerns about the safety of a nuclear powered mission to Mars, a research team has suggested that solar energy may be a viable alternative, and would supply all the power a Martian colony would need....
