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Scientists Explore How the Humble Leaf Could Power the Planet

Scientists hope to be able to mimic one of evolution's crowning achievements: leaves. (Photograph: Graeme Robertson)

It is one of evolution's crowning achievements - a mini green power station and organic factory combined and the source of almost all of the energy that fuels every living thing on the planet.

Japan Plans to Make Solar Energy Cheap

Motivated in part by its loss of dominance in the solar energy industry, Japan has recently announced a new national project for the widespread deployment of solar PV technologies in order to drive the price of solar energy toward that of conventional energy sources.  In short, Japan plans to make solar energy cheap.

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Once Too Early on Solar Power - Now, Let's Not Be Too Late

In his State of the Union address, President Obama noted that although America invented solar energy technology, we have fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. He is right of course.

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