This week solar flares sent a huge blast of X-rays and charged particles screaming towards the Earth. Solar astronomer David Hathaway and physicist Doug Biesecker discuss the sun’s explosive behavior, and how that ‘space weather’ affects satellites, airplanes and the electric grid.
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Future is bright for high efficiency rooftop solar technologies | Beyond Zero Radio for Climate Solutions
Beyond Zero’s Anthony and Matthew recap four recent interviews on rooftop solar technology - Tindo Solar, Solar Junction, Solarus and Tractile Solar.
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Science Friday Audio Podcast
New Program Spurs Solar Development on Public Land — The plan identifies 285,000 acres of public land in six Western states for solar energy projects.
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What will capture the renewable energy market: wind or solar? - Saturday Breakfast RN - 7 May 2011
In Australia it feels natural to look to the skies for our renewable energy needs. We are, after all, the ‘sunburnt country’. But in the race to capture the renewable energy market, it’s been wind, not solar, at the front of the race. Now solar is back in the game in a serious way. So what will be the future of clean energy in Australia? Wind or solar?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/saturdayextra/stories/2011/3209935.htm