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Solar plane completes second leg of cross-country flight in Texas

DALLAS (Reuters) - A solar airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the globe landed safely on Thursday in Texas, completing the second and longest leg of an attempt to fly across the United States powered only by the sun. Full story

Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip

A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. Full story

Analysis: Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom

DUBAI (Reuters) - A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia: saving billions of dollars of crude for export while making electricity at less than half the cost. Full story

Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga.

The solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state's electricity needs over the next two decades. Full story

Sector Snap: Solar stocks rally on JA Solar report

Solar stocks rose Monday after Chinese panel maker JA Solar announced a rare rise in revenue and quarterly loss far smaller than expected. Full story

Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. Full story

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  Solar-powered flight aims to go cross-country

The Solar Impulse is attempting to fly across the country without a single drop of fuel. If that flight goes well, it will try to circle the world in 2015. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

  What needs to happen for solar energy to expand

Danny Kennedy and Andrew Birch, cofounders of “Sungevity,” talk with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about solar panel energy.

  Solar plane takes 16-hour flight

A solar-powered plane took off from San Francisco for a 16-hour flight on Tuesday. “The Solar Impulse” is powered by 12 thousand solar cells, has the wingspan of a 747 and weighs as much as a mid-sized car.

  Cramer's Mad Dash: First Solar

Jim Cramer explains why he is keeping an eye on solar energy.

  Burned by Solar

Solar Power maker Suntech Power was forced into bankruptcy after defaulting on a multi-million dollar bond payment. Gordon Johnson, Axiom Capital Management, weighs in.

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File photo of a Saudi man walking on a street past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station
File photo of a Saudi man walking on a street past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station

A Saudi man walks on a street past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in this May 21, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed/Files

File photo of solar dishes behind the entrance sign of the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station
File photo of solar dishes behind the entrance sign of the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station

Solar dishes are seen behind the entrance sign of the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in this May 21, 2012 file photo. A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia:

Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld
Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld

Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (GERMANY - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT)