solar-powered

A California technology startup is rapidly pushing forward with plans to build the first space-based solar power station to beam 200 megawatts of electricity back to Earth via microwaves to a receiving station near Fresno. The firm, Solaren Space, has been pushing for space-based power since 2001...

The Golden State has, of late, lost considerable luster, what with prison riots, budget problems, and massive wildfires started by Mexican drug cartels. Add to these woes a whopping price tag for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitious renewable energy program. The Guvernator's plan has...