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• a  relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
  solar eclipse
  solar energy

• Solar Skin Imagine a solar panel so thin it can't exist apart from the building material it's printed on.
• Residents of an idyllic region in California are appalled at the size of the solar-power plants coming their way.
• There are countless ways to manufacture solar panels, but there's only one metric that counts: how the cost of solar power compares with that of electricity from fossil fuels.

News & Articles

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• Solar-powered plane set for D.C. trip (with Cincinnati stopover)
  The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane is due to head out from St. Louis early Friday on the next leg of its solar-powered odyssey across America — with a new destination on the itinerary. What was to have been a nonstop flight to Washington, D.C., has been reworked to include a one-stop hop through Cincinnati, due to weather concerns."The flight will be split in two," the Solar Impulse team ...
  June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Solar-powered plane to leave St. Louis on Friday
  ST. LOUIS   •   A solar-powered plane on Friday will take off from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for its next stop on its cross-country flight.
  June 13, 2013 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Solar Energy Rebounding in New Jersey
  The New Jersey solar energy market rebounded in the first quarter, after tailing off at the end of 2012 when Superstorm Sandy pushed back a number of installation projects, according to a trade group report.
  June 13, 2013 - HispanicBusiness.com

Quotes

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• Bertrand Piccard in National Post
  The goal of the project is to have a solar-powered plane flying day and night without fuel,Piccard said. "This flight is crucial for the credibility of the project."
• President Bush in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  That's one of the reasons why we're accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy and doubling our use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power - steps that have the potential to create whole new industries and hundreds of... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA International Business Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/33502/20100708/obama-s-commitment-to-solar-technology-job-creation-and-economic-recovery.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEn9M_bWEvzCCIEVZbQhz97Eu2XDg Jul 8, 2010 92108 122349 solar Energy was one of the six main topics in Tuesday's speech, with Bush saying we must continue changing the way America generates electric power -- by even greater use of clean-coal technology, solar and wind energy, and clean, safe nuclear power."