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# solar energy


## solar energy


* ![Construction crews assemble solar modules for a 55-megawatt power plant in Idaho built by DEPCOM](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt068811f2ac03dc9f/6988f95d656a3f15cfbd345a/president-trump-tariff-solar-panels-american-jobs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 25, 2018  
## [What President Trump’s Tariff on Solar Panels Means for American Jobs](https://time.com/5118049/donald-trump-tariff-solar-panels/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![A solar facility on Navajo Nation land along the Arizona-Utah border](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf60c7f6cdf08199a/6988ddaf22fb850d04e22d4e/moment-reckoning-soaring-solar-industry.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2017  
## [A Moment of Reckoning for a Soaring Solar Industry](https://time.com/4941016/moment-of-reckoning-for-soaring-solar-industry/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 30, 2017  
## [How To Make Sure You'll Actually Go To The Gym](https://time.com/4718468/how-to-make-sure-youll-actually-go-to-the-gym/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2768ac0f29a82f96/6988902ba988ca39966b7887/crescent-dunes-1200-630.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 21, 2016  
## [This Solar Power Plant Can Run All Night](https://time.com/4291347/crescent-dunes-solar-power-plant/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Justin Worland and Josh Raab
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 25, 2016  
## [How Oil Can Be Used to Defeat ISIS](https://time.com/4271964/isis-oil-electric-car/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Oilprice.com  
* ![An Indian youth walks over dried mud on the banks of a river](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62a561817eb2fd04/698866a1f887dc0a49e92ae8/455904282.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 2, 2015  
## [India Pledges to Reduce Emissions by 33%-35%](https://time.com/4059051/india-indc-climate-change-carbon-emissions/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joanna Plucinska
* ![Solar Impulse night flight over San Francisco](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a5c53500574785/698867742dce016e519e5eeb/solar-impulse-4.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 20, 2015  
## [Take a Ride on the Solar-Powered Plane Making History](https://time.com/4004573/solar-impulse-plane-no-fuel/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Julia Lull
* ![Son, founder and chief executive officer of Japan's SoftBank Corp., Arora, president of SoftBank Corp. and Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, shake hands before the start of a news conference in New Delhi](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d6231e2a886945c/698857e4a988ca49d16b3270/rtx1hl8e.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 23, 2015  
## [Softbank to Invest $20 Billion in Solar Energy in India](https://time.com/3931551/softbank-solar-energy-power-india-japan-climate-change/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rohit Inani
* ![Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, takes flight as it begins its historic round-the-world journey from Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2d4120a762144da/698782b835ba6f9789c0775e/solar-impulse-solar-power-plane.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 9, 2015  
## [World's First Solar-Powered Round-the-World Flight Begins](https://time.com/3736858/fueless-flight-bertrand-piccard-solar-impulse-2-andre-borschberg/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Sabrina Toppa
* ![Solar installer, Justin Woodbury, Namaste \(accent over the e\) Solar, secures solar panels for a photovoltaic solar array system on the roof of a house in the Sorrel Ranch area, near e-470 and Smoky hill Road in Aurora Friday afternoon in record temperatu](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4e1c0033db54693/698781240b72e34a226dde1e/gettyimages_161184624.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 26, 2015  
## [Google Is Paying Millions to Help You Switch to Solar Power](https://time.com/3723459/google-solar-energy/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Victor Luckerson  
* ![140892340](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50af26e18f533af9/69877ee7524fc07e25dec720/140892340.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2015  
## [Solar Energy Can Now Be Converted Into Liquid Fuel](https://time.com/3706444/solar-energy-liquid-fuel/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Sabrina Toppa
* ![solar-panels](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21a7bf6b92a53d7b/69877e3ca988ca44a56ac5a8/116781023-copy1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 9, 2015  
## [The World's 10 Biggest Solar Farms](https://time.com/3700948/worlds-10-biggest-solar-farms/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Andrew Topf
* ![Solar energy in Germany](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc80e78e56d25e2/6986a08113c79fe0be1938f3/solar-panel-power.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 21, 2014  
## [Could This Be Solar Energy's Big Moment?](https://time.com/3155268/energy-solar-panel-price-drop/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by TIME Video
* ![An electric charging cable is seen connected to the updated Nissan Leaf vehicle during a news conference in Japan, Tokyo, on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94659af6dfad2058/69869b97169ab0835027a56c/electric-car.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2014  
## [Here's How Electric Cars Will Change Your Home](https://time.com/2981460/electric-cars-home-solar/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Michael Grunwald
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44b51c20423b587c/6986999fe8524b4901603a9c/screen-shot-2014-06-27-at-10-06-55-am.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2014  
## [The Pecan Street Example](https://time.com/2923969/tracking-carbon-footprints-and-saving-money-the-pecan-street-project/)  
by Randy W. Stearns

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