I'd start a global mission for solar-energy conversion.    From Wordnik.com.  [RALPH NADER] Reference

Other German solar-energy firms extended their recent gains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bradford & Bingley leads] Reference

The solar-energy theme extends to third-place analyst Jeff Osborne.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electronic & Electrical Equipment] Reference

Is that a sign of a weakening commitment to the solar-energy sector?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Full Agenda] Reference

Chasing the Sun The solar-energy market is getting some new participants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Power Plays] Reference

Bar Surya is also powered by its own wind turbine and solar-energy system.    From Wordnik.com.  [No More Dirty Dancing] Reference

Three of the top 10 holdings in the Ohio fund are solar-energy manufacturers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Legislators Framing Climate Bills Hold Energy Stock] Reference

Many solar-energy firms are limited only by how much product they can turn out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best 1-Year Performer: First Solar] Reference

The solar-energy firm intends to boost the size of a proposed capital increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rio Tinto Leads a Rise] Reference

Why, then, hasn't iron-thionine been practical as a solar-energy storage system?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]

Proposals for three large solar-energy projects there have drawn local opposition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Renewable Energy, Meet the New Nimbys] Reference

In April, Claymore Securities launched the first solar-energy exchange-traded fund.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alternate-Energy Funds:] Reference

Yet this incipient solar-energy boom is under threat, Deutsche Bank warned last week.    From Wordnik.com.  [PERISCOPE] Reference

Much of Germany's solar-energy sector, for instance, is settled in the city of Thalheim.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Job Machine] Reference

Today, design-school professors no longer view solar-energy systems as part of the plumbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Industrial Revolution, Take Two] Reference

Smaller European solar-energy companies are the hardest hit by oversupply and price pressures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solar-Energy Loses Some Shine] Reference

To protect margins, the Q-Cells CEO pushed into the business of building big solar-energy projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darker Times for Solar-Power Industry] Reference

They challenge each other to design solar-energy systems for homes and then critique each other's work.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Gang Comes to Los Angeles: Solar-Panel Installers] Reference

Another example: Federal funding for solar-energy research in 2004 was down 10 percent compared with 2001.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Braces for Second Term] Reference

These days, the company also makes computer, communications, consumer-electronics and solar-energy products.    From Wordnik.com.  [GE, Taiwan Firm Plan HDTV Venture] Reference

European solar-energy manufacturers are also increasingly shifting manufacturing to Asia, mostly to save costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Equipment Firms Make a Shift to Asia] Reference

The deal comes as several utilities expand their solar-energy portfolios to meet state regulatory requirements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exelon's Net Income Jumps 23%] Reference

No. Loans are available, and some banks and other lenders have special programs designed for solar-energy systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shedding Light on Solar] Reference

Robert W. Stone, of the Cowen & Co. unit of Cowen Group Inc., also posted impressive returns on solar-energy stocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electronic & Electrical Equipment] Reference

Instead, he chose the lowest-paying job — and became the 20th employee at Xunlight, a Toledo-based solar-energy firm.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Power Of the Sun] Reference

Other German solar-energy firms extending their Friday rally included Solon, up 14.6%, and SolarWorld, which rose 2.8%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bank Shares Drag Indexes Lower] Reference

The Phoenix company is the primary maker of solar-energy panels that use a semiconductor technology known as thin film.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Solar Rivals May Heat Up] Reference

The commission is trying to figure out where big new solar-energy installations and electric-transmission lines should go.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Confronting Its Biggest Foe,] Reference

Sharp is also showing a solar-energy array whose solar cells can be made semitransparent, so they can be put into a window.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave Your Carbon Footprint at the Door] Reference

His main focus is now solar-energy and clean-technology companies, though he still covers some semiconductor-industry suppliers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Semiconductor Equipment] Reference

Wind - and solar-energy businesses have attracted the most interest from private-equity firms, Mr. Murley said, as have biofuels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clean technology stays hot] Reference

Allen F. Roberts: A final evaluation of the solar impact of the Tangaye (Upper Volta) solar-energy demonstration, USAID Contract AID.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Corning also is spending to develop better glass for solar-energy systems -- a possible target of U.S. government stimulus spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [R&D Spending Holds Steady in Slump] Reference

The solar-energy industry had been around for a while, but only really took off when monetary and economic incentives were introduced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Winner: SFC Smart Fuel Cell] Reference

First created in 1979 and expanded in 2007, the tax credits have helped draw solar-energy manufacturers to the state, Ms. Schoene says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Renewable Businesses Bring the Green to Portland] Reference

It has been selling transformers to U.S. power-grid operators and has cooperated with the U. K.'s BP to develop solar-energy technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chinese Power-Grid Suppliers] Reference

Barbara Boxer For the future, "my husband and I are evaluating a comprehensive solar-energy installation for our house," Ms. Boxer says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Walking the Green Walk] Reference