Major Green Tech Developments and Contests

Solar power at the ‘tipping point’

The Holy Grail of the solar industry — reaching grid parity — may no longer be a distant dream. Solar power may have already reached that point, at least when compared to nuclear power, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University.

http://trueslant.com/oshagraydavidson/2010/07/26/solar-power-at-the-tipping-point/

Solar-powered process could decrease carbon dioxide to pre-industrial levels in 10 years

http://www.physorg.com/news199005915.html

Million dollar contest launched in US to clean oil spill

http://www.physorg.com/news199643765.html

$200 Million Ideas Wanted

Announcing the GE ecomagination Challenge: Power the Grid - Do you have a solution for building the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21st century? GE and partners have committed to invest $200 million to ideas that power the grid.

Submit your idea. Get it get funded. Watch it change the world.

http://challenge.ecomagination.com/ideas