It is a fairly well known fact that California has more solar power than any other state in the U.S. since the beginning of solar installation in the...
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2016 American Solar Challenge
The 2016 American Solar Challenge was an 8 day 1,975 mile road course going through 7 states from Brecksville, OH to Hot Springs, SD. The challenge coordinated with the National Park Service...
Brighten Solar Co. Wins “Spirit of Small Business: Green Business Award”
Brighten Solar Co. is happy to be receiving the Spirit of Small Business Green Business Award...
First Solar-Powered Boat Voyages Across Atlantic Ocean
An autonomous robotic boat made headlines due to its single energy source: solar power. The all-solar boat is the first of its kind and began its journey across...
Juno Breaks Record For Solar Powered Space Trave
Juno is a spacecraft developed by NASA that has recently reached the orbit of the planet Jupiter. What makes Juno special is it is the first spacecraft to travel...
Ecolawn our local water conservation ally
At Santa Barbara's Earth Day in 2015, Brighten Solar Co. had the wonderful pleasure of meeting two young entrepreneurs also trying to make a...
Ultra-thin Solar Cells Easily Bend Around Pencils
Scientists in South Korea have made ultra-thin photovoltaics (solar panels) that are flexible enough to wrap around a standard pencil...
Solar Leads The Way In Q1 Of 2016
1,665 megawatts of solar PV were installed in the United States during the first quarter of 2016 adding more new electrical...
Brighten Solar Co. in the Santa Barbara’s “The Mesa Paper”!!
Big thank you to Jeanne West for her wonderful article in The Mesa Paper about Jérémy Favier, Marine Favier, and Brighten Solar Co.!! The article...
BMW South Africa creates Solar Carport
As more and more automobile companies are making the push toward electric vehicles innovative technologies to accompany these new cars are coming to...
Brighten Solar Co. Wins 2016 Los Angeles Outstanding Small Business Award!
Brighten Solar Co. has been recognized as an Outstanding Small Business for 2016...
California leads the way for United States Solar
Solar in the United States is growing at a rapid rate. Not only does solar have extreme benefits for the environment, but is also a...