After a risky three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean the solar-powered airplane, named Solar Impulse 2, landed in California this past Saturday...
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A Push for Solar Among the World’s Most Influential Companies
HP Inc., global leader in printing and personal services announced they will be joining #RE100...
New Solar Panel Design Creates Energy From Raindrops
Solar panels have continued to change and revolutionize the way people bring energy into their homes, businesses, and life in general. However...
What really happened in the WTO’s ruling “against” India’s Solar Program?
India has been making noise in the solar industry...
Solar Forecasts
2016 is expected to be another incredible year for solar in the U.S. and in the world. In all, about 7.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics have been built in 2015 in the U.S., surpassing 2014's record total of...
Why Santa Barbara and the Southwest climate is becoming drier
Do you ever wonder what could be causing such...
The Net Zero energy revolution has already begun
In 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted the aspirational goals that all new residential constructions in California...
Brighten Solar and DELux LED are partnering up!
We're so pleased to announce our new partnership with DELux LED, a local LED lighting manufacturer and distributor. From this partnership...
Solar incentives protected for 3 more years
Honestly, we couldn’t have asked for a better Xmas gift. Last Friday December 18th we got the great news that the solar Incentive Tax Credit...
COP21 – an important win for the planet!
Did you follow COP21 discussions in Paris a few weeks ago? Gautier (one of Brighten's members for the ones who don't know him yet) spent...
What stakes for the COP21?
Speaking of Climate Change, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, more known as COP21 or 21st Conference of Parties, is just around the corner. Starting next Monday, November the 30th...
Climate changes…for real?
We've all felt it: this fall has been incredibly warm, kids enjoying the beach mid November, us getting sunburnt on roofs installing solar systems...but these high temperatures haven't only been observed...