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112 events in this timeline

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  1. 1816-09-27 September 27, 1816: Scottish Inventor Patents Solar ‘Heat Engine’
  2. 1964-08-28 August 28, 1964: Nimbus Satellites Use PV Array
  3. 1998-08-06 August 6, 1998: Solar-Powered Aircraft Sets Altitude Record
  4. 2000-03-23 March 23, 2000: Climate Change Expert Says Push for Renewable, Clean Energy Necessary to Alleviate Effects of Global Warming
  5. 2000-05-08 May 8, 2000: Expert Says US Government Could Stimulate Solar Cell Production, Price Drop by Investing in Cell Purchases
  6. 2009-04-30 April 30, 2009: Yale Opinion Column Calls for Series of Renewable Energy Research Institutes
  7. 2009-05-18 May 18, 2009: Australia Announces Intention to Invest Billions in Clean Energy, Carbon Reduction
  8. 2009-05-19 May 19, 2009: Government Sets Fuel Efficiency Standards for 2016
  9. 2009-06-18 June 18, 2009: Study Shows Transition to Clean Energy Economy Viable, Profitable
  10. 2009-09-01 September 1, 2009: Venture Capitalist to Invest $1 Billion in Clean Tech Startup
  11. 2009-10-12 October 12, 2009: Philanthropist Announces $1 Billion Investment in Clean Energy Technology
  12. 2010-06-16 June 16, 2010: Oregon Pilot Program Offers Solar Producers New Incentives for Solar Development
  13. 2011-01-11 January 11, 2011: China Leads in Renewable Energy Investment, Global Spending Rising
  14. 2011-03-16 March 16, 2011: Author: ‘Moore’s Law’ Illustrates Precipitous Drop in Cost of Solar Energy Generation
  15. 2011-03-29 March 29, 2011: US Outspent by China, Germany in Clean Energy Investment
  16. 2011-08-06 August 6, 2011: Conservative Author Claims Solar Power Plants Require Huge Tracts of Land to Produce Significant Amounts of Consumable Energy
  17. 2011-09-23 September 23, 2011: US Department of Defense Tripled Spending on Clean, Renewable Energy by 300 Percent between 2006 and 2009, Report Finds
  18. 2012-02-05 February 5, 2012: Media Analysis: Long-Term Environmental Impact of Solar Power Plants in Southwestern Deserts Impossible to Estimate
  19. 2012-04-13 April 13, 2012: Federal Green Jobs Program Slower to Produce Jobs than Anticipated
  20. 2012-04-18 April 18, 2012: Small New Jersey Utility Leads Nation in Providing Solar-Generated Electricity for Customers; Utility Once Ran One of Dirtiest Coal Plants in State
  21. 2012-08-01 August 1, 2012: Conservative Business Journal Claims Solar Energy Dirtier than Fossil Fuel-Derived Energy, Uses Huge Amounts of Land
  22. 2012-08-13 August 13, 2012: Wall Street Journal Claims Solar Energy Requires Huge Swaths of Land to Produce Sufficient Energy
  23. 2012-09-04 September 4, 2012: Wall Street Journal Makes Misleading Claim that Solar Energy Plant Construction Would Add to Carbon Emission Burden
  24. 2012-10-03 October 3-4, 2012: Fact Checkers Show Romney Misstated Crucial Data about Obama Administration’s Clean Energy Investments
  25. 2012-10-15 October 15, 2012: Columnist Derides Renewable Energy Industries, Says Liberals Using Them to Gain Government Handouts
  26. 2013-02-07 February 7, 2013: Fox News Expert Falsely Says Germany’s Solar Industry Outperforms US’s because Germany Gets More Sunlight than the US
  27. 2013-02-07 February 7, 2013: Expert: Difficult for Utility Companies to Modernize
  28. 2013-04-09 April 9-12, 2013: San Antonio Utility Plans to Slash Amount Paid Solar Energy Producers, Claims They are Costing Utility Revenue
  29. 2013-05-01 May 1, 2013: Kyocera Solar Opens Large Solar PV Facility in Southwest Arizona
  30. 2013-05-10 Shortly Before May 10, 2013: Solar Installers Form Lobbying Group to Challenge Utilities’ Efforts to Curb Solar Power Policies
  31. 2013-05-15 May 15-21, 2013: Solar Expert Explains Solar Industries’, Utilities’ Views of Handling Solar Generation by Consumers
  32. 2013-07-16 July 16, 2013: Arizona Public Utility Proposes Surcharge for Solar Rooftop Arrays; Solar Advocates Say Surcharge Would Decimate Industry, Cost Jobs
  33. 2013-07-31 July 31, 2013: Scientist Debunks ‘Myths’ Propagated by Enemies of Renewable Energy Industries
  34. 2013-08-13 August 13, 2013: Residents, Environmentalists Raise Concerns about Solar Power Plants in California Deserts
  35. 2013-08-14 August 14, 2013: Arizona Solar Advocates Push Back against Utility Proposal to Cut Subsidies, Raise Rates on Solar Consumers
  36. 2013-09-13 September 13, 2013: Columnist Explains Three Ways Americans Can Have Solar Power Generation without Buying Expensive Rooftop Arrays
  37. 2013-09-22 September 22, 2013: Solar Power Plant in Mojave Desert Comes Online; Predicted to Almost Double Amount of Commercial Solar Thermal Energy Generated in US
  38. 2013-09-23 September 23, 2013: Analysis: Utilities Losing Ground in Regulation Fight with Solar Energy Industry
  39. 2013-10-02 October 2-11, 2013: Rise in Fuel Efficiency, Drop in Usage Totaling Improvement in Carbon Emissions
  40. 2013-10-17 October 17, 2013: Arizona Public Utility Opens Solar Energy Storage Facility
  41. 2013-10-21 (October 21-25, 2013): Arizona Utility Admits to Paying Conservative Organization to Launch Ad Campaign Attacking Solar Industry
  42. January 2013: Utility Institute Report Projects Massive Loss of Revenues, Surge in Rates as Solar Energy Erodes Revenue Base
  43. Late January, 2003: North Carolina Allows Citizens to Buy Renewable Power
  44. February 2009: Federal Government Invests $90 Billion in Clean Energy Projects
  45. June 2009: Design Firm Submits Proposal for Solar-Powered Arcology in Dallas Inspired by Anasazi Dwellings
  46. July - September 2002: Upgraded Solar Aircraft Demonstrates Abilities in Telecommunications, Agriculture
  47. 0010 - 0500: Roman Bathhouses, Dwellings Use Sun to Warm Chambers; Law Recognizes ‘Sun Rights’
  48. 1200 and After: Native Americans Use Sunlight to Heat Homes
  49. 1767: First Solar Collector Built
  50. (1860 - 1880): Scientist Constructs First Solar-Powered Steam Engines