Israel and China seem to be agreeing on more and more these days. On On Tuesday, investors from the two countries announced they would be jointly funding a new solar thermal venture in Israel’s Negev Desert, the HelioBooster, Jerusalem Post reported. But HelioFocus may help Israel capture even more solar power. MORE >>

So You Think You Want to Go Solar? You’ve got your solar-powered battery charger to keep e-waste in check, and your hybrid solar LED lantern to make sure you’re never left in the dark. You even have a solar swimming pool cover, which delivers heat from the sun to your Caribbean-blue pool. So what’s the next step? MORE >>

Solar panel prices are rapidly decreasing in price, causing many consumers to purchase panels that were once thought to be too expensive. Since mid-2008, solar panel costs have decreased by forty percent. Polysilicon, which is a main ingredient in most solar panels, used to be limitedly produced. Solar Power MORE >>

Netanyahu insists that the latter “will create a very great interest on the part of Asia’s rising powers, China and India.” ” A golden path for China. Israel to Build $1 Billion Solar Project… for China? Netanyahu crumbles Israel’s social protest. ” :: Haaretz. MORE >>

One of the best kept secrets in the world of architecture seems to have leaked… in China. And buildings were oriented for optimum shading in summer and winter solar gain. Sure Architecture has borrowed from these techniques in their curvilinear design of the Yinchuan Exhibition Center in Northern China. MORE >>