Hawaiian firm shrinks solar thermal power

"Perhaps it's not surprising that balmy Hawaii is home to a company that's pushing the envelope of solar thermal technology.

Start-up Sopogy, based in Honolulu, has taken the basic design of large solar thermal power plants and shrunk it down so it can fit on a building's roof. "

Oz solar secures funding from Silicon Valley

"AN electricity generation system using solar technology conceived at Sydney University has secured more than $US40 million from two Silicon Valley venture capital firms."