Praise for Carter's deployment of hot water solar panels ignores, among other things, his promotion of coal and synthetic ...

We could have improved photovoltaic technology faster ... Alas, they did not, so Carter’s White House solar panels today are also a symbol; not so much of a road not taken but of a road not ...

The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter to install the first solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

The former president, who has died aged 100, famously installed thermal solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were removed just ...

We could have improved photovoltaic technology faster ... Alas, they did not, so Carter’s White House solar panels today are also a symbol — not so much of a road not taken but of a road ...

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald Reagan ...

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald ...