Utilities: If You Can’t Beat Solar, Buy It
“Community Solar” projects are popping up all over the United States, providing large amounts of centrally-located, clean, renewable...
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- Apr 9, 2015
Chinese Solar: The Sleeping Giant Is Waking To A New, Smoggy Sunrise
The Chinese government has set an ambitious new goal of 17.8GW of new installed solar capacity for this year. Can they reach it, and if...
- Apr 3, 2015
Can Elon Musk Push Solar Storage Over The Top?
The tweet may have been a hint about the teaser Musk tweeted out the day before, announcing, “Major new Tesla product line—not a car—will...
- Mar 18, 2015
Solar Profile: Beth Spence, American Solar Direct
Beth Spence, American Solar Direct’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, prides herself on helping communities reduce carbon while...
- Mar 13, 2015
What Happens if the Federal Solar Tax Credit Expires?
The solar industry is booming. But can it sustain its current growth in the absence of the 30% federal tax credit? image: the...
- Feb 12, 2015
New Report: California Leads the Nation in Solar Job Growth
The Solar Foundation’s California Solar Jobs Census Finds that California Solar Jobs Grew by Nearly 16% Last Year with Nearly 10,000 More...
- Feb 11, 2015
Solar Profile: Erica Johnson, Sullivan Solar
Starting this week, Solar Tribune will feature a series profiling committed individuals who are helping to lead the way to a brighter...
- Feb 9, 2015
USDA funding for Solar
Rural solar users may have an easier time accessing funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2015. The...
- Feb 2, 2015
Solar Thermal Technology: Will It Survive?
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) has definitely taken a back seat to Photovoltaics (PV) in the last few years when it comes to solar...
- Jan 30, 2015
Solar Suds: California Boasts World’s Largest Solar Brewery
This weekend, many Americans will be enjoying the culmination of the 2014-2015 NFL season by drinking some of their favorite frosty adult...
- Jan 23, 2015
Solar Adds to Home Sale Value, New Report Shows
Over the last 10 years, there has been a great deal of debate over residential solar and its impact on the value of homes. Up until...
- Jan 7, 2015
2016 Presidential Campaign: Solar Scorecard
Which Candidates are Strong on Solar? As we enter the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, a plethora of Republican and Democratic...
- Dec 31, 2014
Turbulence in the Energy Market: What Does it Mean for Solar?
As we usher in 2015, we see a great deal of volatility in the energy sector, both domestically and internationally, both in the fossil...
- Dec 23, 2014
Happy Solar Holidays!
Did you know that solar energy is at the root of many holiday traditions? December is a time for celebrating faith, family…and the power...
- Dec 18, 2014
The War Over Rooftop Solar
Is Distributed Generation dead? Perhaps not, but some utility companies are trying hard to redefine DG and privately owned residential...
- Jan 7, 2014
Report: solar PV demand to grow 36% in 2014
Global demand for solar PV is set to reach 49 GW this year, up from 36 GW in 2013, with almost half coming from the Asia-Pacific region....
- Dec 2, 2013
PV production costs to fall another 6% in 2014
The cost of producing polysilicon and wafers, key components of solar PV panels, will drop to 20 cents per watt next year – a six percent...
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