Solar Energy Storage In Five Years?
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the solar industry is going to have to address the energy storage issue soon if the market is to...
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- 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 11, 2014
Gatherings of the Tribe: Grassroots Solar Events Build Community Support
For many years now, I have had the pleasure of attending renewable energy expos, solar industry conventions and meetings of the “solar...
- Oct 23, 2014
Will Solar Drive Up Silver Prices?
In August of this year, Wall Street Daily predicted that solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing would be “The Unlikely Driving Force...
- Aug 24, 2014
Startup launching solar ATMs in India
Vortex Engineering, an Indian start up, is rolling out solar-powered ATMs to facilitate banking in rural parts of India. The ATMs use the...
- Feb 18, 2014
U.S. files trade complaint against India’s National Solar Mission
The U.S. government has filed a complaint against India with the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming aspects of the Indian...
- Dec 4, 2013
Solar toilet gets backing from leading plumbing firm
A team of Caltech researchers have been developing a solar-powered toilet for years, and now have backing from global plumbing giant...
- Jul 15, 2013
IKEA builds solar powered shelter for refugees
IKEA has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Refugee Housing Unit to design and build a better...
- Feb 15, 2013
U.S. files trade complaint against India’s solar program
Last week, the U.S. began the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process against India’s local content provision of its...
- Oct 31, 2012
First Solar to Help Build PV Power Plants in Indonesia
First Solar has inked a deal with PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services) to supply 100MW of utility-scale solar in Indonesia...
- Oct 19, 2012
Employment Drops Despite Rise in U.S. PV Shipments
A new report from the Energy Department (DOE) finds that employment in the U.S. PV sector has declined despite an increase in the...
- Sep 20, 2012
New Technology Could Lower Cost of Solar Energy By 75%
New solar technology is being developed by scientists at the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) in North Carolina that could make the...
- Sep 3, 2012
India: a bright spot in a gloomy global market
Indian PV panel manufacturer Surana Ventures plans to capitalize on the lower prices for PV panels – down by over 30 percent over the...
- Jul 9, 2012
IEA: global renewable energy capacity to increase 40% by 2017
A report released last week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that solar will be one of the fastest growing renewables...
- Jul 2, 2012
CPV to gain momentum as European subsidies decline
According to a new report from Lux Research, “Putting High‐Concentrating Photovoltaics into Focus,” the concentrated PV market will...
- Jun 27, 2012
International solar survey finds both optimism and misconceptions
A recent cross-national survey found that while consumers were optimistic about the future of solar, understanding of cost and adoption...
- Jun 13, 2012
Solar made up over half of all investment in renewables in 2011
Two reports released June 11 found that global investment in renewable energy shot up to a record $257 billion in 2011, with more than...
- Jun 4, 2012
Ernst & Young: investment in renewables to rebound in the long-term
A May 29 report finds that clean energy investment was the weakest in the first quarter of 2012 since the worst of the financial crisis...
- May 16, 2012
McKinsey: solar will rebound after 2015
A new report from global consulting firm McKinsey anticipates continued growth in global PV installations until 2030, with falling prices...
- Mar 1, 2012
DOE supported PV firm halts production
On February 28, a PV firm that received a DOE loan guarantee announced it would halt production of it’s first generation thin-film...
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