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Solar Challenge 2018: Pushing the EV envelope
Since 1990, young engineers and aspiring auto designers from universities across the world have been gathering every other summer to...
Jul 23, 2018


How Bad Are The Trump Tariffs For Solar?
The Solar Energy Industry Association estimates 23,000 jobs will be lost. But is that the whole story? “Our action today helps to create...
Jan 27, 2018


New Solar Opportunities Are Benefiting Lower-Income Families
Solar panels are no longer just a luxury item. As the American solar industry waits anxiously to see if President Trump levies a tariff...
Jan 22, 2018


Trade War With China? What It Might Mean For Solar
Will solar fall victim to protectionism? Chinese solar panels, along with steel, aluminum and consumer electronics, may soon be subject...
Jan 8, 2018


Solar Trends: 2017 Year In Review
Looking back at my New Years Day 2017 solar predictions, the solar stories I missed, and what to watch for in 2018. On January 1st of...
Dec 26, 2017


Update: Solar Recovery in Puerto Rico
Solar power is playing a major role in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. In September, Puerto Rico was devastated...
Dec 10, 2017


Sun-Powered Schools
America’s K-12 Schools are learning about the advantages of solar. Across the nation, both public and private schools are installing...
Oct 30, 2017


Puerto Rico’s Energy Crisis: Trump Tweets While Musk Sends Powerwalls
Replacing Puerto Rico’s shattered power grid with solar micro-grids is a no-brainer. The collapse of the Puerto Rican electrical grid is...
Oct 2, 2017


The Labor Market, The Energy Market, and America’s Future
Unemployment rose slightly in August, Hurricane Harvey dealt a blow to Texas oil refineries and an international trade dispute threatens...
Sep 4, 2017


As China’s Solar Ambitions Grow, U.S. Plots Next Move
China’s solar energy capabilities are unrivaled by any other nation, but much of their success has come at the expense of U.S. solar...
Jul 17, 2017


America’s Farmers are Turning to Solar
Farmers have always relied on the sun to support their enterprises, but more and more farmers nowadays are harnessing the sun’s energy in...
Jul 4, 2017


Google Rolls Out “Project Sunroof” in Germany
Solar mapping by Google has spread across the U.S. and now to select German cities. Google’s solar mapping initiative entitled “Project...
May 8, 2017


Suniva Lobbies Trump for Protection From Chinese Solar Imports
Will President Trump keep his promise to defend US manufacturing, even if it COSTS jobs? A report issued by the Trump administration in...
Apr 30, 2017


Northern Cities Gaining in Solar Development
American cities are embracing new, job-creating renewable energy technology, and not all of those cities are in the sunny Southwest....
Apr 23, 2017


Six Cities, Led by San Diego, Make California the Winner in Solar Survey
A new report, prepared jointly by the nonprofit organizations Frontier Group and Environment America Research & Policy Center, has named...
Apr 18, 2017


The Kentucky Coal Museum is Powered by… Solar?!
The irony is not lost on the museum’s administrators, but the thousands of dollars in energy savings from the new solar array were too...
Apr 9, 2017


Washington Argues Regulations. Meanwhile, Solar Grows.
Last week, President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order rolling back “job-killing” regulations on “really-clean coal.”...
Apr 3, 2017


Solar in the States: Midwest Update
Across the U.S., states governments are struggling to craft laws that are fair for solar owners.At the same time, they are feeling the...
Mar 20, 2017


World’s Largest Lithium-Ion Storage Facility in San Diego County May Help Solar Power
In Escondido, a city in San Diego County not far from San Diego itself, the utility SDG&E, in partnership with the Virginia-based company...
Mar 13, 2017


Rick Perry Confirmed as Secretary of Energy: Will He Stand Up for Solar?
Former Texas governor and two-time republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was sworn in as chief of the Department of Energy (DOE)...
Mar 6, 2017
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