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Delaware First Media
April 29, 2018
Power at Fort Delaware State Park in Delaware City now comes from hundreds of solar panels rather than an old diesel generator, and is expected to ... Officials estimate the 540 solar panels donated by New Jersey-based PSEG Power that now line the roof of the fort's Endicott section will generate 37.5Ãâà...
CleanTechnica
April 29, 2018
One kilowatt-hour of solar electricity was sent using technology made by Verv, a UK smart energy startup. Verv offers an intelligent home energy monitor which uses AI to help homeowners analyze and manage electricity consumption. The startup has also developed a blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P)Ãâà...
WTOP
April 29, 2018
WASHINGTON — Fairfax County wants residents to know that Northern Virginia gets almost as much sun as Miami, Florida, and in a bid to convince locals to go solar, the county is offering discounted prices and incentives for a limited time.
CleanTechnica
April 29, 2018
Solar walls, glazed solar collectors, and so-called Trombe walls are all different types of passive solar heating technologies based around the use of materials meant to absorb solar radiation (generally, dark-colored materials since dark colors absorb the heat better) and thermal mass. The end goal is toÃâà...
CleanTechnica
April 29, 2018
The Mortons' setup is a hybrid system — that is, they have a gas-powered generator as well as solar panels, so they'll always have plenty of power available, regardless of weather conditions. The incorporation of battery storage means that they can enjoy the advantages of solar-generated energy — noÃâà...
Mashable
April 29, 2018
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it's also leading the world in clean energy investment and deployment. The growth in China's solar power sector, in particular, has been swift. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, China added 53 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV)Ãâà...
Science Daily
April 29, 2018
Perovskite structures work well as the light-harvesting active layer of a solar cell because they absorb light efficiently but are much cheaper than silicon. They can also be integrated into devices using relatively simple equipment. For instance, they can be dissolved in solvent and spray coated directly ontoÃâà...
Popular Science
April 28, 2018
It's also really convenient for powering consumer gadgets when you're on the go. You may find yourself without an outlet, but chances are, you'll always be near the sun. With the summer months coming up, prepare for hiking, camping, or days at the beach with solar-powered products that will keep yourÃâà...
pv magazine USA
April 25, 2018
Solar provides revenue generation capability via decades of electricity production. Private equity loves the idea of building solar from the ground up. Developers love the idea of owning the rights to projects. And increasingly, we're seeing residential solar loan companies come into their own to replace toÃâà...
Futurity: Research News
April 25, 2018
Researchers have demonstrated organic solar cells that can achieve 15 percent efficiency, an advance that makes a more flexible, inexpensive type of solar cell commercially viable. This level of efficiency is in the range of many solar panels, or photovoltaics, currently on the market. “Organic photovoltaicsÃâà...
pv magazine USA
April 25, 2018
More and more, solar power and solar power plus storage is being seen and deployed as a way to assist in the reliable operation of the electric grid. As the large majority of power outages are a result of power lines being damaged, and the technology and predictability of solar+storage keeps increasingÃâà...
Greentech Media
April 25, 2018
Europe was once the world's biggestsolarspender, until the region's PV market fell into a structural decline after subsidies were pulled back. Now Europe is on the upswing once again — this time, with far less government spending. As European countries embrace competitive auctions, the Old World ofÃâà...
CleanTechnica
April 25, 2018
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), India overtook the continents of North America and Europe, as well as Japan, in terms of solar power capacity added during 2017. This is no mean feat given these continents and countries have several times India's installed solar powerÃâà...
Fast Company
April 25, 2018
The community center, like several other buildings across the island, now has its own solar electricity and battery storage system. “I think the irony wasn't lost on anyone that we were sitting there with a full suite of electrical power while the rest of the island did not have it,” says Adam Gentner, director ofÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
April 25, 2018
More than 60 football fields worth of new solar panels are generating electricity today in Northern Kentucky. Duke Energy unveiled its new solar energy farm in Walton Tuesday. Duke put 17,024 solar panels on 60 acres at 352 York Road in southern Kenton County. The new power plant is off U.S. 25 justÃâà...
Greentech Media
April 25, 2018
Solar energy has a complex history in the Sunshine State, which made a regulatory win for residential installer Sunrun last week feel like a victory for all Floridiansolaradvocates. The Florida Public Service Commission voted unanimously last Friday to allow Sunrun to sell its home solar lease product in theÃâà...
Greentech Media
April 25, 2018
Saudi Arabia'ssolarmarket looks headed for a major setback following concerns over the future of the world's largest PV project. Earlier this month, the Financial Times reported that a $200 billion deal to build 200 gigawatts of solar PV in Saudi Arabia by 2030 is facing uncertainty because top officials in theÃâà...
The Daily Iowan
April 25, 2018
By Ella Lee. ella-lee@uiowa.edu. Harnessing energy from the sun as opposed to harmful — and limited — fossil fuels, solar power produces no detrimental emissions to the environment. In addition to environmental friendliness, solar energy is renewable, abundant, sustainable, low-maintenance, andÃâà...
Energy News Network
April 4, 2018
On three different key points, the commission changed a proposed order from an administrative law judge in ways that solar advocates and consumer groups had recommended. If the proposed order had been implemented unchanged, advocates had feared that many rural and lower-income residentsÃâà...
Greentech Media
April 4, 2018
The hockey-stick growth of the energy storage industry is likely to surpass thesolarindustry. All the pieces are in place for battery companies to proliferate. But as with the solar industry, there will be spectacular train wrecks and quiet failures along the way. How much have we learned from riding the solarÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
FILE- This April 20, 2011, file photo, shows some of the 30,000 solar panels that make up the Public Service Company of New Mexico's new 2-megawatt photovoltaic array in Albuquerque, N.M. The American Jobs Project, a California-based public policy group, says New Mexico has the potential to createÃâà...
Quartz
April 4, 2018
If things go according to the Hyderabad-based startup's plan, its technology to convert atmospheric moisture into usable—even potable—water will be available for household use in around two years from now. The technology itself is not new. Even today, water is being generated by cooling the air andÃâà...
Salt Lake Tribune
April 4, 2018
“Cities like Salt Lake City are leading the way to a future powered by clean, renewable energy,” Bret Fanshaw, head of Environment America's Go Solar campaign, said in a statement. “By tapping into more of our vast solar energy potential, we can benefit from cleaner air and fight climate change.”.
OPB News
April 4, 2018
Hilda and Judd Wagner's 14-panel solar installation on their home in Redmond nearly missed Oregon's deadline for a state tax credit, after Legend Solar took their $10,000 deposit but never installed their panels. Another company, Elemental Energy, stepped in and completed the job at the original price.
CleanTechnica
April 4, 2018
Several reports from customers on Twitter show that Tesla Solar Roof installations are starting to get out into the wild, with non-Tesla employees and even customers without a Tesla now getting rooftops full of Tesla's Solar Roof Tiles. The installations are exciting to see, as they show that the product is realÃâà...
Quartz
April 3, 2018
Solar power is often touted as the obvious solution for the 600 million Africans who live without electricity. But some of the biggest solar power-focused businesses on the continent say some bumps remain on the way to large-scale deployment of solar power either as an alternative to or complement ofÃâà...
Buffalo News
March 18, 2018
A recent collaboration between the Buffalo Public Schools, PUSH Buffalo, the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority and Montante Solar, has achieved exactly that, while also enabling BPS to save money, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a cleaner environment.
vtdigger.org
March 18, 2018
Solar panels on Route 7A in Bennington. Solar facility siting dominated discussion during a hearing on the proposed new town energy plan, which is before the Selectboard for review. Bennington Banner file photo BENNINGTON — Despite last-minute letters from a solar developer warning of direÃâà...
STLtoday.com
March 18, 2018
Like many places across Southern Illinois, Perry County is most strongly associated with coal mining when it comes to energy production. Three mines still remain in the county, but lately, it's started to emerge as something of a hotbed for solar energy projects. An area northwest of Pinckneyville wasÃâà...
CleanTechnica
March 18, 2018
We recently published our first report focused solely on electric vehicle charging. It's a deep dive into residential EV charging stations, public EV charging stations, multi-family building and commercial EV charging stations, EV service equipment innovations, EV charging business models, and electricÃâà...
CleanTechnica
March 18, 2018
I complained a month ago about poor coverage of the Trump solar tariffs, but I was still shocked by a recent statement from an objective, numbers-focused analyst on the MSNBC team. Steve Rattner is known for being a numbers guy, for bringing illuminating and authoritative charts in to provide a biggerÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 18, 2018
Jacobson is majority owner of what's now called IPS Solar of Roseville, which has grown from seven employees in 2013 to 45 full-time employees and contractors. IPS posted record revenue of $32 million last year, thanks partly to a 2013 state law that has ignited decentralized solar power projects.
Los Angeles Times
March 17, 2018
The solar power industry was volatile; it was where a company could be ranked among the nation's leaders in sales one year and defunct the next. Jurich decided to start small, opening the company in co-founder Ed Fenster's attic in 2007. She learned to hone her pitch in any surroundings, whether atÃâà...
PRI
March 17, 2018
Though the fall in jobs coincided with Donald Trump's first year as president, the election had no effect on the 2017 numbers, says solar expert Varun Sivaram, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book, "Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet.".
AL.com
March 16, 2018
Amid the rolling hills and farmers' fields of Chambers County near LaFayette, Ala., a new crop has emerged to dominate the landscape: solar energy. Officials from state and local governments, Alabama Power and Walmart gathered Thursday to celebrate the successful launch of AL Solar A,Ãâà...
CNBC
March 15, 2018
California remains the undisputed champion of solar power, but there are plenty of movers and shakers outside the top five in this year's ranking of solar PV capacity. Growth in solar installations is beginning to migrate to the Midwest and Southeast. South Carolina climbed the most spots on the list in 2017,Ãâà...
The Recorder
March 8, 2018
Wendell voters this month have lived up to their reputation for being progressive — and practical. They have authorized participating in a cooperative solar farm to provide green electricity to homeowners who can't site photovoltaic panels on their own properties. A series of measures allowing the town toÃâà...
Motley Fool
March 8, 2018
Sunrun is still growing, and expects to grow deployed solar another 15% in 2018. But it's also facing higher prices from solar tariffs, rising interest rates, and high acquisition costs for solar customers in today's market. Add all of them up, and I don't think Sunrun is a good value at an $800 million market capÃâà...
News Chief
March 8, 2018
WINTER HAVEN – TECO has applied for regulatory approval to build its third solar energy facility in Polk County and has two more in the pipeline. The third facility, Bonnie Mine Solar, will be built on a 352-acre former phosphate mine east of Bonnie Mine Road and south of State Road 60 between MulberryÃâà...
Solar Power World
March 8, 2018
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that Borrego Solar Systems, one of the largest commercial solar and energy storage developers and installers in the United States, and Sol Systems, a preeminent U.S. solarÃâà...
Stowe Today
March 8, 2018
Along with a town-sponsored solar array at the former municipal landfill just off Dump Road, a separate project is being pursued by Hartford-based Norwich Solar Technologies at the former Courchaine quarry, just off Route 15 near East Hill Road. “It seems like a good fit,” said Norwich Solar's DonÃâà...
BGR
March 8, 2018
Even the most dedicated sky watching hobbyists have to accept the fact that observing the amazing accomplishments of NASA and other space-faring organizations is as close as they'll get to participating in the exploration of the cosmos. NASA is trying to change that ever so slightly with its Parker SolarÃâà...
CBS Los Angeles
March 8, 2018
The cost to purchase the average 5-kW solar setup is approximately $18,000. After you subtract the 30% federal credit and any possible state and local credits (there are lots of them!), you'll be left with around $10,000 +/- that will be your responsibility to pay. With multiple programs offering attractive interestÃâà...
fox13now.com
March 8, 2018
According to the complaint, potential Vivint Solar customers in New Mexico are told they can expect to save 10 to 30 percent on their power bill every month. However, due to a cost escalator built into company's 20-year Residential Solar Power Purchase Agreement, “consumers are guaranteed to see theirÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 8, 2018
No, that's the response to Trump's first major tariff — the one he imposed in late January on solar cells and panels made overseas. Companies that have been thriving installing rooftop solar panels say the 30 percent levy on imports has dealt their businesses a heavy blow. The tariff may help a handful ofÃâà...
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