Comments on: About Solar Energy / Why Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Google Investing $94 Million More in Solar Power - CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-134475 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:24:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-134475 […] into clean energy projects this year, investing $880 million into them since January. Aside from solar, it is a clear wind energy leader and has invested a ton of money into an offshore transmission […]

]]> By: Solar PV Reducing Price of Electricity in Germany - CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-122829 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:05:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-122829 […] nuclear waste risk, and climate change). Costs continue to drop fast and, as I wrote on our solar power page (and I’ve even seen utility company CEOs note), if you take into account how long it […]

]]> By: New Battery Could Mean More-Efficient Solar Energy Storage - CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-113391 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:25:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-113391 […] New Battery Could Mean More-Efficient Solar Energy Storage February 13, 2012 By Joshua S Hill Leave a Comment window.___gcfg = {lang: "en"}; (function() { var po = document.createElement("script"); po.type = "text/javascript"; po.async = true; po.src = "https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Share   Working in tandem, the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems have discovered that a new type of battery has the potential to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power. […]

]]> By: Alain Desautels http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-112540 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-112540 Have you heard of E-Cat ?

]]> By: Home Builder Introduces Solar as a Standard in Florida | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-112156 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:39:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-112156 […] solar power systems are expected to save the homeowners up to 50% on their energy bills. They did not […]

]]> By: The UK Feed-In Tariff Saga Continues… | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-111765 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:08:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-111765 […] could be forgiven for asking why the government insists on cutting the feed-in tariff rates for solar power in such a drastic manner, when they have been driving growth in the sector, creating much-needed […]

]]> By: Andrew Baddeley http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-111537 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-111537 Excellent article, many thanks for sharing your knowledge and insight! Solar power truly does rule, ok?!

]]> By: Solar Grid Parity 101 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-111172 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:40:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-111172 […] power will cost less than buying electricity from the grid, is considered the tipping point for solar power.  It’s also a tipping point in the electricity system, when millions of Americans can choose […]

]]> By: Saskboy K. http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110995 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110995 You don’t follow, because Sam’s comment is spam only.

]]> By: Green Energy WA » Blog Archive » January 9th 2012 Solar Energy Global Expectations http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110887 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:11:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110887 […] also be flexible when it comes to the results. So, with that said, here are some expectations for solar energy in 2012 — hopefully, the good ones will come true (and you know that we’ll be doing what we […]

]]> By: 2012 Solar Expectations http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110449 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:37:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110449 […] also be flexible when it comes to the results. So, with that said, here are some expectations for solar energy in 2012 — hopefully, the good ones will come true, and you know that we’ll be doing […]

]]> By: UK Solar Schools Program Hits 1st Milestone 3 Months Early http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110296 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:41:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110296 […] 3 Months Early December 30, 2011 By Zachary Shahan Leave a Comment // I cover solar energy news (and wind energy news) obsessively over on CleanTechnica. I think one of the coolest programs […]

]]> By: Top 10 Clean Tech Stories of 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110280 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:19:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110280 […] some overlap, of course.Click to Enlarge1. 40% drop in cost of solar. This tremendous drop in the cost of solar was, to say the least, massively influential. It helped tons of people and businesses to go solar […]

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110237 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110237 Hello Ian,

Thanks :D I agree. It was from presentations given by people in the industry, but I’m not sure of its original source, unfort. But I think they’d be happy if it were shared far and wide. :D

]]> By: Ian http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110233 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:53:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110233 Zach,
The above graph on growth and decrease in price is amazing! I am doing a project for school and wanted to know where you got it and if I could use it in a high-school presentation.
Ian

]]> By: Solar Power Love in Nicaragua | evolve+sustain | news on the development of global & societal sustainability http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-110073 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:10:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-110073 […] is a cool video on solar energy in Nicaragua. There, it’s not just about power, but also helps to provide people with drinkable […]

]]> By: 5 States with Most Solar & Wind Energy Had Smallest Increase in Electricity Prices 2005-2010 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-109779 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:39:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-109779 […] it’s about time we put the Big money into renewable energy!” (More on wind costs and solar costs (.. and solar costs) you might want to take a look at.)by Brennan Louw, ClearSky Advisors on […]

]]> By: Bigger Subsidies Make Bigger Solar a Bad Bet http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-109723 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:43:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-109723 […] for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project.Americans seem unable to resist big things, and solar power plants are no exception. There may be no reasoning with an affinity for all things “super […]

]]> By: Oahu Homeowner Cashes in Big with Hawaii Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-109693 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:29:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-109693 […] SunsetOne homeowner living in Manoa on the island of Oahu is a prime example of the benefits of solar power. Kenneth Chang is the first homeowner in the state of Hawaii to take advantage of the feed-in […]

]]> By: solar power in india now cheaper than diesel http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/10/about-solar-energy-why-solar-energy/#comment-109460 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32048#comment-109460 […] itself off fossil fuels and onto renewable energy.So, it’s great news that the same drops in solar energy costs that are happening across the world are also affecting India. So much so, that solar power in India […]

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