About Andrew

I've been reporting and writing on a wide range of topics at the nexus of economics, technology, ecology/environment and society for some five years now. Whether in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, Africa or the Middle East, issues related to these broad topical areas pose tremendous opportunities, as well as challenges, and define the quality of our lives, as well as our relationship to the natural environment.

SolarWorld Launches “Made in America” Home Solar Financing Program

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The SolarWorld Freedom Plan offers homeowners zero-down, low-down, and prepaid options to finance installation of home solar PV systems made entirely in the U.S.A.

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Record Year For California Third-Party Home Solar Leases

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2012 was a record year for third-party residential solar leasing, adding more than $938 million to the Golden State’s economy, according to a Sunrun-PV Solar Report..

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Doubling US Energy Productivity Could Boost Job Creation, Economy, Health, and the Environment

Credit: Building a Better America by Environment America Research & Policy Center

A blue-ribbon panel of energy experts assembled to make recommendations regarding improving energy efficiency asserts that the U.S. could double energy productivity by 2030, yield average annual household savings of $1,000, and create one million new jobs along the way.

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New Tethys Database Offers Guidance For Responsible Ocean Energy Development

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The fruit of an international collaboration, the Tethys database and report should prove a boon to policy makers, as well as marine and ocean energy researchers and project developers.

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First Self-Assembling Quantum-Dot-in-Nanowire System: A “Game-Changer” For Solar PV?

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An international team of researchers has demonstrated the first “quantom-dot-in-nanowire” system, a breakthrough that holds enormous potential for solar photovoltaics, energy-efficient lighting, and quantum computing.

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Renewable Energy In The EU: Solar PV Leads Gains In Output, Turnover, & Employment

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The solar photovoltaic sector led gains in renewable energy production, revenue, and employment across the EU’s 27 member states in 2011, according to latest data.

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DOE, US Treasury Announce New, $150M Round Of Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits

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The second round of Section 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits will provide another boost to enhancing US competitiveness in the fast-growing clean energy sector.

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SolarWorld To Supply PV Systems For Group Buying Program

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Group buying programs have caught on fast in the US, helping reduce the up-front cost of installing solar PV systems. Via HGACBuy, municipal and state government agencies are getting in on the act.

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Scoping Out Renewable Energy Technology, Markets, And Barriers

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IRENA and IEA-ETSAP’s initial set of 10 renewable energy briefs scopes out the state of play in terms of technology, markets and barriers to ongoing development and growth globally.

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