Because of healthy European solar PV demand and the fact that there are a growing number of new entrants to the sector, the solar solar inverter industry supply chain is fluid and a bit unstable.
About Timothy B. Hurst
Tim is the founder of ecopolitology and the executive editor at LiveOAK Media where he writes regularly about the politics of energy and the environment, green business and clean tech.
When not reading, writing, thinking or talking about environmental politics with anyone who will listen, Tim spends his time skiing in Colorado's high country, hiking with his dog, and getting dirty in his vegetable garden.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Unveils Community Solar Gardens Bill
March 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo) picks up a few tricks from his home state, offers to extend solar tax credit to the roof-impaired An idea being considered in Colorado that would allow for the establishment of ‘community solar gardens‘ — solar arrays owned by a group of investors who cannot benefit from a rooftop solar [...]
Scientists Trip Over Revolutionary CO2-Removing Catalyst
January 24, 2010 By 2 Comments
In a fortuitous discovery, chemists have stumbled on a catalyst that strips carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into a useful compound. Published in the most recent issue of the journal Science (sub. req’d.), researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have discovered a copper-based catalyst that can literally pull carbon dioxide out [...]
World's Southernmost Wind Farm Now Feeding Antarctic "Grid"
January 16, 2010 By 8 Comments
Joint New Zealand-U.S. project begins harvesting steady Antarctic winds on Ross Island. Besides the heavy snow, unrelenting wind, and bone-chilling temperatures, what’s the most difficult part of building a wind farm in Antarctica? The lack of daylight in the winter means construction can only take place in the summer months. And with only one supply [...]
How Green Is the New Sprint 'Reclaim' Phone?
October 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
The new green-themed Reclaim made by Samsung is more than your standard phone with slick green branding — though there’s a bit of that too. What’s green (or blue), smaller than a deck of cards and will remind you to unplug the charger from the wall after charging? The Reclaim, the new green-themed smart phone [...]
LED Lighting with a Wave of a Hand: Sylvania's DOT-it
September 15, 2009 By 15 Comments
From green gadgets and gizmos, to DVDs and loose-leaf teas, I get the occasional product sent to me for a review. In most cases, I like to give it a thorough once-over before I’m comfortable putting a stamp of (dis)approval on it. If I take a long time to review a product, it is usually [...]
World’s Most Efficient Solar Technology Coming Soon
August 25, 2009 By 44 Comments
The long-awaited commercial deployment of the world’s most efficient solar technology looks like it will now be near Phoenix, in a 1.5-megawatt, 60-unit deployment of Stirling Energy Systems’ solar thermal collectors. Announced late last week, the 60-dish Maricopa Solar project will be the first commercial-scale solar facility built using Stirling Energy Systems/Tessera Solar‘s SunCatcher [...]
U.S. Energy Use Drops in 2008 [Infographics]
August 17, 2009 By 4 Comments
Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
