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After months and months of controversy, it seems the UK government has finally come up with a solution to its Feed-in Tariff (FiT) saga that makes people in the solar industry and wanting to go solar a bit happier than they have been. It has delayed the next round of cuts to August 1, [...]
Woops, another day, another two solar records (not just the MiaSole solar record just announced). Researchers in the University of Florida’s physics department have reportedly set a new record for graphene solar cell efficiency. Here’s more from the University of Florida: Graphene solar cells are one of industry’s great hopes for cheaper, durable solar power [...]
Another day, another solar world record set. I think I need to start a page of solar world records — would be a useful resource, I imagine. The latest is from MiaSolé, which has set a new world record of 15.5% area efficiency for flexible PV solar modules. Here’s more info from MiaSolé: “MiaSolé, [...]
Wrightspeed reports that its Route™, “a retrofit electric drive powertrain with an on-board generator engineered for the surprisingly large medium-duty commercial fleet market,” saves 20 times more fuel than a 100mpg car. “For electric drive to make economic sense, you have to displace enough fuel to pay for the technology,” says founder and CEO, Ian [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today voted 5-0 in favor of clarifying California net metering policies in favor of the solar industry, homeowners, and California jobs. The decision clarifies calculation of the state’s five-percent net metering cap, which allows customers to earn credit for selling excess solar electricity they produce back to the grid. [...]
As just about everyone expected, following the Dept. of Commerce preliminary ruling that Chinese solar companies were “dumping” solar panels in the US market and unfairly subsidizing them, the Chinese government has shot back (retaliated) by charging that six state-level renewable energy programs in the US also violate global trade rules. In other words, a [...]
A new report out by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) this week finds that Ohion consumers and businesses have saved $100 million in avoided utility costs from the state’s energy efficiency standard. The policy has also created about 4,000 news jobs. And that number is expected to reach 32,300 by 2025 with full [...]
Frank Ackerman of the Climate Economics Group, writing on Grist, recently had a great post on the errors of the Breakthrough Institute’s attack on carbon pricing (and other things), as well as the errors of those (or at least one person) focusing on carbon pricing too heavily. Worth a read. Check it out: By [...]
