CleanTechnica » Energiewende http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/feed/ 0 Largest Energy Company In Germany Drops Fossil Fuels & Nuclear http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/largest-energy-company-germany-drops-fossil-fuels-nuclear/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/largest-energy-company-germany-drops-fossil-fuels-nuclear/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:43:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75870 Roy will be writing up a more original piece on this story for us. He’ll be providing useful context and insight, with a focus on the topics that are most relevant to CleanTechnica. However, since this is such big news and E.ON put so many words into the massive announcement itself, I wanted to go ahead and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/largest-energy-company-germany-drops-fossil-fuels-nuclear/feed/ 3 One-Hour Solar Panel Installation, Fastest-Growing Solar State, + Other Solar News http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/one-hour-solar-panel-installation-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/one-hour-solar-panel-installation-solar-news/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:44:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75731 Alongside our EV news roundup, here’s one for solar energy. But make sure you read all of our solar energy stories first. US Stuff One-Hour Solar Panel Installation (Seriously, One Hour!) The Fastest Growing Solar State In US Is Georgia $250 Million Dollar Funding Round For Solar Power Company Sunnova SolarCity, Walmart, Tesla Team Up To

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/canadian-climate-change-excuses/feed/ 33 Solar News: Home Energy Storage Market To Explode, Vivint Solar CEO Says Republican Congress Could Be Good, Renewable Energy In Germany (In Charts)… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/home-storage-market-explode-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/home-storage-market-explode-solar-news/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:08:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75133 Here are some more great solar stories from around the interwebs, to complement our own solar stories: For Consumers 1. Going Solar Made Easier By Online Shopping Site and Staples Gift Cards 2. New Financing Models to Drive Demand for Commercial Solar 3. Crowdfunding Solar Power for the World’s Poorest People 4. This Social Network Connects Solar Homeowners 5. US

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/home-storage-market-explode-solar-news/feed/ 0 What’s The Truth About Germany’s GHG Emissions? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/16/whats-truth-germanys-ghg-emissions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/16/whats-truth-germanys-ghg-emissions/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:19:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75010  World GHG Emissions are 61% over 1990 levels; Germany’s are 23% below. Maybe you remember the headlines about 2013. “Merkel’s Green shift backfires as German pollution jumps;” “Germany now EU’s worst polluter as CO2 emissions rise.” It was the third year in a row CO2 levels rose. The critics howled that Energiewende was failing, but is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/16/whats-truth-germanys-ghg-emissions/feed/ 23 Top Solar Policy States (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74774 Looking for some more good solar news? Aside from our wonderful solar energy stories, below are some top solar news stories I’d recommend. Top solar policy states, Patagonia’s solar power push in Hawaii, a Mercedes solar concept car, and more goodies. Enjoy! Solar Policy & Politics News Anti-Solar Campaign Exposed Top Solar Policy States In America The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/germany-dump-coal/feed/ 48 Why Is There So Much Confusion About “Small Wind”? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73855 Have you ever noticed energy blogs or articles about small wind turbines comparing them directly with big wind technology and solar? I am writing this article to provide a little background on where small wind turbines can be very successful and where they make absolutely no sense. It also explains why the market for “Small

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/feed/ 9 US Home Solar Nearing 1 GW (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:12:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73923 Aside from our extensive solar energy coverage, here are some more solar energy stories from around the interwebs that I wouldn’t want you to miss. Just adding a note regarding the first one, I’d just add that it’s almost shocking to me how far we’ve come in recent years. I started covering the solar industry in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/feed/ 3 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/feed/ 2 New Plug & Play Solar Panels From Fraunhofer (+ Solar News Roundup) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/solar-news-roundup-4/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/solar-news-roundup-4/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:29:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73538 As with my EV news roundup today, I’m simplifying today’s solar energy roundup. Hope this works well for people. Enjoy! This doesn’t include all of the solar energy news already covered on CleanTechnica. General Solar Stuff The Electricity Grid Is About To Change… A Lot! 14 Charts From New IEA Solar PV Power Report Advantages

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/solar-news-roundup-4/feed/ 9 SolarCity & Vivint Solar Dominate Home Solar, HELCO Aims For 92% Renewables… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:32:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72993 From the home solar market domination of SolarCity & Vivint Solar to the success of solar schools in the UK to an interview with the CEO of Vivint Solar, check out the fun and interesting solar power stories below. Our own Jake Richardson interviews Vivint Solar CEO Greg Butterfield regarding Vivint Solar’s IPO and other matters.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/feed/ 0 14 European Union Member States Will Miss 2020 Targets http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:30:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73064 A new report from the European Commission has found that 14 European Union member states will fail to meet their 20% renewable energy target by 2020 based on current progress. The EU Tracking Roadmap released by the Keep on Track! monitoring body warned that Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/feed/ 17 New California Solar Record, Solarboxes In London… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:47:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72904 Here’s some top solar news from around the internet for your weekend reading pleasure. London telephone boxes are being turned into “solarboxes.” (Planetsave) California solar has hit a new power output record, and pretty late in the year! (Solar Love) The state of New York is providing $750 million for a large solar factory from

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/feed/ 1 Why Utilities Don’t Invest More In Solar (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/utilities-dont-invest-solar-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/utilities-dont-invest-solar-video/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:20:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72797 The threat solar power poses to utilities has been discussed time and time again. In the US, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) — the association that represents US investor-owned electric companies — has even warned its constituents about the potential “utility death spiral” that could come from solar and energy storage. But then the question rises: “So,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/utilities-dont-invest-solar-video/feed/ 16 The Only Grid-Independent Village In The World? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:23:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72493 A little village in Germany, Feldheim, claims to be the only 100% grid-independent village in the world. It is a rural community that switched to renewables for financial reasons, but is now visited by thousands and thousands of people. The tour guide who showed us around noted that his most interesting group was when he had

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/feed/ 14 Time To Buy Tesla Stock?, SolarCity + Tesla = Disruption… (Solar & EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/21/time-buy-tesla-stock-solarcity-tesla-disruption-solar-ev-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/21/time-buy-tesla-stock-solarcity-tesla-disruption-solar-ev-news/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2014 22:45:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72273 I’m in Germany for a week for a large cleantech tour of the country. As a result, I’m not sure if I’ll have time to do any more than the bare essentials, so I’m doing a quick news roundup right now and I’m also including a list of some top cleantech sites I think you

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/21/time-buy-tesla-stock-solarcity-tesla-disruption-solar-ev-news/feed/ 6 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 Solar Panel Prices Down 80%, Recurrent Energy Up For Sale… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:20:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71968 Solar energy enthusiasts, here’s another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! Solar panel prices have dropped 80% since 2008, and wind power prices are down too. (Planetsave) Recurrent Energy, a US-based subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, is reportedly up for sale. Notably, Recurrent Energy promised an astonishing 5¢/kWh solar electricity supply to Austin Energy in May, over the course of 25

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