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More EV Charging Stations Coming To Germany

Christopher DeMorro — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:35:02 +0000

Germany is going to be getting more EV changing stations as the government looks to grow paltry plug-in car sales

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Tariffs-Smariffs, We Can Already Make the World’s Lowest Cost Solar Modules — Here In The US

Guest Contributor — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:33:36 +0000

By Brad Mattson, CEO Siva Power and author of The Solar Phoenix The stiff solar tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese panels have made quite a splash. I think it is great my government is pushing to level the playing field so more solar companies can make products from a technology we invented. However,

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Indian Conglomerate Tata Power Investing $500 Million Into Russian Solar Projects

James Ayre — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:46:11 +0000

One of India’s biggest integrated power companies, Tata Power, is partnering with the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to invest a total of $1 billion into various solar/renewable energy projects to be developed across Russia, according to recent reports. Tata Power, will be responsible for half of that investment number, for a total of

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Chinese Technology Billionaire Plans To Surpass Tesla In Electric Car Market

Cynthia Shahan — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:36:25 +0000

With an aptitude for expertise that may match Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an equally young (2 years younger, actually) and motivated Chinese technology billionaire plans to surpass Tesla Motors by venturing into the production of electric cars in China, via his tech company, Leshi. His goal is not simply more money or conquest, as expressed in

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Graph: Why 2014 Was A Watershed Year For Utility-Scale Solar PV In The US

James Ayre — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:48:12 +0000

Want to know why 2014 was such a watershed shed year for utility-scale solar PV in the US? Well you need look no further than the graph that we’ve posted below, as it really says practically everything that needs to be said. As you can see, the ongoing drop in price means that utility companies

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China Puts Billions Into Electric Cars & EV Charging Stations

Cynthia Shahan — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:33:23 +0000

China has no time to waste in mitigating air and water pollution, nor doing its part to cut global warming emissions. To help address these issues, China came up with a significant plan to adopt 5 million electric cars. The issue now is how to supply enough charging stations to fuel the cars. China’s current electric vehicle

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Yingli & Huawei To Jointly Expand Solar Power In Thailand

Mridul Chadha — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:55:57 +0000

Yingli Green Energy Holding, the world’s largest photovoltaic modules manufacturer, has recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited (Yingli Singapore) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei, Solventina Solar Energy, and Kasikornbank to provide turnkey solar power solutions for power plants and distributed generation projects throughout

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Surprises In NREL State Study Of Where Solar Is Most Economical

Cynthia Shahan — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:00:58 +0000

Originally published on Solar Love. State by state, the effects of going solar are influenced by much more than how much the state naturally enjoys sunshine throughout the year. Going solar, according to new research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, might be a more beneficial economic energy choice in states one does not expect to see at the top

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4 Elon Musk Interviews, Tons of Awesome Quotes

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:38:17 +0000

I’ve been saving up a number of Elon Musk interviews for awhile but haven’t been able to get to them. So, now I’m getting to them all at one time. Below are links to the full interviews, or videos of the interviews when they were videotaped, but I’ve also gone ahead and pulled out some of

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US Solar + Storage Market To Go Beyond $1 Billion A Year By 2018

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:08:19 +0000

Originally published on Solar Love. SunPower and Sunverge just announced a big solar+storage partnership, which follows a partnership between SolarCity and Tesla as well as the announcement of several energy storage companies beginning to hit the market. If you thought solar power was disruptive (it is), wait until solar + storage beat the price of

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US Congress Extends Wind PTC To End Of 2014

Joshua S Hill — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:14:56 +0000

The US Senate voted Tuesday to extend the Production Tax Credit for the US wind industry for another year. Sadly, for the wind industry, Congress has been debating this so long that “another year” finishes at the end of 2014. “Unfortunately, the extension to the end of 2014 will only allow minimal new wind development and

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Atlanta Falcons & ChargePoint Score A Touchdown With EV Chargers

Adam Johnston — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:39:32 +0000

The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and ChargePoint have scored a touchdown by boosting electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure within Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons and ChargePoint had a kickoff event at their most recent home against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Georgia Dome on December 14th to educate fans about EV charging. The Atlanta Falcons training facility, Georgia World Congress

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IKEA & Hanergy Expand Residential Solar Offer To Switzerland

Cynthia Shahan — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:44:08 +0000

IKEA recently expanded from selling solar panels produced by Hanergy in the UK and the Netherlands to a partnership with Hanergy in Switzerland. The residential solar panel offering launched in Spreitenbach, Switzerland earlier this month. Hanergy specializes in “next-generation” thin-film solar panel technology. The IKEA & Hanergy press release points out this is a first for

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Arizona Solar: So Much Potential… Under Threat

Jake Richardson — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:00:47 +0000

Originally published on Solar Love. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear someone say Arizona? Heat? Sunlight? Well, apparently some of Arizona’s leaders don’t want solar power, even though there is plenty of sunlight year round. If you live in the Phoenix area and want to take advantage of all the sunlight

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US Could Slap 165% Trade Duties On Chinese Solar

Joshua S Hill — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:31:35 +0000

The US Department of Commerce has been deliberating over imposing duties on Chinese and Taiwanese solar PV imports for over half the year, but on Tuesday the Department finally announced its decision to penalize all Chinese shipments at a base rate of 165%, which could see duties jump past 200% in some cases. Specifics of the announcement

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How Substantial Are PetersenDean’s Allegations Against SEIA?

Roy L Hales — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:05:17 +0000

Originally published on the ECOreport. PetersenDean claims that 7 of the 11 Board members displayed on Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) website are from “Chinese-based manufacturing and affiliated companies” and SEIA represents Chinese rather than American interests. It is calling upon the Board to resign and is “asking for an ethics investigation under the SEIA by-laws, including Article 10.”

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$4.4 Million In Support Going To Advance Hydropower Manufacturing

James Ayre — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:11:05 +0000

Around $4.4 million in new funding is headed to two new projects in Pennsylvania and Michigan in order to aid the development of “advanced” small hydropower materials & manufacturing, via the Energy Department, according to a recent press statement. Specifically, the funding is expected to be supporting new “low-head” technologies. Reportedly, the US has a number of

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Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories)

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000

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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A Million EVs In Germany By 2020? Merkel Says Yes, With New Incentives

James Ayre — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:00:33 +0000

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has previously made her goal to have at least one million electric vehicles on the country’s roads by 2020 quite clear, but these goals are unlikely to be met without new incentives, based on recent comments that she made at a press conference in Berlin. Putting it relatively bluntly, Merkel stated

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Swiss Company Meyer Burger Eyes Billion-Dollar Solar Power Market In India

Mridul Chadha — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:12:29 +0000

Switzerland-based Meyer Burger is looking to tap opportunities in solar energy worth billions of dollars in India. The company is a solutions provider to manufacturers of solar cells and solar photovoltaic modules. Meyer Burger hopes to capture business opportunities that would emerge from the planned addition of thousands of gigawatts of solar power capacity. Prime

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