CleanTechnica » Germany Solar 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 Solar Cloth Company — Solar Cell “Cloth” Coming To Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/solar-cloth-company-solar-cell-cloth-coming-market-used-stadiums-parking-lots-etc/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/solar-cloth-company-solar-cell-cloth-coming-market-used-stadiums-parking-lots-etc/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:42:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75384 A new startup, the Solar Cloth Company, has developed a lightweight solar cell “cloth” that can be used to “cheaply” and easily harness solar energy while stretched across sports stadiums, parking lots, etc, as per recent reports. The startup — which is based out of Cambridge, England — states that it is currently working to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/solar-cloth-company-solar-cell-cloth-coming-market-used-stadiums-parking-lots-etc/feed/ 7 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/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/feed/ 0 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 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 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 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 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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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/feed/ 2 Can REthinking Power Generation Create A Renewable Energy Future? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:59:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71824 Plummeting renewable energy prices mean we still have time to prevent dangerous climate change, but it's crunch time for action, according to a new report

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/feed/ 1 Chinese Solar Panel Production To Double, Big Corporations Going Solar… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:52:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71634 More solar news for you solar lovers: Chinese solar panel production is projected to double by 2017. (sustainablog) Apple, Verizon, Google, UPS, Walmart, Kohl’s, IKEA, GM… there are a lot of big corporations investing in solar now. Remember, corporations are primarily aimed at financial profits. Put 1 and 1 together. (Solar Love) Hawaii is aiming to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/feed/ 2 Transparent Solar Cells, Solar Powering Bayern Munich… (Solar News Roundup) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/transparent-solar-cells-solar-bayern-munich-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/transparent-solar-cells-solar-bayern-munich-solar-news/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:17:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71302 Here’s some more solar energy news from around the interwebs: Michigan State University researchers have made some progress on transparent solar cells, a technology we’ve been covering for years but is yet to make it out of the lab. Michigan State’s transparent solar cells aren’t going to be commercialized anytime soon, but maybe they will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/transparent-solar-cells-solar-bayern-munich-solar-news/feed/ 15 Off-Grid Solar Naive, Says SunPower CEO; Net Metering Needs To Go, Says Warren Buffet’s Energy Co…. (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/off-grid-solar-naive-sunpower-warren-buffet-net-metering-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/off-grid-solar-naive-sunpower-warren-buffet-net-metering-solar-news/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:31:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71047 Time for another solar news roundup. Enjoy! Drop other hot stories that we haven’t covered in the comments! SunPower’s CEO, Tom Werner, has voiced his opinion that off-grid solar is naive. Simply put: the grid is helpful and even needed. (Solar Love) California has hit a new solar output record. (Planetsave) Warren Buffet’s energy company,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/off-grid-solar-naive-sunpower-warren-buffet-net-metering-solar-news/feed/ 37 Solar News: Recycling Solar Water Wheel, Vivint Solar Rundown … http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:50:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70833 Time for some more solar news. Enjoy! The solar-powered water wheel pictured above can collect 50,000 pounds of trash per day. (Solar Love) If you want a rundown of the politics of solar energy, this article by Carter Lavin is it. He covers 5 things we should all know about solar politics. (Red, Green, and Blue)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/feed/ 1 Solar PV + Storage Likely = Retail Electricity In Germany This Year http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/solar-pv-storage-retail-electricity-germany/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/solar-pv-storage-retail-electricity-germany/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:34:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70464 One of my Facebook friends, a CleanTechnica reader, recently shared the following graph with me. The key point it shows is that solar PV + storage is cost-competitive with electricity from the grid starting in quarter 4 of this year in Germany. Things are getting serious! If German utilities thought they had a problem before,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/solar-pv-storage-retail-electricity-germany/feed/ 68 Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:23:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70390 If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below the solar news. Solar News

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/feed/ 0 German Solar Feed-in Tariffs Wildly Successful (New SEIA Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:04:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70316 The Brattle Group recently completed a report on Germany’s past decade of solar energy policies and progress for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). There’s some missed messaging and unhelpful messaging in there, but overall it’s an excellent report — I’d give it an A+. There are several points from the report that I want to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/feed/ 31 Solar System Installations Increasing Fast http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:00:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70179 Originally published on Worldwatch Institute. New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in the solar power sector Washington, D.C.—The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one-third

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/feed/ 2 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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