First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17%
March 20th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill
First Solar announced on Wednesday that they had set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency,
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NREL Correlates Solar Policy Successes & Failures
March 15th, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
Originally published on Green Building Elements. The following report from NREL concerning issues in state solar energy policies should prove timely and
How The IEA Underestimates The Solar Industry
March 7th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Energy Post. By Terje Osmundsen. The International Energy Agency (IEA) consistently entertains much too pessimistic assumptions about
New Financing Structures For Clean Energy Can Help Bring Down Solar Soft Costs
February 28th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
By Maud Texier. Hardware costs for solar have substantially dropped over the past years. Solar module prices have decreased by
How The US Is Driving Down Utility-Scale Solar Costs (CHART)
February 27th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. The US government has announced that the US solar industry is more than 60 per
Solar Securitization Intro
February 14th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on NREL. By Travis Lowder. The U.S. solar industry is an $11.5 billion market with over 360,000 systems
Huge Wind Farm Could Save California $750 Billion Off Energy Bills
February 13th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Ari Phillips. California law says that a third of the state’s energy must come from
Friendly Mutant Algae Could Churn Out Sustainable Hydrogen On Your Desktop
February 11th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
The Jetsons could only dream about a gizmo like this: a desktop bioreactor swimming with microalgae that churn out hydrogen
Which Solar Panels Are Most Efficient?
February 2nd, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Cost Of Solar. One of the most common things people ask when they start to consider going
Net Zero In Seattle: Sustainable Building Of The Year (VIDEO)
January 31st, 2014 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Bullitt Center in Seattle, Washington is the greenest commercial building in the world, it is Net Zero, and was recently
Forget Intermittency: NREL Says Wind Energy Can Boost Grid Reliability
January 24th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci
A new study from NREL turns wind energy perceptions upside down by saying it can be used by grid operators to improve power system reliability
This Little Bug Could Be The Graphene Of Low Cost Biofuel
January 8th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
From the exotic Valley of Geysers in far eastern Russia comes a bacteria that could propel the biofuel market far
NREL: Soft Costs Now Largest Piece Of Solar Installation Costs
December 12th, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill
Two reports published by the US Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) show that soft costs — such as
When Solar & Wind Power Capacities Go Up, Electricity Generation From Solar & Wind Go Up (Charts)
December 10th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
It’s logical, right? More solar power capacity = more electricity from solar power. More wind power capacity = more electricity
US Fossil Fuels Losing Out To Wind And Solar
December 9th, 2013 | by Giles Parkinson
Originally published on RenewEconomy The price of new power purchase agreements for wind farms and new solar projects in the
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