Check out the following wind and solar news if you haven’t gotten enough of a fix from CleanTechnica‘s wind and solar coverage. Wind News Innovations for Higher Turbine Capacity Factors Towers are getting taller, controls more intelligent, and ultrasound can now be used to measure wind velocity while we wait for … [continued]
An important decision supporting production of cleaner electricity was issued July 14 by the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the constitutionality of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard. The decision means the Colorado RPS does not impose unlawful regulations on out-of-state companies that supply electricity to the state. The current state … [continued]
The latest press release from The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy emphasized significant economic benefits in the Sunshine State that could result from lifting solar policy barriers. “Economic Growth Potential of Solar Could Have a Sunny Future in Florida” notes that Florida could move forward from being one of the … [continued]
The US International Trade Commission upheld the US Department of Commerce’s Decision, from December 16, 2014 on anti-Chinese duties for solar panels.
Yes, you did hear that right. For the first time ever, the annual API energy report is including the solar energy resource. It ranks among the top four …
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 … [continued]
According to trade group SEIA, the ongoing U.S. trade case against China was filed by a single company; they do not represent the entire solar industry.
The national governments of Canada and the US are investigating charges of Chinese solar dumping by numerous North American solar panel makers.
Originally published on Solar Love. A couple weeks ago, I was the “featured journalist” on a massive #SolarChat on Twitter, the biggest yet. Senator Harry Reid joined in, as did the CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Rhone Resch; OFA Climate Change Campaign Manager JackShapiro; Founder of Climate Hawks Vote … [continued]
If you aren’t aware of the biggest solar event on Twitter, here’s the quick summary: #SolarChat has been going strong for three years now. It was originally launched by EcoOutfitters in November 2011. It is “a monthly discussion facilitated on Twitter that joins solar and renewable industry experts and solar-curious consumers to … [continued]
