CleanTechnica » solar photovoltaics 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 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Think Green Jobs Can’t Grow? 6.5 Million Workers Think You’re Wrong. http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/think-green-jobs-cant-grow-6-5-million-workers-think-youre-wrong/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/think-green-jobs-cant-grow-6-5-million-workers-think-youre-wrong/#comments Mon, 12 May 2014 18:56:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66753 The world added nearly a million green jobs in 2013, extending into developing countries on solar's surge, says the International Renewable Energy Agency

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/think-green-jobs-cant-grow-6-5-million-workers-think-youre-wrong/feed/ 3 Net Zero In Seattle: Sustainable Building Of The Year (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/net-zero-seattle-sustainable-building-year-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/net-zero-seattle-sustainable-building-year-video/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:06:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62027 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 named the World Architecture News Sustainable Building of the Year 2013. In addition to an energy efficient design, the Bullitt Center relies on the behavior of the tenants to meet the goals of net zero energy and water. To

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/net-zero-seattle-sustainable-building-year-video/feed/ 2 NREL: 23% Of Global Electricity Generation Supplied By Renewable Sources http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:45:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60818 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) released a report — 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book — in October of 2013 regarding the status of renewable energy globally and in the US. The report has an abundance of great charts and, in reading through the pages, I discovered that renewable energy accounts for 23% of all electricity generation worldwide

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/feed/ 10 US Solar Energy Industry Shines In Record-Setting 3Q 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:26:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60003 The US solar energy industry installed a record-setting 930MW of photovoltaic panels in 3Q 2013, passing 10GW total installed capacity - enough to power 1.7 million homes.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/feed/ 5 Analysis: 50% Reduction In Cost Of Renewable Energy Since 2008 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/analysis-50-reduction-in-cost-of-renewable-energy-since-2008/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/analysis-50-reduction-in-cost-of-renewable-energy-since-2008/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:27:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56330 The levelized cost of renewable energy in America has fallen by more than 50% over the past four years, according to new analysis from global financial advisor and asset manager firm Lazard Freres & Co

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/feed/ 15 The Big Green Business Opportunity For America’s Economy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/15/the-big-green-business-opportunity-for-americas-economy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/15/the-big-green-business-opportunity-for-americas-economy/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:49:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52860 A new survey shows growth rates for green products and services are rising faster than conventional goods in America’s economy, outpacing the overall economy during the depths of the recession, and creating opportunity for the 88% of US businesses classified as “microbusinesses” with five or fewer employees.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/04/japanese-solar-industry-soaring/feed/ 3 Georgia Set To Increase Solar Energy With New Legislation http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/27/could-georgia-spur-a-solar-boom-in-the-south/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/27/could-georgia-spur-a-solar-boom-in-the-south/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:30:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50010 A new solar energy bill in the US state of Georgia has been submitted, “Rural Georgia Economic Recovery and Solar Resource Act of 2014.” This bill would create a new model for generation and distribution of electricity, allowing the Public Service Commission to authorize and establish a rural community solar initiative and oversee and manage the expansion of solar energy in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/27/could-georgia-spur-a-solar-boom-in-the-south/feed/ 2 WWF Report Finds Solar Land Use Doesn’t Conflict With Conservation Goals http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/wwf-report-finds-solar-land-use-doesnt-conflict-with-conservation-goals/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/wwf-report-finds-solar-land-use-doesnt-conflict-with-conservation-goals/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:16:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47267 Oh, naysayers, brace yourselves for this doozy! The World Wildlife Fund has come out with a report that land used for solar panels is an insignificant amount and does not conflict with conservation goals. The WWF goes as far as saying that, if by 2050 100% of the world’s electricity was generated by solar farms

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/wwf-report-finds-solar-land-use-doesnt-conflict-with-conservation-goals/feed/ 11 Solar Cell Made of a Single Molecule: Electrical Current Generated from Individual Protein Complex http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/solar-cell-made-of-a-single-molecule-electrical-current-generated-from-individual-protein-complex/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/solar-cell-made-of-a-single-molecule-electrical-current-generated-from-individual-protein-complex/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:41:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43538   A method to measure the photocurrents of a ‘single functionalized photosynthetic protein system’ has now been developed by researchers. The researchers are confident that they can show that such a system could be integrated and “selectively addressed” inside of an artificial photovoltaic device’s architecture while still being able to retain its “biomolecular functional properties.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/solar-cell-made-of-a-single-molecule-electrical-current-generated-from-individual-protein-complex/feed/ 0 Solar PV Reducing Price of Electricity in Germany http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/09/solar-pv-reducing-price-of-electricity-in-germany/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/09/solar-pv-reducing-price-of-electricity-in-germany/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34741 Oh, the solar power haters* are going to love this one---a recent study by Germany's Institute for Future Energy Systems (IZES), conducted on behalf of of the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar), has found that, on average, solar power has reduced the price of electricity 10% in Germany (on the EPEX exchange). It reduces prices up to 40% in the early afternoon, when electricity demand is peaking and electricity typically costs the most

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/25/solar-news-10-stories/feed/ 2 Solar Costs Can Only Go Down http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/11/solar-costs-can-only-go-down/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/11/solar-costs-can-only-go-down/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:16:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=32094 Solar costs have fallen rapidly in recent years, as I’ve mentioned more times than I can count. And it seems they can only continue going down. Why? Because there’s a tremendous supply glut of polysilicon, a key ingredient for most solar panels (accounting for about 25% of their final cost). The price of polysilicon has dropped

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/11/solar-costs-can-only-go-down/feed/ 4 Solar Highways Turn Public Liabilities into Assets http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/18/solar-highways-turn-public-liabilities-into-assets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/18/solar-highways-turn-public-liabilities-into-assets/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:52:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28970 One of the great things about photovoltaics is that all they need is an unobstructed piece of ground, and some basic maintenance, and they pump out electricity all day long. But finding a piece of ground that can be devoted solely to solar collectors can be a challenge, especially in the populated areas that need the power the most, so you will often find solar panels perched atop some structure, where they are exposed to higher winds, and are more difficult to maintain. But the solution to this problem might be on your way to work every day; in the unused spaces that surround our national grid of highways

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/29/solar-bikinis-for-iphones-ipods-etc-apparently-yes/feed/ 9 BIG Designs Hovering Solar Intersection for a 21st Century Stockholm http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:16:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874 This near magical hovering design will be a new entrance portal into Stockholm. But it might as well be an entrance portal into a whole different world

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/feed/ 5 International Solar PV Nearly Doubled, PV Growth Doubled in 2010 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/02/17/international-solar-pv-nearly-doubled-pv-growth-doubled-in-2010/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/02/17/international-solar-pv-nearly-doubled-pv-growth-doubled-in-2010/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=22861 The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has reported that solar photovoltaic (PV) power increased by 16 GW in 2010 around the world, approximately double the increase seen in 2009. Despite the continued financial crisis, falling solar prices around the world, good government subsidies (particularly in Germany and Italy), and an interest in addressing accelerated climate

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