CleanTechnica » 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 17% Of Household Energy Comes From Rooftop Solar In Queensland http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/17-household-energy-comes-rooftop-solar-queensland/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/17-household-energy-comes-rooftop-solar-queensland/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:06:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76264 Originally published on RenewEconomy. The proportion of residential energy in the south-east corner of Queensland that was generated by rooftop solar has jumped to 17 per cent in November, according to the local grid operator. Energex, which operates the distribution network around Brisbane, and from the Sunshine Coast down to the Gold Coast, says total

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/animated-guide-solar-rooftop-revolution/feed/ 5 Author John Perlin Celebrates The Coming Year Of Light http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/author-john-perlin-celebrates-coming-year-light/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/author-john-perlin-celebrates-coming-year-light/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:12:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75745 To foster greater understanding of how we harness sunlight, we will celebrate the UN’s coming International Year of Light by culling from John Perlin’s Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. Perlin’s work is the only book that has thoroughly chronicled the development and application of solar throughout, focusing on key themes, people and events

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/washington-state-utility-launches-community-solar-project/feed/ 15 Scotland’s Renewable Sector Generated Over 100% of Residential Electricity Needs In October http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/05/scotlands-renewable-sector-saw-bumper-month-october/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/05/scotlands-renewable-sector-saw-bumper-month-october/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:22:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74488 The Scottish renewable energy sector is one of the world’s best performing, and new data from WeatherEnergy has shown that October was a “bumper month” for the country, generating more than enough electricity from renewable sources to power the country. The figures were published by WWF Scotland on Tuesday, based on figures provided by WeatherEnergy,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/05/scotlands-renewable-sector-saw-bumper-month-october/feed/ 30 Richard King-Founder of Solar Decathlon — TEDx Talk (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/richard-king-founder-solar-decathlon-tedxtalk-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/richard-king-founder-solar-decathlon-tedxtalk-video/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:00:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74254 1Sun4All. Have you thought about how the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon got started? Who was the first person to want to have a student competition that demonstrates the use of solar rooftop systems? According to Solar Decathlon, it began with Richard King. In 1999 he had been working at the Department of Energy for 10 years

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/richard-king-founder-solar-decathlon-tedxtalk-video/feed/ 0 Minnesota Gets Ready To Launch Solar Highways http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/minnesota-gets-ready-launch-solar-highways/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/minnesota-gets-ready-launch-solar-highways/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:01:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73877 We tend to think of Minnesota for its fishing, snow, and progressive politicians, but solar? Well if Minnesota has its way, solar arrays could soon be seen along the public rights-of-way that line the state’s highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released a request for proposal (RFP) accepting bids to build and manage

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/minnesota-gets-ready-launch-solar-highways/feed/ 28 Top 10 Twitter Tips For An Optimized Solar Power International 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/top-10-twitter-tips-optimized-solar-power-international-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/top-10-twitter-tips-optimized-solar-power-international-2014/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:22:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73554 In less than a week, the solar industry will converge on Las Vegas for three jam-packed days of sun worship. Not at the pool, but in the halls and among the exhibits at Solar Power International (SPI) 2014. Brands big and small routinely lose out on a vast array of opportunities and lucrative connections at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/top-10-twitter-tips-optimized-solar-power-international-2014/feed/ 0 New DOI Plan For California Desert Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/new-doi-plan-california-desert-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/new-doi-plan-california-desert-renewables/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:15:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72325 At a wind farm near Palm Springs yesterday, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell presented the department’s long-awaited plans for both multi-energy renewables development and conservation within 22.5 million acres of the Mojave and other Southern California deserts. More than half the land lies within San Bernardino County. The rest is distributed among six

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/schools-solar-crowdfunding/feed/ 1 Chile Carbon Tax Coming Up This Week http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/chile-carbon-tax-coming-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/chile-carbon-tax-coming-week/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:11:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71190 This week, the government of Chile holds a final vote on its first carbon taxation scheme, also the first in South America, a measure to make fossil fuel generators pay for emitting greenhouse gases. The Chile carbon tax is part of a larger program of wide-ranging tax revisions introduced by the country’s popular center-left president Michelle Bachelet,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/chile-carbon-tax-coming-week/feed/ 1 Coal Found Guilty In Case Of Energy Generation Versus Birds http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/coal-found-guilty-case-energy-generation-versus-birds/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/coal-found-guilty-case-energy-generation-versus-birds/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:30:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71090 U.S. News has investigated just how many birds are killed by different energy sources each year, and the figures do not look good for coal utilities. Over the years that renewable energy has developed into a mainstay of the Western energy grid there have been a number of attempts to derail their development, spread, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/coal-found-guilty-case-energy-generation-versus-birds/feed/ 19 Explosive US Solar Power Growth & Jobs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:00:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70769 It’s no secret to those who work in energy that the solar industry is among the fastest-growing power sectors in this country (often the fastest-growing one), as well as worldwide. And many people don’t realize it, but US solar power growth has a hugely positive impact on employment. In 2013 alone, the global solar industry

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/feed/ 31 Canada Hydro Line To Power 2-3% Of NYC http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/17/canada-hydro-line-power-2-3-nyc/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/17/canada-hydro-line-power-2-3-nyc/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:08:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70663 It’s nice not to be talking about imports from Canada in terms of oil this time. The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the final environmental impact statement for the 336-mile, 1000-megawatt Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line across the U.S.-Canada border near Champlain, New York, extending to New York City. The high-voltage direct current line, mostly

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/17/canada-hydro-line-power-2-3-nyc/feed/ 6 Investing In Africa Climate Adaptation Also Aids Development http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/investing-africa-climate-adaptation-also-aids-development/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/investing-africa-climate-adaptation-also-aids-development/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:55:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70622 The United Nations Environment Programme released a report yesterday that responds to a 2013 report on the potentially crippling costs of climate change in Africa. At an October meeting in Gabarone last year, the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment endorsed the Africa Adaptation Gap Report, which identified these costs. The new report, titled Keeping Track of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/investing-africa-climate-adaptation-also-aids-development/feed/ 19 Environment California’s New Report: Lighting the Way http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/environment-californias-new-report-lighting-way/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/environment-californias-new-report-lighting-way/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:53:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70430 The Top Ten States that Helped Drive America’s Solar Energy Boom in 2013 Jordan Schneider and Rob Sargent wrote Environment California’s new report Lighting the Way.  The 51 page study focuses on 10 key states who collectively possess 87% of US installed capacity. “The top 10 states did not come to be America’s solar energy leaders by accident,” Schneider

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/environment-californias-new-report-lighting-way/feed/ 7 China Increases Solar Installation Target To 13 GW http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/china-increases-solar-installation-target-13-gw/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/china-increases-solar-installation-target-13-gw/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:49:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70342 A day after Chinese state media reported that Beijing is set to ban the use and trade of coal in its inner districts, Xinhua has now reported that the head of the National Energy Administration (NEA) has said that China is aiming to install 13 GW worth of solar PV power in 2014. Wu Xinxiong,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/china-increases-solar-installation-target-13-gw/feed/ 1 Maximizing Rooftop Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/maximizing-rooftop-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/maximizing-rooftop-solar/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:47:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70206 In the latest TalkSolar episode, I interview Ralph Velasquez of NewWind, out of Nashville, Tennessee, about NewWind’s new way of maximizing solar on your roof. Find Additional Energy Podcasts with Talk Solar on BlogTalkRadio   Ralph has been involved in the roofing and building industry since 1978, and renewable technologies since 1999. In his career, he has re-roofed millions of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/maximizing-rooftop-solar/feed/ 1 The Next Frontier For Beyond The Grid Solar Markets: Big Data http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/02/next-frontier-beyond-grid-solar-markets-big-data/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/02/next-frontier-beyond-grid-solar-markets-big-data/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2014 08:36:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70145 by Justin Guay When it comes to energy access, we’re fond of saying small is big. That’s because all those small-scale solar lanterns, solar home systems, and solar mini-grids add up to a very big market. But the size of that market, and its social impact, could well be dwarfed by an even larger opportunity the solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/02/next-frontier-beyond-grid-solar-markets-big-data/feed/ 3 Projects Borrego Solar Deemed Doable http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/01/projects-borrego-solar-deemed-doable/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/01/projects-borrego-solar-deemed-doable/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:50:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70091 Originally Published in the ECOreport Borrego Solar acquires utility-scale projects like the Seneca Solar Projects every year. The projects’ previous developers reached the mid to late developmental stage, but then decided to sell. A large number of utility-scale projects stall every year, and that’s the end of the story for most of them. Some get

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