CleanTechnica » US Clean Energy 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 Renewable Energy Provided 99% Of All New Electricity Capacity In October http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/27/renewable-energy-provided-99-new-electricity-capacity-october/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/27/renewable-energy-provided-99-new-electricity-capacity-october/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:24:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59513 By The SUN DAY Campaign Washington DC – According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, and wind “units” provided 694 MW of new electrical generating capacity last month or 99.3% of all new generation placed in-service (the balance of 5 MW was provided

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/15/renewable-energy-patents-booming/feed/ 0 Clean Energy Firms On Stock Market Increase 18% In Value In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/10/clean-energy-firms-on-stock-market-increase-18-in-value-in-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/10/clean-energy-firms-on-stock-market-increase-18-in-value-in-2013/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56121 A recent Ernst & Young (EY) study found that the global cleantech sector grew a staggering $26 billion in the last fiscal year. The study  analyzed 424 companies, only including companies that got over half of their value from clean energy business. It found that these 424 companies employed 512,500 people and together had a market capitalization

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/10/clean-energy-firms-on-stock-market-increase-18-in-value-in-2013/feed/ 2 Mosaic Teams With D-Sun to Offer Investors the Chance to Help Put Solar on Colorado Charter School http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/16/mosaic-teams-with-d-sun-to-offer-investors-the-chance-to-help-put-solar-on-colorado-charter-school/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/16/mosaic-teams-with-d-sun-to-offer-investors-the-chance-to-help-put-solar-on-colorado-charter-school/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:00:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53870 Raising the capital to install a 657-kW solar PV system at the Pinnacle Charter School is the first joint project for D-Sun and Mosaic as they look to leverage their respective expertise and resources to scale up their online distributed solar energy financing platforms

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/16/mosaic-teams-with-d-sun-to-offer-investors-the-chance-to-help-put-solar-on-colorado-charter-school/feed/ 0 Largest Federal Wind Farm In US Contract Awarded To Siemens http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/largest-federal-wind-farm-in-us-contract-awarded-to-siemens/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/largest-federal-wind-farm-in-us-contract-awarded-to-siemens/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51971 Who doesn’t love a “largest wind farm” or “largest solar farm” story? Here’s the latest I’m aware of, via CleanTechnica sister site Green Building Elements. Congrats to Siemens. (Note: if the article doesn’t load fully, simply refresh this page or click on through to Green Building Elements.) Largest Federal Wind Farm to Be Built by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/largest-federal-wind-farm-in-us-contract-awarded-to-siemens/feed/ 3 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/feed/ 5 Mosaic Opens Up Largest Solar Rooftop Project To Date To Online Investors http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/mosaic-opens-up-largest-solar-rooftop-project-to-date-to-online-investors/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/mosaic-opens-up-largest-solar-rooftop-project-to-date-to-online-investors/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51107 Investor response to Mosaic's pioneering solar PV project crowdfunding platform has been dramatic, and positive. The Oakland-based start-up is now looking to its online community of investors to finance its largest solar rooftop project to date, a 487-kW installation for the Wildwoods Convention Center in New Jersey

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/mosaic-opens-up-largest-solar-rooftop-project-to-date-to-online-investors/feed/ 0 US #1 Wind Power Market (Again), GE #1 Wind Turbine Manufacturer, According To Navigant http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:59:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50123 Reposted from Climate Progress: The U.S. is now the largest wind power market, and a U.S. company is the world’s number 1 supplier, according to a new industry report by Navigant Research. This is a big shakeup in the global wind market. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/feed/ 5 U.S. Solar PV Market Grew 76% In 2012 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/u-s-solar-pv-market-grew-76-in-2012-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/u-s-solar-pv-market-grew-76-in-2012-charts/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:00:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49537 Last year was a record-breaking year for U.S. solar energy, as the PV industry grew by 76% in 2012 compared to 2011. The U.S. Solar Market Insight Report: Year In Review, co-authored by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, said that 2012 PV solar installations were 3.31 GW, more than 40% all previous U.S.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/u-s-solar-pv-market-grew-76-in-2012-charts/feed/ 0 Join U.S. Solar Industry Google Hangout Today! http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/join-u-s-solar-industry-google-hangout-today/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/join-u-s-solar-industry-google-hangout-today/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:42:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49557 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research are hosting an on-air Google Hangout at 11:00am EST today (less than three hours away as I’m typing this). You can join in here. This happens to remind me that CleanTechnica got SEIA on SEIA’s first ever Google Hangout back in October 2011. For a look

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/join-u-s-solar-industry-google-hangout-today/feed/ 2 DOE Issues Guidebook For Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development At Federal Facilities http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/doe-issues-guidebook-for-large-scale-renewable-energy-development-at-federal-facilities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/doe-issues-guidebook-for-large-scale-renewable-energy-development-at-federal-facilities/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:00:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49455 Building capacity – capacity in terms of human resources, particularly – is key to driving the transition to a clean green energy system and society forward. Under the Obama Administration, federal government agencies – the EPA, Departments of Energy, Interior, Defense, and others – have been playing a leading role in blazing the trail toward

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/doe-issues-guidebook-for-large-scale-renewable-energy-development-at-federal-facilities/feed/ 4 2012 Solar Predictions Reviewed http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/2012-solar-predictions-reviewed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/2012-solar-predictions-reviewed/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:00:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48756 It took me awhile to get to this one, but this article by Rosana Francescato (originally published on the PV Solar Report) gives a pretty thorough overview of how various 2012 solar predictions fared. Of course, when reviewing predictions from numerous sources, there’s going to be quite a bit of variation (as Rosana notes at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/2012-solar-predictions-reviewed/feed/ 5 Global Wind Power Capacity Up To 282.5 GW (~20% Increase In 2012) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/12/global-wind-power-capacity-up-to-282-5-gw-20-increase-in-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/12/global-wind-power-capacity-up-to-282-5-gw-20-increase-in-2012/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:58:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48383 Wind power keeps growing fast, very fast. According to data just released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), nearly 45 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity were added across the globe in 2012. That includes a record 12.6 GW of new capacity in the US, 5.3 GW of which were added in December 2012.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/12/global-wind-power-capacity-up-to-282-5-gw-20-increase-in-2012/feed/ 12 Fox News: Can You Get Any More Insane? Germany Is Sunnier Than The US? (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/08/fox-news-can-you-get-any-more-insane-germany-is-sunnier-than-the-us-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/08/fox-news-can-you-get-any-more-insane-germany-is-sunnier-than-the-us-video/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:36:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48193 –>Update: You may also like “Fox News Fails BIG TIME On Solar Subsidies” and “10 Huge Lessons We’ve Learned From Germany’s Solar Power Success.“ Fox News astounds me. It’s like the Onion, except that it thinks it isn’t joking. I’ve seen a lot of crazy lines from the puppets over on Fox, but this week’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/08/fox-news-can-you-get-any-more-insane-germany-is-sunnier-than-the-us-video/feed/ 32 Taller Wind Turbines Boost State Energy Self-Reliance http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/taller-wind-turbines-boost-state-energy-self-reliance/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/taller-wind-turbines-boost-state-energy-self-reliance/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47430 A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard.  The technological change grabs more wind energy, with consistently higher wind speeds at higher altitudes, meaning states can get even more power from a similar number

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/taller-wind-turbines-boost-state-energy-self-reliance/feed/ 1 Bonnaroo Loves Solar; How Many Tesla Model S’sss Have Been Produced?… (Cleantech News Roundup) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/12/ct-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/12/ct-news/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:47:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47085   Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate change news of the past few days: Clean Power Solar Power Bonnaroo Unveils First Permanent Festival Solar Array First Solar Begins Construction of Campo Verde Solar Project Arizona’s Black Mountain Solar Project Reaches Completion Financing Complete for Largest Solar-Powered US Military Community US:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/12/ct-news/feed/ 1 Sempra Completes 1st 150MW Phase Of 700MW Arizona Solar Farm http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/11/sempra-completes-first-phase-of-arizona-solar-farm/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/11/sempra-completes-first-phase-of-arizona-solar-farm/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:09:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47046   Renewable energy and natural gas provider Sempra US Gas & Power announced Wednesday that it had completed construction of Mesquite Solar 1, the first 150-megawatt phase of the company’s Mesquite Solar complex location in Arlington, Arizona. “We are pleased to continue the momentum of our solar program with the completion of Mesquite Solar 1

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/11/sempra-completes-first-phase-of-arizona-solar-farm/feed/ 1 Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/31/top-10-solar-power-stories-of-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/31/top-10-solar-power-stories-of-2012/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:45:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46716   What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants go online in 2012, a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/31/top-10-solar-power-stories-of-2012/feed/ 8 Chart: German PV Capacity = 50% Of Peak Summer Demand; US PV Capacity = 0.5% Of Peak Summer Demand http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/19/chart-german-pv-capacity-50-of-peak-summer-demand-us-pv-capacity-0-5-of-peak-summer-demand/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/19/chart-german-pv-capacity-50-of-peak-summer-demand-us-pv-capacity-0-5-of-peak-summer-demand/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:36:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46329   Yikes, that’s a bit of a humiliating stat, isn’t it? I’ve covered this sort of thing previously, when comparing solar power capacity of various countries to TWh of electricity production, GDP, and per capita. At the end of 2011, Germany had over 39 times more solar power capacity per TWh of electricity production than

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/19/chart-german-pv-capacity-50-of-peak-summer-demand-us-pv-capacity-0-5-of-peak-summer-demand/feed/ 16 South Africa’s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview… (Solar News Of The Week) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46206   Here’s some more top solar energy news from the week (other than our own stories — which you can find via the link above): Rooftop Solar Why Utilites Will Pay A Premium For Rooftop Solar: “A power company rang me up last week offering to increase my rooftop solar (RTS) feed-in tariff if I

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