Originally published on Green Building Elements. By John Perlin Special thanks to author John Perlin for this contribution about what is believed to be the world’s oldest solar device – a solar ignitor, or yang-sui . The material comes from Perlin’s recently published book, Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman Global renewable electricity energy capacity rose to a new record level last year — more than 1,560 gigawatts (GW), up 8% from 2012. More than 22 % of the world’s power production now comes from renewable sources. Renewables currently meet almost one-fifth … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman The latest major report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Energy Technology Perspectives 2014, states that “radical action is needed to actively transform energy supply and end use”. In an interview with Energy Post, the IEA’s renowned Chief Economist Fatih Birol notes … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman Meeting the world’s growing need for energy will require more than $48 trillion in investment over the period to 2035, according to a special report on investment released [this week] by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of the World Energy Outlook series. Today’s annual … [continued]
Originally published on Creative Greenius. This political primary season just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Imagine my surprise on Friday afternoon when my cell phone rang and it was Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi on the line calling to tell me he had made a big mistake and that he was sorry. … [continued]
Originally published on PV Solar Report. By Rosana Francescato SolarCity announces a Groupon for home solar, eliciting a range of reactions from analysts and journalists. The deal offers customers $400 off home solar power when they purchase a $1 Groupon. Is it a desperate move, or a brilliant marketing ploy? … [continued]
If you believe in capitalism and free markets then you believe in a price on carbon dioxide emissions. The only question is what that price should be.
Originally published on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath After a week which saw the use of renewable energy support schemes in Australia described as “plain crazy”, it seems like a good time to take another look at the study published last month by Agora Energiewend that shows European subsidies for solar and wind … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Leia Guccione It’s been three months since we released The Economics of Grid Defection exploring when off-grid solar-plus-battery systems could reach economic parity with retail electric service. These systems could become competitive with retail electric service within the next decade for many commercial customers and … [continued]
By Jeff Ray, CEO, Ventyx Seeing vehicles from Uber and Lyft, the car-sharing services, cruising the streets of major American cities gets me excited about what could happen to the industry I serve – electric utilities – in this new sharing economy. Sharing has already disrupted – to the point of destruction – music, … [continued]
