Originally published on PV Solar Report. By Rosana Francescato Solar: What first comes to mind? Mosaic poll A new poll from Mosaic shows that homeowners still love solar — and many still think it costs too much. The poll also delves into how homeowners feel about owning their system with … [continued]
By Michal Bacia In April of this year, the British Government, through its Department of Energy & Climate Change, announced “…plans to turn the Government estate as well as factories, supermarkets and car parks into solar hubs.” This is huge! Translation? Government support for solar PV distributed generation (DG). Yay! … [continued]
By Jamie Evans There’s no question about it, studies have proven most Americans agree that renewable energy is crucial to our future. In addition, while electricity rates across the country continue to increase, solar panels become more affordable and viable than ever. Yet, at a time when green technology is gaining popularity and … [continued]
The man who can very well be credited to have kickstarted India’s ongoing march towards solar power capacity of 22,000 MW by 2022 — Narendra Modi — has been handed a historic mandate in the world’s largest-ever democratic exercise. The Narendra Modi–led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) secured a simple majority … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Rudolf ten Hoedt A first gold rush driven by generous subsidies led to an uncontrolled boom in solar power projects in Japan, of which, however, only a very small percentage actually got built. Now, however, the government has taken charge and serious developers are entering … [continued]
By Byron Meinerth, Chelsea Eakin, and John Hanrahan What is it like to rent an EV in Beijing? Over the Labor Day holiday, we decided to find out. For all the articles about Beijing’s air pollution problems and ambitious goals for electric vehicle adoption, we had trouble finding one that covered the … [continued]
Originally published on SolarWakeup. By Yann Brandt Residential solar is the fastest growing part of the solar market and some of the major players in the sector have been making big moves. Recently, Sunrun acquired the residential division of REC Solar including AEE Solar and SnapNrack while also announcing a partnership … [continued]
By Arno Harris, SEIA Board Chairman, and Nat Kreamer, SEIA Vice Chairman of the Board More than 150 years ago, American author and humorist Mark Twain wrote, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” Sadly, some things never change. Recently, a few bloggers took exception to … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Central. By Bobby Magill The Grand Canyon was once targeted as a major dam site by the federal government, a project eventually scuttled after widespread protest. Nobody is revisiting the idea of a dam there, but a new U.S. Department of Energy report shows that the Grand Canyon … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Luca Bergamaschi Poland’s proposal to reduce the EU’s energy dependence on Russia by collective buying of gas and maximising domestic production of coal shows a reactive, “security-as-usual” approach that is totally behind the times, writes Luca Bergamaschi of think tank E3G. According to Bergamaschi, the … [continued]
