Originally published on Energy Post. By Sonja van Renssen With his invention of the SolarLease for SolarCity, he revolutionised the US residential solar market. Now, David Arfin, CEO of First Energy Finance, wants to take his business model to other parts of the world, including Europe, and apply it to … [continued]
The up and coming indie band Trapdoor Social is working at the edge of sustainability and art with their 1.64 kW solar trailer, which will allow them to put on 100% solar-powered concerts and to visibly promote solar as a solution to their fans. Trapdoor Social, which hails from LA, … [continued]
Evaluating locations for potential renewable energy projects might be getting a little bit more convenient, at least on the surface, thanks to the release of a mobile version of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Global Atlas, which aims to put reliable datasets and expertise in the palm of your … [continued]
Adding appropriate daylighting to a building has a number of benefits to the both the owners and the occupants, whether it’s a home or a business. Daylighting can reduce lighting energy costs, as well as other lighting equipment costs (replacement bulbs, ballasts, drivers, hardware, etc.) and can be a key … [continued]
A new line of solar modules from JA Solar, dubbed Spice Solar, eliminates the need for racking, allowing for direct mounting on rooftops, and can cut both installation time and costs. I once spent a summer installing rooftop solar arrays, and one of the most pain-in-the-rear parts of the process … [continued]
The state of California just created an ambitious goal, as well as a significant milestone, for itself on the road to a sustainable energy and climate ecosystem, thanks to the passage of Senate Bill 350, which sets the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030. SB350, which was sponsored … [continued]
For all of its opponents’ arguments, wind energy remains one of the cornerstones of our present and future clean energy framework, and while there is no shortage of stories about wind turbines being harmful to birds, bats, and humans, much worse could be said about the effects of our current … [continued]
Delhi is getting its first hydropower plant, but it’s not harvesting the energy of running water in the traditional hydroelectric model, as this new system uses falling water from a treated sewage effluent pipe to spin its turbine. Recapturing some of the energy in flowing water that is generated by … [continued]
On the anniversary of the completion of the first solar farm built under the White House’s Power Africa program, the 8.5 MW plant on the grounds of the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda had a few distinguished visitors, among them U2’s Bono and US Senator Chris Coons. A delegation of … [continued]
The company behind what will be California’s first commercial-scale solar desalination plant is issuing $10 million in preferred stock in the venture, through a state-registered direct public offering (DPO) in California. WaterFX Hydro I, Inc., doing business as HydroRevolution℠, a California subsidiary of WaterFX™, is offering the shares to finance … [continued]
