As John Farrell noted in an article in January, grid parity is a complicated matter (and doesn’t take into account important health costs, greenhouse gas emissions costs, and grid costs). But grid parity is rather important because it relates to what actual consumers directly pay for solar-powered electricity compared to conventionally … [continued]
Solar3D is a young solar cell company looking to mass produce 3-dimensional (3-D) solar cells. Take a stroll through our Solar3D articles from the past year for a little more history. Now, the innovative solar company is under the impression that “it may have discovered the ultimate silicon solar … [continued]
Some interesting news from MIT this week on storing CO2 underground. Check out this MIT News Office repost by David Chandler: A new study by researchers at MIT shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century’s worth … [continued]
This is a very interesting shipping company (of sorts) that has found a common-sense, yet uncommon, solution to tons (I mean, megatons) of unnecessary carbon emissions. Check out this useful guest post and keep Shiply in mind next time you need something shipped (if you’re in one of the … [continued]
Solar energy policies in Germany have resulted in a jobs boom and have driven down the price of power on the EPEX Power Exchange. More people work in Germany’s solar energy sector than in its coal and nuclear sectors combined. (Don’t tell this year’s GOP candidates — they somehow … [continued]
CleanTechnica has been around, and a world leader in cleantech coverage and commentary, since early 2008. However, it has switched hands 2-3 times, and, in the midst of the last switch, some changes were made to the stats services we use that essentially reset our ‘lifetime’ site stats to … [continued]
Update: Beyond the interesting facts below, new analyses have noted that Germany has: over 57 times more solar power per capita than the “Sunshine State,” Florida; over 21 times more solar per capita than the US; over 39 times more solar power relative to electricity production than the US; about … [continued]
We covered New Energy Technologies’ trademark SolarWindow technology a couple times last year after researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) teamed up with New Energy Technologies to advance these SolarWindows. To put it simply, this technology would allow us to create electricity from solar technology … [continued]
The governors of Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as the British Columbia premier released a report this week showing that, with a transition to a clean economy, the region would add over one million green jobs and $142 billion in GDP! The report, West Coast Clean Economy: Opportunities … [continued]
Siemens just announced yesterday that it has been awarded a $1.6-million research grant from the Department of Energy (DoE) to research ways of cutting the cost of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and “developing ‘smart’ charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand.” In addition to the DoE funding, … [continued]
