SolarCity this week announced yet another good solar story. It is now offering a highly affordable solar loan in Pennsylvania. According to a press release from SolarCity, described as America’s #1 solar power provider (for a reason), it is “the most affordable solar power offering in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” SolarCity writes: “The company will offer its unique MyPower … [continued]
Solar is coming into its own. It is here to stay. However, the off-grid solar market is still nascent. Arguably, serving this off-grid solar need, this off-grid market, requires fresh financing techniques. Africa is so vast that off-grid is normalcy to many families and businesses. But many are still completely without electricity, and … [continued]
Warning: the following link drop is only for the cleantech obsessed. There are a lot of stories here. Nonetheless, there are really a lot of great ones, imho, so I encourage you to carefully scan through and click on what interests you! (As always, don’t forget to check out our … [continued]
Would you believe it? Not a single Tesla story made it into the top 15 this week! Ah, of course you weren’t fooled by that fib. In fact, Tesla took spots #1, #2, #4, #5 (sort of), and must have contributed to #15 as well. But there was actually a … [continued]
As you eagerly await the first leg of what is likely to be the first round-the-world journey in a solar airplane (Solar Impulse 2), you may be wondering about the origins of Solar Impulse. During one of the Solar Impulse events I attended during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I recorded a nice presentation … [continued]
I was lucky enough to attend the unveiling of Solar Impulse 2 in Switzerland last year, and interview co-founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg at that event. Again, I was lucky in that I got to attend a few Solar Impulse events in Abu Dhabi during Abu Dhabi Sustainability … [continued]
Editor’s Note: Despite most of the public not knowing this, solar power is simply a good financial decision these days. A recent report for the UK’s Network Rail examines the matter for its specific case. Here’s more from Nicholas (reposted from Solar Love): Trackside solar panels have the potential to … [continued]
Group hug for US taxpayers: the company 1366 Technologies is aiming for low cost solar as cheap as coal with new Hanwha partnership .
The news from GTM Research that solar PV module price can vary by up to $0.16/watt by region is quite notable when you consider than solar PV modules are priced well below $1/watt. It’s also an indication that some solar PV module prices are artificially high, and therefore there is some reason … [continued]
Getting back on the wagon and sharing the many video interviews I recorded in Abu Dhabi, below is another one. This one is with Richenda van Leeuwen of the UN Foundation, one of my new favorite people. Richenda is Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative team, and also a CleanTechnica … [continued]
