Solar Is Cheapest Electricity In History, U.S. DOE Aims To Cut Costs 60% By 2030
Solar power costs have dropped to a record low — for the world, in all of history. However, we need them to go lower.
Concentrating Solar Power
US Funding For Solar PV + Agriculture & Small Innovative Solar PV & CSP Projects
This fifth round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects involve solar PV plus agriculture and small innovative solar PV and CSP projects.
US Funding For Solar Hardware Manufacturing Innovation
This third round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects concerns innovations in manufacturing for solar hardware.
US Funding For Solar Systems Integration & AI Applications In Solar Energy
This second round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects we’re looking at concern Systems Integration and AI Applications in Solar Energy with Emphasis on Machine Learning. Below are DOE summaries of how it intends to help on these topics as well as awardee details from the DOE.
US Government Puts $130 Million More Into Solar Tech
Continuing a decades-long trend, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put a few million dollars into further research and development of solar power technologies — $130 million, to be precise.
Concentrating Solar Power Gets Supercritical CO2 Makeover
Weirdly, Trump continues to pitch concentrating solar power as the sun sets on his administration, now with supercritical carbon dioxide.
How Have Expectations For Useful Life Of Utility-Scale PV Plants In The US Changed Over…
New research from Berkeley Lab outlines how the useful life and operating expenses of utility-scale photovoltaic plants have leveled.
The Next Big Solar Technology? #Intersolar2020
Disruptive advances in solar technology are unusual, with industry-wide design improvements often taking place in very small increments. These small changes create the buzz at solar trade shows like Intersolar North America, which is wrapping up this week in San Diego.
Green New Deals For The World Are Green Good Deals
The Earth is rapidly approaching 1.5°C global warming, air pollution kills over 7 million people worldwide each year, and diminishing fossil fuel resources portend social instability. Yet, recently, world leaders at the United Nations Madrid climate talks failed to agree on a path forward. The core of the problem is the belief by some leaders that solving global warming will be expensive and drain the economy of their country. However, new research indicates that this belief is incorrect.
100% WWS Part 3: Jacobson’s New Study Leans Into The Green New Deal
While Jacobson’s latest Stanford study on 100% renewables by 2050 will draw fire for leaning into the Green New Deal, it strongly supports that policy.
