Sixteen organizations spanning the US solar industry, including the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have launched a group effort that should result in opening up large, new pools and lower the cost of capital for the US solar energy industry.
Germany and the United States have been powerhouse names in the solar industry for the last couple of years, but a new player is slowly emerging thanks to a healthy feed-in tariff (FIT): Japan. With its FIT paying up to ¥42 per kilowatt hour, Japan is expected to grow by 120% … [continued]
According to data from the end of 2011, Arizona was the top solar power state per capita. However, to the displeasure of solar advocates across the country, the Arizona Corporation Commission in January voted against important solar incentives that have helped make Arizona a leader. However, strong citizen engagement, and perhaps … [continued]
Germany has often been touted as a world-leader in solar development and industry, and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) are solidifying that opinion by inviting to German solar-representatives to speak at its National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2013. Held in Baltimore over April 16 to 20, the ASES conference intends … [continued]
Welspun Energy, part of the $3.5 billion Welspun Group, has commissioned the largest solar power plant in the India to date. The project is part of the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). A total of 490 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity was allocated in the first … [continued]
One thing I find very odd about the world is that even today when solar panels are being installed from Canada to Tasmania and powering everything from laptops to fish tank filters to cars, there are still people who appear to wake up in the morning and decide that their … [continued]
Reposted from Suntech’s website: WUXI, China, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/— Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) (“Suntech” or the “Company”) today announced that it has received from the trustee of its 3% Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) a notice of default and acceleration relating toSuntech’s non-payment of the principal amount of US$541 million that was due to … [continued]
A tender for 400 MW of new solar photovoltaic plants that are 250 kW or larger was recently announced by the French Ministry of Energy, Ecology, and Sustainable Development. Their statement specified that there will be priority given to projects that are developed on “soil degraded sites,” such as brown-fields. … [continued]
Reposted from San Diego Loves Green (with minor edits): By Roy L Hales Peder Norby’s interest in renewable energy goes back to his wind-powered home in Denmark. Even then, Peder knew that someday he would drive an electric vehicle. In 2005, he and Julie built a 4,600-square-foot house overlooking the Agua … [continued]
If you have been following clean energy news from Japan, you know the aggressive goals the country has. The government has been spurring renewable energy growth with an alluring feed-in tariff and apparently it has been working. Japan has added just over 1 GW of solar to its previous total … [continued]
