Originally published on RenewEconomy The upgrades to the outlook for the solar PV market continue, with analysts at Deutsche Bank now suggesting that some module manufacturers expect the global market to rise as high as 50GW in 2014. It says solar companies are bullish on the fundamentals of the market … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Ryan Koronowski Readers of Glenn Beck’s email list received a sponsored message from a source that might surprise some: a solar generator vendor. Solutions From Science sells heirloom seeds, emergency food, and solar products designed to “make people more self-reliant,” according to the Clinton Herald. Bill … [continued]
As we’ve reported numerous times, in places where solar leasing is offered, the large majority of people who go solar decide to do so through the solar leasing model. There are various reasons for that*, but I think the biggest has got to be the $0-down or close-to-$0-down incentive. People … [continued]
The cost of solar energy has already plunged a whopping 70 percent in just three years, and it is set to dive right off the charts. The Department of Energy has just announced a new round of $60 million in grants from the innovative solar funding program that has been … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy Australia’s major electricity utilities are acting to brake or even halt the rapid uptake of solar PV – pushing for higher network charges, refusing connections and downsizing rooftop proposals, as well as removing discounts and forcing tariff changes on solar consumers. The push to contain … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Parker, a student in Irving, California had this to say while visiting the Solar Village at the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2013: It’s inspiring me because I see so many new ideas; I just think they’re amazing. What I want to do when I grow up is I want … [continued]
The roofing company PetersenDean and DPW are working with Suniva on an affordable solar campaign to provide solar systems in a more economical fashion. This is being announced at the Solar Power International Conference in Chicago, which is currently taking place. One of the pluses of this campaign for Americans, titled Solar … [continued]
At Chicago’s Solar Power International on Tuesday, NRG Energy announced the introduction of their freestanding NRG Solar Canopy, a product that will be available through their subsidiary NRG Solar, a freestanding solar array that comes in a variety of sizes and is capable of generating from 2.44 kW to 7.32kW … [continued]
Sunrun is one of America’s leading home solar companies, and on Tuesday it was announced that the company had been awarded $1.6 million from the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative fund. The money is targeted towards furthering the development and implementation of the solar industry’s first “end-to-end workflow automation … [continued]
A couple of years ago, GE jumped into the solar manufacturing arena in a pretty big way. In April 2011, we announced that GE had just invested $600 million into a thin-film solar factory in Aurora, Colorado. GE announced in early 2012 that it had doubled its investments in solar … [continued]
