Reposted in full from our friends over at Climate Progress, here’s some pretty exciting news that I think will get our readers to perk up in their chairs this morning. And I’ll just add one thing here: while everyone seems to focus on the natural gas boom (especially in … [continued]
Using new information, EIA combines data on utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity with customer-sited PV capacity, as reported in the graphic. EIA’s utility-scale electric generator survey has a threshold of 1 MW for reporting and, thus, does not capture most customer-sited installations. However, in 2010, electric utilities started reporting … [continued]
The beginning phase of a large multi-property retail real estate solar power program, funded by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Macerich, is now starting. Throughout the next year, solar power installations “at a total of 12 Macerich shopping centers in Arizona, California, New York and Connecticut are expected … [continued]
An opinion poll conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the Sunday Times has shown that a clear majority of the British public want the government to using more solar and wind power. In fact, the report (PDF) showed a clear favouritism towards renewable energy, with significant percentages rejecting the need … [continued]
A WWF-UK funded paper published Tuesday made it clear that the UK government must target policies to promote renewable energy solutions in an effort to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and increase investor confidence in the country’s renewable industry. The report, “On picking winners: The need for targeted support for … [continued]
IKEA, the planet’s largest furniture retailer, has announced it will shift to 100% renewable energy by 2020. By that time, it will also grow more trees than it uses under a broad-based plan to safeguard nature that has won strong support from environmentalists. The Swedish retailer is oriented to addressing … [continued]
Leading solar manufacturer JinkoSolar just announced it has won a contract to build a 50 megawatt (MW) project for Three Gorges New Energy Corporation in the Gansu Province in China. One of the largest state-owned power companies in China, Three Gorges New Energy has an impressive amount of assets, totalling … [continued]
OK, so, we know that the fossil fuel industry has pumped ample money into a US presidential campaign to oppose clean energy, because this time there’s a legitimate threat to the industry. In response, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), has just put out a new video which offers many useful … [continued]
If you’re in one of the larger solar markets in the country (California, New Jersey, etc) then “going solar” doesn’t mean going it alone. You can likely get a “zero money down” lease or some similar financing tool to reduce the upfront cost. But is it worthwhile? The following … [continued]
Japan is now building its largest solar power plant to date in the Oita Prefecture. It will be finished in about 18 months. Approximately 350,000 solar panels will be used, covering a 105 hectare area. Marubeni Corp. is constructing the new facility and it will sell the power to Kyushu … [continued]
