Originally published on Solar Love. SolarCity is taking aim at the small and medium business (SMB) installation market. The #1 US residential installer will allow SMBs to pay less for solar compared to utilities under a new offering. SolarCity will allow for flat & fixed payments over 20 years for the solar electricity. This … [continued]
Check these top solar, EV, storage, and energy efficiency stories out if you missed them, and be sure to dive into the comments, too! New Tesla Model 3 Rumors (via Gas2) Butterfly Flaps Its Wings, Could Spark Solar Energy Progress Jaw-Dropping News In The Solar Versus Fossil Fuels Debate (via the Union of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. While solar cars are still more oddity than practical vehicle, it’s still nice to see some of the improvements made to various prototype vehicles over the last few years. Much of these improvements seem to relate the desire to win the various solar car races … [continued]
Another new breakthrough in the field of perovskite solar thin-films has been claimed, with the Belgian research group Imec claiming the achievement of an active area efficiency of 11.9% for its solar module based on the technology. The aperture (an area of 16 cm2) conversion efficiency for the organometal halide … [continued]
July was CleanTechnica‘s third-best month in history in terms of traffic (only slightly trailing March & May of this year, which isn’t surprising given that it’s the summer). Coming out on the top of the story list is harder and harder, with more content, more big cleantech news in general, and … [continued]
Green economy educator, spokesperson, and Ottawa councilman David Chernushenko takes his family and the viewer of Powerful: Energy for Everyone on a journey in this inspiring documentary. The documentary is styled as a lovely collection of vignettes on renewable systems. It examines exchanges with green pioneers, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, eco-activists, investors, politicians, and … [continued]
Yet another solar photovoltaic module manufacturer is planning to set up production facility in Brazil. Switzerland’s EcoSolifer AG is reportedly looking to set up a solar PV module manufacturing unit in Brazil, and is currently scouting for locations. The company plans to produce 80 MW of solar PV modules every year. … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. In 2006, Henk Rodgers had a near-death experience. With a second chance and a fresh outlook on life, he decided to make the most of it. He then committed to making his home state of Hawaii, the state with some of the highest energy costs … [continued]
With Hillary Clinton leading the pack of US presidential hopefuls, the United States could increase its solar capacity by 700% by 2020. The latest CNN poll shows 44% of the voters respondents favourable to her. This is quite a lead over the two next-most-favoured candidates, Republicans Jeb Bush and Donald Trump … [continued]
Here’s some more solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, and general clean energy and green news & views from around the interwebs. Enjoy! Solar Energy The Oil Industry is Going Solar Kyocera Backing Floating Solar In Japan Hanwha Q CELLS Enters Indian Solar Market New Solar Panel Technologies Drive Down Costs Bold & Beautiful Solar … [continued]
