Originally published on Kompulsa. The United Arab Emirates’ Energy Ministry has decided to terminate gasoline subsidies, as the country’s economy is being negatively affected by low oil prices. Oil prices will most likely go right back up anyway, but it is uncertain when that will happen. The average cost of … [continued]
For some evening reading fun: Solar “Solar Cars” Get Big Boost In California New Mexico Solar: State Releases NM Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing PV Getting Squeezed Out In Germany Memo to Abbott: Voters Want More Rooftop Solar, Not Less Ergon Considers Partial Buy-Back of $1.5bn Solar Feed-in Tariffs The Reality of Energy Storage … [continued]
Update: The Vivint Solar acquisition never went through, and SunEdison tumbled dramatically into bankruptcy. SunEdison has continued its absurdly prolific acquisition spree this week, announcing the purchase of Vivint Solar in conjunction with its yieldco TerraForm Power, and a separate acquisition of the British company Mark Group. SunEdison, in partnership … [continued]
Originally published on Medium by Pyro-E In the second half of the 20th century, the personal computer brought on a series of advancement in the spread of information, boosted productivity, and collective intelligence. No one, not even Alan Turing, the inventor of the Enigma code breaking machine in WWII, could … [continued]
Put on your insane hats (yes, put on more than one) — below is another epic clean electricity (+ climate change and energy efficiency) news & views link drop, to supplement our own clean electricity news & views. Solar 19 Graphs That Explain Solar Panels For Homeowners (+2 Pretty Maps) … [continued]
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of companies and organizations bringing solar power and LEDs to off-grid areas of the developing world. But there need to be a lot. 1.3 billion people lack electricity worldwide. Many of the people are in Africa, so it’s always heartening to see news of … [continued]
A new carbon fiber manufacturing plant is now set to be developed in Roussilon, France, by Hexcel Corporation, according to recent reports. The move will see the company invest $250 million in the development of the plant — which is set to find home at a 37-acre site at the Osiris … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. A report from the Analysis Group claims the cap & trade program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) involving 9 New England and Mid-Atlantic states has added $1.3 billion in economic activity to the region since 2011, while lowering carbon emissions by 15%. It … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): Irreversible Damage To Overheated Batteries In Si2 Pushes The Second Half Of Round-The-World Solar Flight To Early Spring 2016. Despite the hard work of the team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, Si2 will stay in Hawaii until … [continued]
Solar power technology innovations are on display at Intersolar North America 2015.
