Originally posted at ilsr.org. The U.S. electricity system is undergoing the biggest change in its 130-year history. The scale of electricity generation is rapidly shrinking, from coal and nuclear power plants that can power a million homes to solar and wind power plants that power a few to a few … [continued]
As part of the state’s overall climate change initiatives, South Australia’s capital Adelaide has joined the race to become the world’s first carbon neutral city. The South Australian State Government has a series of strategies categorized underneath the climate change banner, but a recent program intended to attract $10 billion … [continued]
Originally posted at ilsr.org. There are a lot of utility-sponsored legislative and regulatory attacks on solar energy lately, and we put together this infographic to help the Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association fight back in their state. Click the image to see it full size. This article originally posted at ilsr.org. … [continued]
The 180-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Valinhos, São Paulo — now the largest such facility in the whole of Brazil — was recently inaugurated in a service put on by Globo Brazil. With the completion of the quite large PV manufacturing facility, the country’s domestic solar PV project … [continued]
Solar is a historically finicky industry. When it’s hot, it’s red hot, and when it’s not, it’s really not. So much of solar’s ebbs and flows (especially residential solar) comes from state and federal incentives, and that creates a nightmarish situation for entrepreneurs working in solar trying to create stable … [continued]
Originally posted at ilsr.org I’ve been asked a lot of questions about Minnesota’s community solar program over the past couple of years, and it’s time to make one thing clear: Minnesota’s program is the best in the country. Why? No Limits Because there are 10 times more community solar projects … [continued]
The leading solar energy company Sungevity will be partnering with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), for a 10-year program involving the solar energy company working with students across a wide number of different fields of study, according to a recent press statement. The decision by UC Berkeley to … [continued]
“It’s time to act,” says the Natural Resources Defense Council in Clean Power: The Case For Carbon Pollution Limits, its new report (aka R-15-06-B). Widely thought to be the nation’s most effective environmental group, NRDC is calling on us this July to confront climate change, “the greatest environmental threat of our … [continued]
As we noted in a sister article on Friday (“Climate Change Issues May Decide 2016 US Election”), NextGen Climate has come out with a thought-provoking white paper called “The Economic Case For Clean Energy.” Its context mirrors and supports the gist of remarks by Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of … [continued]
Today, Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the NextGen Climate group, challenged American politicians to step up to the plate when it comes to climate change. He called on 2016 US election candidates and current elected officials to address the subject directly and lay out plans to power the US … [continued]
