Originally published on Solar Love. A petition for a 2016 ballot measure in Florida has been launched that could give a big boost for solar power in Florida. This petition is momentous because even though Florida has a great deal of sunshine, there has been stiff political resistance to solar … [continued]
As newly elected members took their seats in Congress yesterday for the first time, Washington’s almighty kerfluffle about the Keystone XL pipeline resurfaced. Here’s some background. Calgary-based TransCanada proposed several years ago to send oil from the Canadian tar sands terminal at Hardisty, Alberta, via a small-diameter Keystone pipeline routed … [continued]
Japan’s renewable development is slowing after a big push in 2011 following the Fukushima disaster. They’re even bringing back some nuclear energy.
Yes, you did hear that right. For the first time ever, the annual API energy report is including the solar energy resource. It ranks among the top four …
The most recent API annual report has chapter devoted to other energies & acknowledges the value of renewables for generating clean power.
The German renewable energy program Energiewende will succeed because it is embraced by both the German people, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, who’s staked her political future on it.
A recent renewable energy tender held in Egypt — the first in the Middle East at the gigawatt scale — was oversubscribed twice over for solar energy projects, according to recent reports. As per the reports, around 177 international consortiums of various companies applied for solar and wind project contracts. The new numbers come to us … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. The rise of solar power allows a further democratizing of the electricity system, and these charts illustrate how 2014 was a banner year for solar, but particularly distributed solar power. First, the following chart shows that 2014 opened on the heels of an impressive year of solar … [continued]
China is now the world’s largest economy, and one of the leaders in renewable energy investment and development.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be present today at the groundbreaking ceremony for California’s new high-speed rail route between San Francisco and LA, according to recent reports. The ceremony — being held in Fresno, California — will see California Governor Jerry Brown, California High-Speed Rail Authority board members, and various … [continued]
