Record Breaking Solar Cell Efficiency From A “Perfect Crystal”
October 28th, 2013 | by Tina Casey
Gallium is already on its way to becoming the workhorse of the solar tech field, and now it looks like [&hellip
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US Solar Growth Driven By Middle-Class Americans
October 28th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Cost of Solar. Photo Credit: KN6KS / Foter / CC BY-NC One of the most common solar-related myths out there is that [&hellip
Interview With COO Of Activ Solar, 3rd-Largest Utility-Scale Solar Developer In World (CT Exclusive)
October 28th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Following up on two articles about my tour of Activ Solar’s Perovo Solar Power Station in Crimea, Ukraine, below is [&hellip
Solar Panels The New Granite Countertops, But Not For Long…
October 27th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Cost of Solar. Home solar panels are “the new granite countertops,” according to Tom Werner, CEO of US-based SunPower, [&hellip
Study Shows Why We Need A Carbon Tax, Not R&D, To Preserve Livable Climate For Our Children
October 26th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Joe Romm So there’s this new study in Nature Climate Change, “Intra- and intergenerational discounting in [&hellip
Energy Efficiency Is The World’s Most Important “Fuel,” IEA Says In New Report
October 25th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Energy efficiency is the world’s most important “fuel,” according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Investments [&hellip
Tesla Model S Sales Low In Germany
October 24th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Tesla Model S’s great success — high sales, great reviews, near universal acclaim, etc [&hellip
Record Year Blows United Kingdom Small Wind Installations Past 102 MW
October 23rd, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
2012 turned out to be a huge year for small wind in the UK. The industry doubled in size to pass £105 million in value and 102MW installed capacity
Americans Consumed Less Energy In 2012, And Pumped Out Less Carbon Dioxide To Do It
October 23rd, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Ryan Koronowski The United States emitted less carbon dioxide through energy consumption in 2012, and [&hellip
Crowdsourcing Wind Turbine Development (CT Exclusive Interview)
October 23rd, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
For a brief look inside the world of the wind industry, the following is a video I filmed of GE’s [&hellip
Auto Pollution Kills More People Than Auto Collisions Do, Research Finds
October 23rd, 2013 | by James Ayre
Automobile pollution kills more people than automobile collisions do. That’s the rather blunt way of wording the recent findings of [&hellip
24 Hours Of Reality Takes Viewers Around The World To Assess The Cost Of Carbon
October 21st, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
By Maggie Fox, President and CEO, Climate Reality Project Climate change is the defining challenge of our time – carbon pollution [&hellip
Note To University Press Release Writers
October 21st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
In the world of academia, the common structure for writing is to first present a problem or uncertainty and then [&hellip
Wind Power Cuts CO2 Emissions Considerably, Even At High Penetration Levels
October 21st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
New empirical research out of Spain shows that wind power is very effective at cutting CO2 emissions, even at quite [&hellip
Solar Hangout With Walmart, IKEA, GM, & Others (VIDEOS)
October 19th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
The Solar Energy Industries Association recently hosted a Google+ Hangout, its “Solar Means Business 2013” Hangout. Much of what was [&hellip
Vastly Improved Solar Cells Possible With Use Of New Heat-Resistant Materials
October 19th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Significant improvements to the efficiency of solar cells could be possible in the near-future thanks to the recent development of [&hellip
Grid Parity, Low LCOE Driving 34% Global Renewables Capacity by 2030
October 18th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
Fast-changing economics mean renewables worldwide will represent 34% of all installed capacity by 2030, according to a new report from the World Energy Council and Bloomberg New Energy Finance
How Change Manifests, How Action To Stop Global Warming Must Come About
October 18th, 2013 | by Cynthia Shahan
There is just something about brevity. A recent episode of David Biello’s Scientific American podcast Sixty Second Earth cuts to the chase of [&hellip
Rust Boosts Artificial Photosynthesis, Research Finds — Brings Economical Artificial Photosynthesis One Step Closer
October 18th, 2013 | by James Ayre
An important breakthrough has been made in the development of an economical means of harnessing artificial photosynthesis, according to researchers [&hellip
Introducing The World’s First Solar Sidewalk
October 17th, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown
Originally published on Solar Love. As part of the Solar Walk project, a photovoltaic solar sidewalk has been constructed at [&hellip
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