Some of our long-time readers may remember a day when all the ads on this site were for One Block Off the Grid (1BOG). Back at that time, CleanTechnica was fully owned by 1BOG (and, for a bit before 1BOG owned us, by the startup Virgance, which also owned the … [continued]
Tiny houses don’t have much room on their tiny roofs, and that’s a problem when it comes to finding space for solar panels, let alone a combined solar power system that can generate both electricity and heat. However, help is on the way in the form of a new … [continued]
I recently ran across a pretty sweet solar power iEverything app (that is, it’s an app for numerous versions of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad). The app is a solar panel suitability checker… as you might have guessed from the title. 😉 To be more clear, the iTunes page … [continued]
Stion, a US company manufacturing high-efficiency, thin-film solar modules, today announced that it has achieved a new aperture efficiency record for fully certified, monolithically integrated CIGS, commercial modules (65 cm x 165 cm). The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) verified the 14.8% aperture efficiency (and 13.4% module efficiency). … [continued]
As reported previously, Germany had about 21.6 times more solar power installed per capita at the end of 2011 than the US (301.47 MW per million people versus 13.973 MW per million people). In absolute numbers, Germany had about 5.63 times more solar power installed (24,678 MW versus 4,383 … [continued]
A sort of “Kickstarter for solar power,” Solar Mosaic has received $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, which the company believes will help take them mainstream. The company is building an online crowdfunding platform that Americans will be able to use to create and fund solar … [continued]
As part of the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, the DOE is offering $10 million prize to companies that can install 5,000 new rooftop solar panel systems for an average price of $2/watt or less. The first place prize is $7 million, second place is $2 million, and third place is … [continued]
One of the several companies that received funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the SunShot Initiative last week is Clean Power Finance, an online marketplace for residential solar financing and a provider of solar sales software. The company was awarded two grants for “efforts to build … [continued]
Top solar energy news from around the interwebs: Solar Projects Kyocera Solar Power Generating Systems Help the Maldive Islands Meet Renewable Energy Goals “Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) along with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Wakachiku Construction Co., Ltd. announced that the companies are working to install 675kW of Kyocera’s solar power … [continued]
A “race to the top” or a “race to the bottom”? China-US ties have reached a a pivotal point as China’s economy has rapidly grown to be one of the largest in the world. The US-China solar energy trade dispute highlights inherent tensions, which have profound implications in terms of climate change, as well for energy, food and national security .
