Global Solar PV Installations Will Double, Hit Grid Parity By 2020
Navigant Research estimates annual global solar PV installations will double to 73.4GW and the market will reach $134 billion in revenue per year by 2020.
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Coal Is On Its Way Out
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson. King Coal rules no more in the biggest electricity market in the world. The combined impact of new technology and regulation means that there will be no new coal plants in the US, and even those already built are under a growing threat. … [continued]
New Compressed Air Storage Deals Fatal Blow To Zombie Lies About Wind And Solar
We don’t expect the wind and solar naysayers to give up any time soon, but new utility-scale energy storage solutions are beginning to come on line, and they will put to rest this whole notion that intermittent energy sources (namely, wind and solar) can’t provide a significant proportion of reliable … [continued]
Soitec Sets CPV Commercial Module Efficiency Record — 31.8%
Originally published on Solar Love. Soitec, a consistent leader in concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) efficiency and commercial development, this month announced that it had set a 31.8% CPV commercial module efficiency record. “Soitec’s new module, which is already in industrial volume production, has the highest efficiency of any commercial product available for … [continued]
Analysis: 50% Reduction In Cost Of Renewable Energy Since 2008
The levelized cost of renewable energy in America has fallen by more than 50% over the past four years, according to new analysis from global financial advisor and asset manager firm Lazard Freres & Co.
Deutsche Bank Predicting Huge Distributed Solar PV Uptake
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Energy analysts at Deutsche Bank are predicting a huge surge in the uptake of distributed solar PV in the United States, the world’s biggest economy and electricity market, saying solar PV installations could rise 7-fold in coming years and lift overall solar PV capacity to nearly … [continued]
Republican & Democrat In House Push For More Renewable Energy Support
Originally published on the AWEA blog, Into The Wind. by Rob Gramlich House Republicans and Democrats joined together last week to co-sign a letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means recommending that renewable energy development receive continued support in any forthcoming comprehensive tax reform debate. The effort was led by Representatives … [continued]
Deutsche Bank Views Chile As Subsidy-free Solar Market
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Despite having no feed-in tariffs or subsidies to speak of, the Chilean solar market is among the first in the world to prove self-sustaining, with new projects able to be produced at or below grid parity, according to new research by Deutsche Bank. … [continued]
Dog Bites Man As Amonix Sets Yet Another Solar Cell Efficiency Record
You know we’re getting somewhere when record-shattering solar power efficiency marks are popping up faster than zombies at your local Comic Con, so let’s hear it for the California-based innovator Amonix, which has been setting records practically since it first started up in 1989. In the latest development, Amonix has … [continued]
Solar — $1.20/Watt In Europe (Unsubsidized), & Much More Solar $ Fun
Originally published on Solar Love. We’re in the midst of a massive cleantech revolution. Solar power is beginning to disrupt the hell out of the power industry. Electric vehicles are on the verge of putting gasmobiles to sleep. Wind power is already one of the cheapest options for new electricity generation in the world — if … [continued]
