US solar energy provider SolarCity reported first quarter earnings for 2015, narrowing its net loss and recording a record 237 MW booked. At the same time, SolarCity announced that it had closed what is believed to be the largest financing aggregation facility for distributed generation solar projects, closing a $500 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Motors will be making a large investment into its charging infrastructure in Japan — with all charging stations there being either powered directly by solar energy, or indirectly through solar energy purchased from elsewhere — according to the company’s CEO, Elon Musk. The comments, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The European electric vehicle (EV) market is continuing to see strong growth, based on registrations during March — with roughly 18,000 units registered, blowing past the old monthly record (set in December 2013) for the old continent. The old record was 14,197 units registered. As it … [continued]
We recently reported about the number of new jobs that could be created by proposed renewable energy legislation in Illinois, but this latest number is much greater than that one. The second-ever comprehensive Clean Jobs Illinois Report found that there are 104,449 clean energy jobs in the land of Lincoln. … [continued]
Indian states are gearing up to develop ambitious ultra mega solar power projects in association with the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The state of Uttar Pradesh has signed agreements with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for installation of four solar PV power projects with a total capacity of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. 100% electric car sales were up 31% in the USA in April 2015 compared to April 2014, and sales from January through April were up 63% (with my estimate for Tesla Model S sales included). Overall, sales of all plug-in cars were up 9% in April, … [continued]
Damn the light bulb wars, full speed ahead: Energy Department rounds up $11 million in new funding for LED and OLED energy efficient lighting.
Originally posted at ilsr.org. In my recent report on the utility business model of the future, I laid out 5 pillars of a democratic energy system. It’s hard not to notice the contrast between this vision of the future and the 15-year business plan laid out by Xcel Energy in Minnesota, … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove.org Unhappy with any of the available methods of solar storage, a German inventor and engineer has put his favorite pastime of tinkering to good use. While others are attempting to build a better battery, Wolfram Walter is instead building a better way to use the batteries … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Vivint Solar, a national home solar company, will reportedly partner with SolarEdge, one of the leading suppliers of power inverters and power optimizers, to bring leading-edge technology to all Vivint customers coast to coast, according to a recent SolarEdge press release. SolarEdge inverters have an embedded … [continued]
