Solar Love. NESTA is an innovation charity in the UK that supports projects that better society. Research conducted by the organization found that a solar power schools project encouraged greater interest in community engagement. Specifically, 35% of donors that gave money to support adding more solar power to schools said … [continued]
Ecopreneurist. The launch of a new financing marketplace for commercial solar projects could make solar investing as easy as investing in the public markets, and give investors the healthy returns from renewable energy investments that many large institutional investors currently enjoy. Wunder Capital, a graduate of Techstar’s tech accelerator program, … [continued]
I know that CleanTechnica readers are already pretty well aware of the new Tesla D and autopilot features. If you are, you can just skip the first two sections of this article (or read them for a refresher or to enjoy the news again). In the third section, I question which is … [continued]
Some folks over at the Molecular Foundry supercomputer have gotten to the bottom of a problem that has stalled the development of Mg-ion batteries.
In news that will surprise absolutely nobody, cities the world over are experiencing massive pressures to keep up with the times — policy and the public are pressuring for changes to economic, environmental, social, and technological issues. These pressures, and the changes being made as a result, are helping cities … [continued]
“The solar photovoltaic industry will continue to offer strong growth potential for a wide range of PV manufacturing technologies,” said NPD Solarbuzz vice president, Finlay Colville, on the launch of their latest PV Technology Roadmap report, which shows thin-film, premium crystalline silicon (c-Si), and the more traditional standard silicon-based each able … [continued]
Over the years, there have been several attempts to build extra-environmentally friendly solar farms, incorporating traditional farming with its 21st century cousins — sheep and free-range poultry ranging in between and underneath solar panels, grazing and generally keeping things tidy. In the same tradition as these farms, Primrose Solar has … [continued]
With the most aggressive and ambitious capacity addition targets in the solar power sector, China may soon see the technology mature enough to pull the high financial support currently on offer. Recent media reports quoting Chinese officials abreast with information about the solar power policy in the 13th Five Year … [continued]
Lenders are calling for regulatory reforms in the Indian solar power sector, hoping that financial sense may soon prevail among the project developers who have been pushing tariffs to unsustainable levels in the competitive auctions. The Indian government must consider switching to a fixed feed-in tariff regime for the solar … [continued]
India’s solar power capacity addition targets are way beyond what the domestic solar module manufacturing base can support, a recent report has suggested. The Indian government is set to transform the solar power sector as it plans to substantially increase the capacity addition targets. Under the National Solar Mission, India … [continued]
