The solar panel market is expected to see significant growth in 2014, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. In particular, the market leaders are expected to see greatly boosted shipments — the expectation being about 52% more panels shipped than on 2013. Altogether, the market will see an increase … [continued]
The transition to a global renewable energy economy could save $71 trillion by the year 2050, according to an IEA report. Or, to say that another way, $44 trillion in investment by the year 2050 would translate to about $115 trillion in energy savings ($71 trillion in net savings), as well as … [continued]
The California and Northeast U.S. carbon markets just invested $400 million in cap-and-trade revenue in clean energy, efficiency, and emissions reductions.
EV Obsession. [Note: Aside from this report below, I wrote up an extra article on the big increase in BMW i3 sales. I’d love to see some comments on that one, as I might be missing some important context or facts. It won’t be reposted here, so click through on … [continued]
Originally published in the ECOreport A telephone poll, carried out between August 21-24, found that 76% of Coloradans support net metering. 73% were opposed to the state’s largest utility, XCEL Energy, cutting the amount of credit it provides for customers who feed electricity into the grid. Yet according to Gabriel Romero, … [continued]
The United Kingdom exists as one of the most likely locations on planet Earth to build up a strong offshore wind power industry, and according to new data from analysts GlobalData, that’s exactly what the UK has done, with 52% of the global cumulative installed capacity share. On top of … [continued]
Solar innovator Natcore and NREL team up to push the cost of black silicon solar cells down, down, down with new copper based catalytic process.
Cost Of Solar. New Jersey has been one of the surprise solar leaders in the US, and even globally. In terms of installed solar power per capita, only 10 other US states and countries beat it. The three states that are above it have much better solar resources. New Jersey … [continued]
Carbon nanotube solar cells have long been viewed as being a photovoltaic technology that possesses considerable potential for wide-scale commercial use — thanks to their very light, flexible, and relatively cheap nature. And now, thanks to new research from the McCormick School of Engineering, that potential is much closer to … [continued]
Tesla’s Gigafactory may achieve the $100/kWh holy grail of EV battery pack costs, according to recent reports. Most analysts within the EV industry consider the $100-per-KW-hour water mark to be the big “tipping point” for EV batteries — that is to say, the point at which EVs will be undeniably cost-competitive … [continued]
