Around two-thirds of all of the installed solar photovoltaic modules in the world — cumulatively around 130 GW — were produced in the last three years. Owing to the significant price reductions seen during this time, questions have been raised in the industry about the quality and long-term performance of … [continued]
Have you ever thought that the health benefits of reducing emitted carbon might pay for the costs associated with implementing clean air policies? A new study, published online Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change, has found that savings from health benefits dwarf the estimated $14 billion cost of a cap-and-trade … [continued]
A new 2-D semiconductor junction, billed as the “the strongest possible link between two single-layer materials,” could launch next-generation solar cells.
Development on Solar Frontier’s new ‘blueprint’ CIGS solar cell factory is moving along nicely, according to recent reports. The facility — which is aiming for a cell efficiency of 15% on its production lines — is being constructed in the northeastern Tohoku region of Japan, and is expected to be … [continued]
1Sun4All Since July 28, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has travelled through Greece as part of the UNIGE-led TerraSubmersa expedition. This mission was divided into two distinct phases, according to PlanetSolar. The first was to introduce the archeologists’ work among the public and local authorities through a series of events organized along the … [continued]
Elon Musk this week tweeted news of Tesla Motors’ planned Supercharger expansion for winter 2014–2015 in Europe, with expansion to spread to Madrid. The Tesla Map is being updated to all of Spain and Portugal by the of 2015. It was not updated on the Supercharging site today; however, Tesla … [continued]
Sierra Club. By Justin Guay. There may be a light at the end of the long dark tunnel: It appears China’s coal boom is over. While positive signs have been emerging from China for well over a year, it appears the ‘war on pollution’ is not just talk. According to analysis produced by … [continued]
A 4000 MW solar power project planned for eastern Rajasthan, India, could be scrapped because the wrong political party first came up with the project.
Originally Published in the ECOreport A Review of the BNEF White Paper, “Fossil Fuel divestment: a $5 Trillion Challenge” Fossil fuels have been a financial cornerstone for decades. More than $5 trillion is invested in 1,469 oil and gas companies and 275 coal companies. Dozens of public and private … [continued]
U.S. News has investigated just how many birds are killed by different energy sources each year, and the figures do not look good for coal utilities. Over the years that renewable energy has developed into a mainstay of the Western energy grid there have been a number of attempts to … [continued]
