The US community solar energy project market could be worth up to $2.5 billion in revenue by the year 2020, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The new report notes, though, that the achievement of such a figure would require changes as far as common utility company business … [continued]
Originally published on Cleantechies. A government-owned power generation company in the western India state of Maharashtra has revealed expansive plans to utilize water bodies and generate solar power. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) recently floated tenders for the preparation of detailed project reports for setting up solar power … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The Canadian homebuilder LIV Communities has become the first in the country to feature a Panasonic Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Solution in a show home, according to a new announcement from Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada. The new solar + storage system from Panasonic will … [continued]
California-based JLM Energy has launched a new solar power and residential energy storage system which uses Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries to work with the solar array. Proprietary software helps manage the system for effective energy efficiency, and a mobile app is available as well, which can remotely control devices such as thermostats … [continued]
Originally published on PlanetSave. The north Indian state of Haryana is the latest to launch a revised solar power policy that aligns with the central government’s enhanced capacity addition target. The government of Haryana recently organized an investors’ summit to attract fresh investments in renewable energy, especially the solar power … [continued]
Market research into the attitudes of US and Canadian residential solar customers conducted by E Source produced a number of key insights. Perhaps the most striking was that 80% of the survey respondents said policy makers should encourage solar panel installation through the use of subsidies. Solar power support was … [continued]
A landmark renewable energy law is making progress through the bureaucratic process of the Israeli government. According to media reports, the Israeli Legislature’s Finance Committee recently discussed the details of a renewable energy law. The current form of the law has attracted some criticism, as it does not explicitly mention … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. [Update: I’ve changed the video to a shorter video that just includes questions I posed and a couple that friends posed.] I had the great pleasure of participating in a long roundtable interview with IRENA Director General Adnan Z. Amin during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Above is … [continued]
The US solar market is expected to grow by a phenomenal 119% in 2016, installing 16 GW by the end of the year. The groundbreaking predictions were the key highlights from the latest US Solar Market Insight Report 2015 Year in Review, written by GTM Research and published in conjunction with … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport No other utility company has more installed renewable capacity or uses a stronger proportion of renewably produced electricity. According to recent press releases, the utility giant E.ON leads the way to Germany’s Green Grid. E.ON Leads Germany’s Renewable Grid “Renewables account for more than 80 … [continued]
