When I arrived onsite last week, Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 student teams were in the middle of the final phase of heavy construction of their self-designed and self-built project houses, writes Meredith Tunick for Solar Decathlon. The scene was filled with intense energy as students—fully equipped with hard hats, steel-toed boots, and safety gear—moved … [continued]
On June 28, 20 competition houses from 17 countries and three continents open to visitors in La Cité du Soleil—Solar Decathlon Europe’s solar city in Versailles, France, reports Carol Laurie for Solar Decathlon. Two of the 20 teams represent US–European partnerships: Team Inside Out (Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, and Germany’s … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 won first place in the special events category in the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards Competition, reports Solar Decathlon. The award was announced last week during a reception and banquet at the National … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The University of Maryland’s WaterShed, which took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, recently opened to the public as the Pepco WaterShed Sustainability Center—a living classroom and laboratory for sustainable energy practices. In its new home, WaterShed will continue its mission to educate … [continued]
President Obama’s pending power plant emissions rules are getting all the attention, but China may have just made an even bigger carbon market policy move.
European solar photovoltaic (PV) demand for 2014 is forecast to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) according to new figures published in the NPD Solarbuzz European PV Markets Quarterly report, a 7% drop year-over-year and the third consecutive year that European solar PV demand has dropped since reaching its peak in 2011. NPD Solarbuzz’s somewhat … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Gabriel Camus Complaints about the high costs of the Energiewende are misguided. The primary reason German users pay high electricity prices is not the government’s support scheme for renewable energy. It is rather the fact that energy suppliers are not passing on to consumers the … [continued]
En route to its 2050 Energiewende goal of 80% of the nation’s power being supplied by renewables, especially spurred on by the phaseout of nuclear reactors, Germany broke another renewable energy record on Sunday, May 11, 2014. Europe’s biggest clean-energy market reached almost 75% renewable power market share noon on … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman The EU has set itself a deadline to “complete” the internal energy market by 2014. However, many EU member states have not yet adequately implemented the EU’s energy directives. There is still a lot of scepticsm in Europe about the blessings of a competitive, integrated … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on its top position in February, the Renault Zoe easily took #1 again in March. The Bollore Bluecar made a strong surge to take #2, rising from 0 registrations in February and 81 registrations in January to 194 registrations in March. The Nissan LEAF inched out the … [continued]
