Originally published on Energy Post. By Rudolf ten Hoedt A first gold rush driven by generous subsidies led to an uncontrolled boom in solar power projects in Japan, of which, however, only a very small percentage actually got built. Now, however, the government has taken charge and serious developers are entering … [continued]
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint. By Lindsay Wilson One of the most curious memes that has developed over the last few years is that the US leads the world in tackling carbon emissions. Without as much as a breath this is typically followed by a sentence with the word … [continued]
The world added nearly a million green jobs in 2013, extending into developing countries on solar’s surge, says the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Originally published on RenewEconomy. This graph, from a recent presentation from Canadian Solar, the world’s third biggest solar PV module manufacturer, gives a fascinating insight into the changing shape of global demand for solar – not just it’s massive growth, but also its geographical shift. In 2011, for instance, Italy … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of US-based solar manufacturer and developer SunPower says the company is about to add storage to its solar offerings, and says Australia should be at the leading edge of the localised, or distributed generation market. SunPower CEO Tom Werner says the time is now … [continued]
Originally published on Gas. How would you run a whole country without oil? Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi wanted to find out, and the result was a company called A Better Place. Through a network for charging stations and robotic battery swapping stations, Agassi had grand ambitions to banish oil from … [continued]
Originally published on World Resources Institute. By Letha Tawney, Bharath Jairaj and Xuege (Cathy) Lu Investors worldwide spent less on renewable energy and related technologies—such as smart meters, electric vehicles, and storage—last year than in previous years. Global investments in renewable energy fell to $214 billion, down 14 percent from 2012. … [continued]
The largest utility-scale solar PV power plant yet constructed in Japan, the 82 MW Oita Solar Project, is now online. Commercial operations at the plant are now ongoing, helping to notably boost the country’s, and region’s, renewable energy capacity. The new, nearly 100 MW solar plant is located in southern … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Australian households are almost single-handedly pushing the country towards a clean energy future, spending billions on generating their own electricity and accounting for nearly two thirds of total investment in renewables in Australia in 2013, and virtually all of it in 2014. New global data … [continued]
Originally published on Lenz Blog. The recent news about reforming the Law on Priority for Renewable Energy in Germany is not great for people like me. As Hans-Josef Fell (one of the original authors of the law) explains in much detail, the reform that will likely become law is restraining growth just about everywhere. … [continued]
