An increase in electricity generation from small-scale, customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) solar in New England is changing the hourly pattern of metered electricity demand during the spring (March–May), which you can see in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. Small-scale solar PV are systems with less than 1 megawatt (MW) of generating capacity … [continued]
The only things we have to give up are killing people and wrecking the environment. Okay, let’s start with a list of the things we would really like to have for energy and the climate in the year 2050. For many CleanTechnica readers, the list of things we want to … [continued]
Rick Perry, the former Governor of Texas and former Secretary of the Department of Energy, told Fox News in an interview that we need base load power. He believes we need base load power because it is what we use when we turn a light on at 2:00 in the … [continued]
The answer isn’t tech, it’s chem.
This is the first installment of a three-part series on community solar for low- and moderate-income costumers. The next piece will focus on how partnerships with community-based organizations can catalyze low- and moderate-income solar, while the third will explore the role local governments can play in accelerating solar adoption in those communities.
Ford South Africa’s assembly plant is now generating 35% of its electricity needs onsite from a newly commissioned 13.5 MW solar carport system. Through a long term Power Purchase Agreement with SolarAfrica, Ford will offset a significant amount of CO2 from the electricity it consumes from South Africa’s predominantly coal-powered … [continued]
Capo VW goes solar as the California sun shines!
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A common argument against solar and wind as renewables is that “the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine.” While energy storage in the form of batteries, pumped storage, and other emerging methods is certainly part of the solution, but it’s not the whole solution. The truth … [continued]
A tiny town in upstate New York has cracked the floating solar code, setting the stage for converting both urban and rural reservoirs into renewable energy power plants.
