Is Your Utility Ready For A Solar Rooftop Revolution?
Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices … [continued]
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Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think … [continued]
Peel & Stick Solar Panels: Game Over For Disposable Batteries… Eventually
A solar panel so small, light, thin, and flexible that you can stick it onto just about anything has … [continued]
India Identifies 54 Solar Cities, Drivers In UK Sleeping In Cars To Save Fuel, Raleigh…
Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and … [continued]
South Africa’s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview… (Solar News Of The…
Here’s some more top solar energy news from the week (other than our own stories — which you can … [continued]
Solar-Powered Tortillas In Mexico
Central Mexico has copious amounts of sun and tortillas, so perhaps it isn’t so surprising someone came up with … [continued]
Proposed Solar Zone Could Be Coming To California
A proposed “Solar Zone” could be coming to California, if the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has it’s … [continued]
SunPower Extend Solar Deal With Toshiba Until 2018 (For Another 100 MW)
SunPower Corporation, along with Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, are extending their mutually beneficial solar panel deal until 2018. With … [continued]
Ingeteam Mobile App Allows for Solar PV Installation Monitoring
Mobile technology and cleantech seem to go hand in hand very well. Recently, we have seen apps devoted to electric … [continued]
How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs And Open The Market To Securitized Portfolios: Standardize…
Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into “hard” costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters — and soft costs including legal, permitting, and financing. While the former group — particularly modules — have dropped dramatically over the last several years, the latter have not. According to a recent NREL analysis, these costs represent roughly 30% of both residential and utility installations (slightly less for commercial-host systems). See Figure 1. […]
