DOE Recaps Solar Success Story, CSP Makes The Cut
The US Department of Energy has just cast a super-critical eye over its SunShot solar energy initiative in a suite of eight newly published reports, including on on concentrating solar power systems.
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Utility & Community Solar Should Use Native Landscaping
By Jeffrey S. Briberg, LPG, REM Over the next three years rural and exurban landowners will convert a small but meaningful percentage of marginal land from row crops to solar fields and community solar gardens. As this transition happens, choosing a diverse native landscape for these solar sites will provide … [continued]
Questioning Solar Economies of Scale, 2015 Edition
Originally published on ilsr.org. ILSR released a new report on solar and wind economies of scale, updating this data, in 2016: https://ilsr.org/report-beyond-sharing/. While utilities continue to imply that large-scale solar projects are more economical than small ones, the data is telling another story. In fact, costs for transmission and distribution of utility-scale solar … [continued]
Bigger, Better Solar Market In USA: #thanksObama
The US Energy Department takes a victory lap for launching the utility scale solar market from zero to strong growth in just a few years.
Brace Yourself For Same-Day Rooftop Solar, SolarCity Joins Race To Cut Costs
US solar giants duke it out for first place in the new rooftop solar “Race to 7-Day Solar” SunShot prize, SolarCity team shoots for one day — or less.
Obama Sets Up Cost Of US Solar Energy For Another Freefall
The cost of solar energy in the US will continue its rapid downward slide with $102 million in new DOE funding for new tech and market strategies.
US Solar PV Cost Fell Over 50% In 5 Years: Government Report
The average solar PV cost for new projects in America has fallen more than 50% in the past five years, according to a new government report.
Just In Time For Clean Power Plan, SunShot Catalyst Puts Up $1 Million For Solar…
The new Clean Power Plan will get an assist from US Energy Dept.’s SunShot Catalyst competition, aimed at reducing soft costs of solar energy.
Solar As Cheap As Coal… Why Not Cheaper?
Group hug for US taxpayers: the company 1366 Technologies is aiming for low cost solar as cheap as coal with new Hanwha partnership .
Low-Cost Solar In 7 Days, Not 180 Days
Why wait 180 days for rooftop solar when you can get it in seven days? The new 7-Day Solar prize for low cost solar installations will settle that question.
