World’s Cheapest Solar Panels Coming In Several Years?
California-based Siva Power believes claims to have developed a technology road map that will lead it to thin-film solar modules costing 28 cents per watt.
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US Could Follow Australian & German Practices With Solar PV Systems
Rocky Mountain Institute By Robert McIntosh & Koben Calhoun New RMI/GTRI analysis shows how to reduce U.S. solar PV costs through installation labor efficiency Download the report In 2013, the United States installed more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity than either Germany or Australia for the first time ever. (The U.S. has triple … [continued]
The SunShot Initiative’s Minh Le On CleanTechnica/TalkSolar Podcast (Bonus Episode!)
We had a special situation this week with the DOE’s Minh Le jumping on a podcast to discuss the DOE’s SunShot Initiative. Minh Le is the director of the Solar Energy Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, where he helps manage and balance the portfolio … [continued]
The Sun Is Shining On This Solar Suburb
By Rachel DiFranco, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Fremont It is not mere chance that more than 30 clean and green tech firms have found themselves residing in Fremont, the city that bridges the East Bay to the South Bay. Self-dubbed Silicon Valley East, the City of Fremont has been successful in attracting a … [continued]
First Solar Module Costs To Almost Halve (While Natural Gas Prices Increase)
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Another of the world’s leading solar PV manufacturing giants has underlined the potential for yet more substantial falls in the manufacturing cost of solar modules, even as the cost of fossil fuels – and gas in particular – surges in the opposite direction. Beyond the near-term … [continued]
Three New Low Cost Solar Power Projects That Kick Butt
Three new Energy Department solar projects are in the works to give the old body-slam to three obstacles standing in the path of low cost solar power, and it’s about time for solar power to get out there and show some muscle. Solar costs have been sinking like a stone … [continued]
How The US Is Driving Down Utility-Scale Solar Costs (CHART)
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. The US government has announced that the US solar industry is more than 60 per cent of the way to achieving cost-competitive utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity, an achievement it credits partly to support from the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative. SunShot was set up in 2011 … [continued]
Nice Solar Stats
The US Department of Energy (DOE) put out a nice press release recently that we never got to covering. There were several stats in it that I thought were worth sharing & bookmarking for later reference. Have a look: “In just the last few years, the U.S. has seen remarkable … [continued]
DOE’s $3 Million Clean Energy Incubator Funding Is Very NIICE
While it may sound similar to Borat’s famous phrase, DOE’s NIICE clean energy incubator program is no joke and could unlock the future of clean tech innovation.
Solar Leasing For Small Commercial Solar Projects
By Yann Brandt Residential and large commercial solar has grown by leaps and bounds by using third-party solar financing, such as the solar lease and power purchase agreement or ‘PPA.’ Within the residential sector, the sales process has been able to go from a time-consuming, one-off approach, to enabling a … [continued]
