Originally published on Solar Love. The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) moments ago released its annual Solar Scorecard. I had the opportunity to talk with Sheila Davis, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, last week in advance of the official release. Below are some key notes from the official release … [continued]
Here’s another cleantech break platter for you. Links to our own stories are on the subheadings. Cleaner Transport 5 Elements of Sustainable Transport Study: Cyclists Gravitate Toward Streets With Protected Bike Lanes A Year & A Half With A Nissan LEAF Electric Car By Sam Koblenski Solar How Much CO2 … [continued]
Editor’s Note: Yes, 3 GW (3,000 MW)! Yingli has apparently landed some huge solar power projects in China. Here are a few more details from this Solar Love repost: 3 GW of new solar photovoltaic power plants are now in the works in the Yunnan province of Southern China — … [continued]
Upon completion, the Jasper Power Project will be one of the largest solar PV facilities on the African continent, capable of producing enough clean, renewable electricity to power some 30,000 South African home, as well as bringing about much in the way of positive, ecologically sustainable social development.
This article was originally published on Solarbuzz. The top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers accounted for almost 70% of global PV shipments in Q1’13, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report. “The continued consolidation of solar PV manufacturers is creating opportunities for the leading tier 1 module suppliers,” … [continued]
GTM Research recently collected, compiled, and estimated solar PV manufacturing numbers for PVNews’ 29th annual PV production data collection effort, with data from RTS Corporation supplemented for the Japanese producers. One of the most striking (though expected) trends was that year-over-year solar module production stopped growing in leaps and bounds. In … [continued]
Here are some top cleantech (and fossil fuel) stories from around the Interwebs. Enjoy. Solar Power Construction Starts On Solar-Powered Stadium In France Masdar Launches Africa’s Largest Solar PV Power Plant World’s Largest Solar Power Plant May Use First Solar &/Or Yingli Solar Modules… Or Not Shea Homes & SolarCity … [continued]
Reposted from Solar Love (with minor changes): Market research firm IHS has released a report on the top solar module manufacturers of 2012. Regular readers may think this sounds familiar. If so, it’s probably because you’re remembering the Solarbuzz report on the top solar module manufacturers of 2012 that we reported … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. Please click here for more graphs of the day The plunging cost of solar PV from the end of 2008 to the start of 2012 has been well documented. It amounted to a fall of around 70 per cent. What is less well … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy (image added). Analysts at Deutsche Bank have predicted that the global solar PV sector will transition from a subsidised market to a sustainable market within a year, citing the arrival of “grid parity” in a number of key markets, unexpectedly strong demand and … [continued]
