Rural populations in developing regions such as Africa enjoy some of the world’s sunniest days – but they also experience the darkest nights. Lacking electricity, over a billion people in these regions are forced to rely on kerosene lamps that emit no…
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PACE: Not Dead, Just Sleeping
Regular readers must be well aware of the fraught history of Property-assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs. We’ve been writing about this excellent new way of financing small-scale solar installations since January 2009, not long after the first PACE…
Germany’s Solon To Close U.S. Manufacturing
Solon announced Monday that it will shutter its Tucson, Ariz.-based photovoltaic module manufacturing facility by the end of October while shifting its focus to utility-scale project development.
Bridging the Gap Between Coal and Solar
In 1931, the Williamson, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce released a booklet celebrating the town. The cover shows, embedded within a cartoon heart, a photograph of the Williamson skyline. We see a bustling, industrious town perched above the Tug Ri…
Evergreen Solar Files For Bankruptcy, Looks to Sell Core Technology
Evergreen Solar has been like a patient with a chronic illness. But now, it’s needing emergency care: the company said Monday it’s filing for bankruptcy and looking to sell its core technology.
Solar Energy Experts Rhone Resch, Kevin Smith, Jim Coombes with Environmental Powerhouses Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens at AREDAY Summit Aug. 18-21
ASPEN, Colo …Solar energy issues will be front and center at the 11th Annual American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) Summit in Aspen this month. This annual forum, which promotes powerful cross-sector dialogue and collaborations, will be held August…
International Accounting Convergence Will Affect Renewable Companies
Companies in emerging industries such as renewable energy probably believe they have enough to worry about without dealing with the convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards. However, as the financial system struggles to keep up with …
Samsung, Ontario Sign $3 Billion Wind, Solar Deal
South Korea-based Samsung C&T Corp. has signed a $3 billion (Canadian) contract to build wind and solar energy plants in Ontario.
How to Design Feed-in Tariffs in the U.S. without Fear of Federal Preemption
The cavalry has finally arrived in the seemingly endless debate about what states can and can’t do in designing workable feed-in tariffs. The cavalry is in the form of two new papers describing how states can design feed-in tariff policies without run…
Commercial Solar Power 2.0 – The Rise of the Solar Power Provider Network
I manage a New York-based private equity firm. A substantial portion of the firm’s assets are invested in cleantech and, of that, the largest portion is invested in the photovoltaic (PV) solar power market segment. We are convinced there is opportunit…
PV Market Analysis: Mid-2011 Pause for Reflection — Just Don’t Pause for Long
In the volatile photovoltaic industry, there is not a lot of time to pause for reflection – this ain’t Walden Pond, after all, for those who know their Thoreau: “Our life is frittered away by detail, simplify, simplify.” In this fast moving, detail-st…
U.S. Companies See Growth Potential in Turkey
Strategically positioned at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Turkey has embarked on a major renewable energy and energy efficiency program. The country aims to increase its clean energy share to 30 percent of its power supply by 202…
Yingli To Sponsor U.S. National Soccer Teams, Provide Solar to Local Athletic Centers
Two rising stars, the U.S. solar market and U.S. soccer, joined forces today. Yingli Solar announced that it would be sponsoring the U.S. Soccer National Teams through 2014. This marks Yingli as the first official renewable energy sponsor of U.S. Soccer.
Solar Panels on the Roof
Homemade solar panels on his roof. A do-it-yourselfer. For plans and parts list visit http://bit.ly/gKZM9M
Solar Power Solutions for the Home
With energy sources depleting at a faster rate than they are being built, but it is wise that we use the abundant energy available for free – the solar energy. Besides the easy availability of help, solar energy environmental pollution…
Do-it-yourself Solar Panels
A 2.5 minute product review of the Earth 4 Energy do-it-yourself alternative energy programs: http://bit.ly/gKZM9M
Solar Generators
The sun is the most abundant and cheapest energy source, but we can not use that resource. In times of depleting resources and increasing prices of solar energy proves to be the most effective solution and the most economical power.…
Video about building your own solar panels. More info: http://bit.ly/gKZM9M
Making Your Own Solar Panels
Short video summary of do-it-yourself course on how to make your own solar panels. Learn more: http://bit.ly/gKZM9M