IRENA Chief Stresses Role of Gas in Renewables Transition
The executive director of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stressed the importance of gas in a shift to cleaner electricity.
Read MoreEmerging Market Microgrid Company Powerhive Snags Caterpillar as Equity Investor
Startup Powerhive, a company that provides off-grid energy access to people in emerging markets said on January 25 that it completed a Series A $20M financing round led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Caterpillar Ventures, Total Energy Vent…
Read MoreEmerging Market Microgrid Company Powerhive Snags Caterpillar as Equity Investor
Startup Powerhive, a company that provides off-grid energy access to people in emerging markets said on January 25 that it completed a Series A $20M financing round led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Caterpillar Ventures, Total Energy Vent…
Read MoreOn Solar PV Net-Metering and Interconnection, How Does Your State Measure Up?
How easy is it to go solar in your state? A new “report card” by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Vote Solar grades all 50 U.S. states on two important criteria for solar development: interconnection standards and net-metering policies.
Now in its 9th year, the report card shows that some states are making progress, raising their grades from, for example, a “C” to an “A” by enacting simplified interconnection rules or lifting net-metering caps. On the other hand some states are falling behind.
The “Interconnection Procedure Grade” is based on the rules and processes that energy customers must follow to be able to ‘plug’ their renewable energy systems into the electricity grid. Five states – Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New Hampshire and North Carolina – improved their interconnection grades in 2015. Only one, North Dakota, received a lower grade. Half of U.S. states have good ‘A’ or ‘B’ grades, and the remaining need improvement.
Read MoreOn Solar PV Net-Metering and Interconnection, How Does Your State Measure Up?
How easy is it to go solar in your state? A new “report card” by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Vote Solar grades all 50 U.S. states on two important criteria for solar development: interconnection standards and net-metering policies.
Now in its 9th year, the report card shows that some states are making progress, raising their grades from, for example, a “C” to an “A” by enacting simplified interconnection rules or lifting net-metering caps. On the other hand some states are falling behind.
The “Interconnection Procedure Grade” is based on the rules and processes that energy customers must follow to be able to ‘plug’ their renewable energy systems into the electricity grid. Five states – Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New Hampshire and North Carolina – improved their interconnection grades in 2015. Only one, North Dakota, received a lower grade. Half of U.S. states have good ‘A’ or ‘B’ grades, and the remaining need improvement.
Read MoreOne Good Year Deserves Another: Energy Storage in 2016
Last year was big for battery energy storage. Technology prices continued to fall. Milestone projects got under way, and the sector gained wide media visibility in May when Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, unveiled the company’s sleek new Powerwall, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed for residential use.
Read MoreWomen in Sustainability Signs Renewable Energy Pacts with GE, Masdar
A new initiative to bring more women into the renewable energy arena has signed strategic partnerships with GE and Masdar.
Read MoreWomen in Sustainability Signs Renewable Energy Pacts with GE, Masdar
A new initiative to bring more women into the renewable energy arena has signed strategic partnerships with GE and Masdar.
Read MoreRenewables in East Africa: Changing Lives with Sustainable Energy
What role can sustainable energy play in those areas of the world where having more than one energy source would be an unimaginable luxury, and where energy supply means cutting down a tree or foraging for firewood?
Read MoreRenewables in East Africa: Changing Lives with Sustainable Energy
What role can sustainable energy play in those areas of the world where having more than one energy source would be an unimaginable luxury, and where energy supply means cutting down a tree or foraging for firewood?
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