Sweden and Norway agreed to boost their target for renewable energy production amid concerns the additional capacity will exacerbate a power glut and strain the region’s electricity grid.
Global emissions were unchanged last year, the first time that’s happened amid economic growth in four decades, according to the International Energy Agency.
If one takes a look at news articles regarding advancements in technology in almost any sector of the economy, a common theme emerges: perfecting the technology is merely the first step in actually being able to offer the benefits of that technology to…
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Nearly a year ago, the New York Public Service Commission (Commission) initiated a groundbreaking effort, called ‘Reforming the Energy Vision’ (REV), to overhaul the longstanding electric utility business model. In the months since starting the REV proceeding, the Commission has sought advice from Department of Public Service staff, industry stakeholders, and environmental non-profits, among others, quietly refining its vision while largely refraining from big pronouncements about the progress of the proceeding.
The world’s most sun-powered nation is about to encounter an unusual complication: the moon. When a solar eclipse sweeps across Europe on the morning of March 20th, the moon’s passage in front of the sun will cast a sudden and giant shadow across Germany — a country whose reliance on solar energy is, by international standards, astronomical.
As most readers know, it’s difficult to find the truth in a political debate. When it comes to solar, the opposition to solar almost never tell the truth. This holds true for members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and its plan for a cost/benefit analysis regarding net metering.
From a casual glance, the racking systems from GameChange Racking might resemble the typical and somewhat unremarkable metal support structures used in solar systems all over the place. But then let CEO Andrew Worden walk you through the details. GameChange doesn’t use regular grade steel. It uses a stronger undisclosed alloy. The surface area of t
When procuring solar onto the grid, utilities shouldn’t have to recreate the wheel, said Solar Energy Power Association CEO Julia Hamm at the PV America conference this week in Boston, Massachusetts, but the process also shouldn’t be a contentious cat fight. So Hamm posed a question for attendees: “How do we change the nature of this discourse – we don’t want to be kittens, but how do we get away from lions fighting each other?”
What started as some quiet rumblings earlier this week is quickly brewing into a major storm, with word that a landmark settlement between the EU and China a year ago to resolve an anti-dumping dispute over solar panels is quickly unraveling. In this case it’s probably more accurate to say the settlement was between the EU and actual Chinese solar
The dust has settled. After a crazy whirlwind of activities, all project documentation has been signed just minutes before midnight. The solar project has been built despite all the roadblocks along the way. It is now operational and connected to the g…
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