California Governor Seeks to Increase Renewable Energy Mandate to 50 Percent
California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $59 billion to fix crumbling roads and raising the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent.
California Governor Seeks to Increase Renewable Energy Mandate to 50 Percent
California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $59 billion to fix crumbling roads and raising the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent.
US Solar Tariff Review Hints at Halved Rate for Chinese Cells
U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar cells may be halved after a Department of Commerce review of duties, boosting margins of manufacturers and installers.
Read MoreTen Clean Energy Stocks: Past Performance and Predictions for 2015
The last two months have not been kind to clean energy stocks. Most commentators attribute the weakness to declining oil prices and the Republicans’ strong showing in the midterm elections.
Read MoreSouth Africa Considers Rooftop Solar Electricity Credits
South Africa’s energy regulator is looking at a framework that would enable homes and businesses to receive credits for feeding surplus power they generate from rooftop solar panels back into the constrained electricity grid.
Six Renewable Energy Trends to Watch in 2015
2014 was a solid twelve months, for the most part, for renewable technologies. Solar firmly solidified its role as a major source of power in the future, LED sales continued to climb and investors began to more seriously look how efficiency gains can b…
Read MoreThe Big Question: What Do the Proposed EPA Regulations Mean for the Energy Industry?
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to restrict the amount of carbon dioxide released from power plants. The rule calls for reducing carbon 30 percent by 2030 over 2005 levels. Many have praised the aggressive propos…
Read MoreWhen an Inverter Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt: Facing the Impact from Different Angles
In 2008, SolarMax hit its peak, claiming the title of fifth largest inverter supplier in the world. Last week, Swiss parent company of SolarMax, Sputnik Engineering, declared bankruptcy, leaving many portfolio owners and service providers confused and …
Read MoreListen Up: New Solar Products for 2015
Innovation in the solar industry continues — seemingly at an accelerated pace. At Solar Power International in October a plethora of new solar products and services have been introduced, all striving to reduce total installation costs. I’m confident this trend will continue as R&D efforts by both large and small companies bear fruit. As long as supply shortages and tariffs don’t disrupt our cost structure, these innovations will lead to lower installed costs in 2015 and beyond.
We Should be Looking to CEOs, Not Politicians, for Climate Change Action
In May of 2014, Speaker of the House John Boehner responded to a climate change question with, “listen, I’m not qualified to debate the science over climate change. I am astute to understand that every proposal that has come out of this administration to deal with climate change involves hurting our economy and killing American jobs. That can’t be the prescription for dealing with changes to our climate.” Speaker Boehner is not the only one reluctant to enter into the debate on climate change. In a March interview Mitch McConnell responded to a climate change remark with, “For everybody who thinks it’s warming, I can find somebody who thinks it isn’t…”