Batteries Are a Crucial Component of Our Energy Portfolio
People take batteries for granted, typically worrying about them only when they fail in the electronic devices they carry or in the cars they drive.
Read MoreEU Leaders Agree To Tough Carbon Regulations to Spur Renewable Energy Development and Fight Climate Change
European Union leaders backed the most-ambitious carbon emissions goals of any major economy, in a bid to crank up pressure on the U.S. and China ahead of climate talks in December.
Read MoreSolarWorld To US Solar Developers: “We Want the Same Things”
When Rhone Resch opened Solar Power International 2014 by telling the industry that it needs to fight for solar the same way that the Koch Brothers fight for coal, he probably wasn’t thinking about SolarWorld and its fight with China over what it says are unfair manufacturing subsidies. But, at least according to Ben Santarris, Strategic Affairs Director for SolarWorld Americas and Tim Brightbill of the law firm WileyRein, fighting for its industry is exactly what SolarWorld is doing.
SolarCity Broadens Its Financial Reach in the Barely-tapped Residential Market
Residential solar has soared in the past several years, with installation demand expected to soon surpass 1 GW of capacity. Much of this growth is due to the introduction of solar leasing. SolarCity, a major player in the residential solar leasing spac…
Read MoreAustralia Seeks to Reduce Renewable Energy Target to ‘Real’ 20 Percent
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s government will negotiate with the opposition to cut Australia’s renewable energy target and exempt industries such as aluminum and copper smelting.
Viable Battery Backup for Rooftop Solar Still Years Away
Using batteries to retain energy from rooftop solar systems will be too expensive for at least two years, according to industry executives.
Read MoreSuntech Back from Dead, Eyeing 1.5 Gigawatts in Solar Shipments
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., the solar manufacturer acquired earlier this year by Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd., plans to ship almost twice as many modules this year, in the latest sign of a rebound.
Read MoreLocal Solar Rules Can Save You Big Bucks
The price of an average U.S. home solar power system is about $20,000. (That’s before a 30 percent federal tax credit and any state, local and/or utility incentives.) If the price were to drop to $17,000, or even $16,000, would you be buying?
California’s Conservation Proposal Kneecaps Utility-scale Solar
Six years in the making, state and federal agencies released five options with a “Preferred Alternative” draft for the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan (DRECP), potentially kneecapping development in the best solar region in the U.S. by cutting off previous access to public lands and reducing eligible acreage by two thirds.
Renewable Energy Contractors Benefit from PACE Financing
One third of all energy is wasted. Is PACE the solution? According to current energy data, commercial and industrial buildings use about 60 percent of the energy generated in the U.S. and about a third of this energy, especially in older buildings, is …
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