The Inherent Opportunity in Today’s Energy Poverty Crisis
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger, but recognise the opportunity,” said former U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
Read MoreKey Lawmakers Support Efforts To End U.S.-China Solar Dispute
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel? An industry proposal aimed at ending a long-running solar trade dispute between the United States and China is gaining support among key lawmakers at both the state and federal levels, including the chairmen of…
Read MoreGoing All In with Renewable Energy
After a monster tornado wiped out Greensburg, Kansas in 2007, killing 11 people, the community decided to rebuild with meaning. It set out to become one of the world’s greenest communities.
Read MoreListen Up: Try the Free DOE Home Energy Audit Program
If you know where you are wasting energy at home, you can fix the problem. But for many people, getting an energy audit is like flossing your teeth — you know you should do it but just can’t seem to get around to it. Fortunately, there’s an easy to use energy audit program developed by the DOE that does as good a job as any professional program, and its free.
CSP Progress Report: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Some of the planet’s biggest solar energy plants are about to come online in the U.S., showcasing the promise and potential of both large utility-scale solar energy and in particular concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.
Read MoreRaising the CPV Bar: New Efficiency Records for Solar Cells And Modules
Four months after revealing a record 43.5-percent four-junction concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) cell, a European partnership has added a full point to that mark, touting a new 44.7-percent efficient four-junction CPV cell. The group includes Soitec, th…
Read MoreSolar Growth Outpaces Wind for First Time
A strong showing from global solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, coupled with a sharp fall in new wind capacity, has led to solar growth outpacing wind this year – for the first time ever.
Asset Seizure Complicates Suntech Solar Bankruptcy
Someone should write a book about solar panel superstar Suntech (NYSE: STP), whose incredible rise and spectacular fall has taken yet another intriguing twist with word that some of its major assets have been seized by a court in Italy. The Italian angle is just the latest turn in this international story of a company founded by an Australian-educa
Six Myths About Renewable Energy, and Seven Answers
Keith Johnson, writing recently in the Wall Street Journal, does a commendably even-handed job laying out “Six Myths About Renewable Energy.” Citing the rapid progress renewables have made in recent years, he concludes that “Many of the debating points we hear today are based on outdated facts and assumptions that don’t hold up anymore.” Of the s