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The 7 Successes of Solar
How the solar energy industry is becoming one of the most widely beneficial sectors in the country Things are looking up for the solar energy industry. Its growth has skyrocketed over the past few...
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Are solar thermal power farms still relevant?
392 megawatts, 173,000 heliostats, 347,000 mirrors, $2.2 billion investment and a $1.6 billion federal loan. These are the tremendous numbers surrounding the development and construction of the...
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Expert Series: Avoiding Shade in Solar PV Installs
Another Expert Series video from CleanEdison. Solar expert Michael Cafiero gives a detailed example of how a little shade can do a lot of damage to the output of your solar PV system installation. Be...
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How the Military is (Indirectly) Fueling the Solar Industry
If ever there was a champion of efficiency, the military would be it. Energy efficiency is no exception to this generalization. As The Solar Foundation (TSF) and Operation Free tell us in a recent...
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The Solar Industry: Booming or Busting in a Lackluster Investment Environment?
The decline in global investments in renewable energy isn’t as worrisome as it may seem, according to the 2014 Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report, released in early April. The report,...
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Beyond the Rooftop: Unconventional Applications of Solar Power
The wide variety of solar technologies being developed by scientists and engineers is permitting the almost endless array of commercial applications that can be powered by the sun. Since solar...
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What is to become of the Investment Tax Credit?
The Investment Tax Credit has been one of the major factors of growth for the solar energy industry since its establishment in 2006. The ITC is a 30% tax credit for solar systems on residential and...
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The World Cup of Renewable Energy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or in a room without tv access (like me), you’ve probably seen one, or several world cup games in recent days. FIFA has been everywhere lately, and not just...
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Microgrids, They’re Kind of a Big Deal
For locals participating in the Pecan Street Demonstration in Austin’s suburban town of Mueller, TX, residential carbon footprint data is about as available as square footage. Their home utility...
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What’s New in the World of Renewables – India’s Floating Solar Panels
It was 1985 when the first Tour de Sol, a Swiss rally for solar powered vehicles, ushered in a new era of design and innovation for solar energy use. Among the first of its kind, the contest...
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