Solar Energy
Created on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, Solar Panels, SEIA, Residential Photovoltaics, Texas
February 19 -- In the past five years, prices for solar panels -- the now-familiar glassy sheets containing electricity-producing photovoltaic cells -- have fallen at least 80 percent, bringing down the ... [ +++ ]
February 19 -- In the past five years, prices for solar panels -- the now-familiar glassy sheets containing electricity-producing photovoltaic cells -- have fallen at least 80 percent, bringing down the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 15 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Texas, Austin, San Antonio, solar power, solar energy, state policy, clean energy
February 15 -- San Antonio and Austin are using their municipal power companies to push solar electricity generation, and other Texas cities should support state policies boosting solar power, Austin-based ... [ +++ ]
February 15 -- San Antonio and Austin are using their municipal power companies to push solar electricity generation, and other Texas cities should support state policies boosting solar power, Austin-based ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 14 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, Energy Policy, State of the Union, President Obama, SEIA
February 14 -- Rhone Resch, of the Solar Energy Industries Association sees a robust clean-energy industry as important to America's future. Here is what he said about the State of the Union address. >>View ... [ +++ ]
February 14 -- Rhone Resch, of the Solar Energy Industries Association sees a robust clean-energy industry as important to America's future. Here is what he said about the State of the Union address. >>View ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: State of the Union, President Obama, wind energy, solar energy, clean energy, renewable energy
February 13 -- In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama talked up alternative energy. Not only did Obama tout the solar and natural gas industries' recent gains, he also ... [ +++ ]
February 13 -- In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama talked up alternative energy. Not only did Obama tout the solar and natural gas industries' recent gains, he also ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 04 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Texas, wind energy, solar energy, renewable energy, natural gas
February 4 -- Texas is tops among US states when it comes to installed wind power generation capacity, having added 1,826 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to bring its cumulative total to a whopping 12.212 ... [ +++ ]
February 4 -- Texas is tops among US states when it comes to installed wind power generation capacity, having added 1,826 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to bring its cumulative total to a whopping 12.212 ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: solar energy, San Antonio, Texas, OCI Solar Power, solar PV, renewable energy
January 30 -- Construction has now begun on OCI Solar Power’s 400MW solar energy project located in San Antonio, Texas.The first phase, named Alamo I, is expected to be completed by the middle of 2013. ... [ +++ ]
January 30 -- Construction has now begun on OCI Solar Power’s 400MW solar energy project located in San Antonio, Texas.The first phase, named Alamo I, is expected to be completed by the middle of 2013. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: ERCOT, renewable energy, clean energy, Texas, wind energy, solar energy, natural gas
... actual output to reflect real world conditions, rather than the previously used 2006 assumed characteristics, wind and solar are more competitive than natural gas over the next 20 years. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
... actual output to reflect real world conditions, rather than the previously used 2006 assumed characteristics, wind and solar are more competitive than natural gas over the next 20 years. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 18 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, renewable energy, renewable energy investment, wind energy, solar energy
January 18 -- The United States government has been urged to provide greater policy stability for the renewables market, after a new report found global clean energy investment could total $1.9tr (£1.2tr) ... [ +++ ]
January 18 -- The United States government has been urged to provide greater policy stability for the renewables market, after a new report found global clean energy investment could total $1.9tr (£1.2tr) ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 11 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: New York City, Sandy, solar energy, green energy, clean energy, renewable energy
January 11 -- New York City officials are thinking more about climate resiliency in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. But adaptation — making the city more resilient to intensifying extreme weather — ... [ +++ ]
January 11 -- New York City officials are thinking more about climate resiliency in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. But adaptation — making the city more resilient to intensifying extreme weather — ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 11 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: California, solar energy, solar power, renewable energy, 1GW, electricity
January 11 -- California's rebate program for businesses and homeowners who install solar panels has now funded enough systems to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity - a level few countries and no ... [ +++ ]
January 11 -- California's rebate program for businesses and homeowners who install solar panels has now funded enough systems to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity - a level few countries and no ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 31 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, Stanford University, solar energy, electric vehicle, hydrogen fuel cell
December 31 -- A group of students from Stanford University have been working on a new type of vehicle that will be powered by alternative energy. While this is not a new concept in the realm of transportation, ... [ +++ ]
December 31 -- A group of students from Stanford University have been working on a new type of vehicle that will be powered by alternative energy. While this is not a new concept in the realm of transportation, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 14 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: SolarCity, NASDAQ, solar energy, clean energy, renewable energy, Elon Musk
December 14 -- "SolarCity's innovation is simple and powerful—they allow customers to pay less for clean solar energy than they spend on utility bills," said Bob McCooey, senior vice president, NASDAQ ... [ +++ ]
December 14 -- "SolarCity's innovation is simple and powerful—they allow customers to pay less for clean solar energy than they spend on utility bills," said Bob McCooey, senior vice president, NASDAQ ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 06 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, solar energy project, San Diego, clean energy, renewable energy, electricity
December 6 -- About 1 million solar panels will soon dot some 1,600 acres near Mount Signal. Scheduled to reach commercial operation in the fall of 2014, the $700 million Centinela Solar Energy ... [ +++ ]
December 6 -- About 1 million solar panels will soon dot some 1,600 acres near Mount Signal. Scheduled to reach commercial operation in the fall of 2014, the $700 million Centinela Solar Energy ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, Arizona, solar energy jobs, clean energy, renewable energy, economy, job growth
November 28 -- Solar energy jobs in the U.S. grew by 13 percent over the past year, a rate almost six times faster than the national average employment growth rate. And Arizona officials said ... [ +++ ]
November 28 -- Solar energy jobs in the U.S. grew by 13 percent over the past year, a rate almost six times faster than the national average employment growth rate. And Arizona officials said ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 26 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Germany, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity, policy, solar energy, wind power
November 26 -- From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prickly pear cactus. Close up, you could see the ... [ +++ ]
November 26 -- From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prickly pear cactus. Close up, you could see the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 16 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, solar energy, public parks, renewable energy
November 16 -- “St. Petersburg will use a $2.4 million federal grant to install solar panels at 18 of the city's parks and recreational sites," officials said Tuesday.The project, called Sunlit City ... [ +++ ]
November 16 -- “St. Petersburg will use a $2.4 million federal grant to install solar panels at 18 of the city's parks and recreational sites," officials said Tuesday.The project, called Sunlit City ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 12 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: North Carolina, renewable energy, solar energy, solar farm, clean energy
November 12 -- Just off a country road is a sight few people ever imagined in this corner of southeastern North Carolina. Solar panels cover a 35-acre field that once produced corn, tobacco ... [ +++ ]
November 12 -- Just off a country road is a sight few people ever imagined in this corner of southeastern North Carolina. Solar panels cover a 35-acre field that once produced corn, tobacco ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 08 November 2012 / Member News
Tags: election, Sungevity, solar power, Sandy, renewable energy, solar energy, clean energy, climate change
November 8 -- Once this pesky presidential election gets behind us, politicians will again talk about renewable energy and climate change, predicts the founder and president of Oakland-based Sungevity, ... [ +++ ]
November 8 -- Once this pesky presidential election gets behind us, politicians will again talk about renewable energy and climate change, predicts the founder and president of Oakland-based Sungevity, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, state energy policy, Renewable Energy Portfolio, solar energy, wind energy
... in over 20 states - supported 32,734 projects in 2011, up 18% from 2010 and almost double that of 2009. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
... in over 20 states - supported 32,734 projects in 2011, up 18% from 2010 and almost double that of 2009. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 01 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar energy, election, poll, voters, renewable energy, SEIA
November 1 -- It appears to be solar energy’s time to shine. Further solar energy development is supported by 92 percent of U.S. voters, according to a CleanEnergyAuthority.com article. The poll was ... [ +++ ]
November 1 -- It appears to be solar energy’s time to shine. Further solar energy development is supported by 92 percent of U.S. voters, according to a CleanEnergyAuthority.com article. The poll was ... [ +++ ]
