Tag: solar energy

June 22, 2016

Cheaper renewable energy is allowing more corporations to look at options for generating their own power. But corporate sustainability mandates, rather than price alone, remain the primary driver of those purchasing decisions, according to a new survey from PwC. Seventy-two […]

June 16, 2016

The solar industry is changing rapidly as it experiences unprecedented growth. Here are 6 facts that may surprise you about this increasingly popular source of power. 6. Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth — 173,000 terawatts of […]

June 15, 2016

California is ground zero for solar energy in the United States. So, it seems logical to start our state-level solar energy deep dives here. In the article below, I’ll provide as thorough a look at California solar incentives + solar […]

June 14, 2016

Apple has a solar power problem. It has too much of it. Worldwide, Apple gets 93% of the electrical energy it needs from solar and other renewable sources. That electricity runs its stores, offices, and datacenters worldwide. But in California […]

June 13, 2016

The U.S. accounts for 18 percent of the world’s energy consumption but has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. As such, there’s no question that renewable energy needs to be a major goal for the nation’s policy makers. […]

June 9, 2016

In the first quarter of 2016, the US installed 1,665MW of solar PV, with 14.5GW of installations forecast by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) for 2016 – down by 1.5GW than was previously predicted. Nevertheless, solar […]

June 3, 2016

US residential installer SolarCity is now offering customers the chance to immediately pay less for solar each month than they previously paid for utility bills while collecting thousands in additional from applicable tax credits through its new loan programme that […]

May 10, 2016

The United States is celebrating a major milestone that has been 40 years in the making: one million solar installations nationwide. Thanks to the more than 200,000 Americans working in the solar industry, and the innovations that have driven down […]

May 9, 2016

Are solar panels a more financially sound investment than stocks? It’s a bold assertion. However, some experts say yes– emphatically. According to a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy, the NC Clean Energy Technology Center explains that a […]

April 27, 2016

Unlocking $1 trillion in clean energy investment requires a new financial architecture capable of investing in, and scaling, an increasingly distributed world. One piece of that architecture took a significant step forward last week. Beyond the grid solar financier SunFunder […]

April 26, 2016

RES Distributed, a wholly owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, construction, and operation of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects across the globe, is pleased to announce an agreement with Pedernales Electric […]

April 21, 2016

The rate of return for solar projects in most of the developing world is more than double the rate in Europe, according to new data from Mercatus. Mercatus offers digital renewable energy deal assessment software that hosts more than 80 […]

April 13, 2016

Solar customers in Texas were offered the lowest average cost on a per-watt basis compared to other regions in the U.S., according to new data from EnergySage, a comparison-shopping website for solar systems. The average gross cost of a solar […]

March 30, 2016

Community solar in the US could be a market worth as much as US$2.5 billion in revenues by 2020, but accommodating it will require a rethink of utility business models, a new report by Navigant Research claims. According to the […]

March 14, 2016

The U.S. solar market is expected to see record 119-percent growth this year, according to GTM Research. In the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2015 Year in Review, published in conjunction with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), GTM projects […]

February 26, 2016

America’s leading solar provider, SolarCity, has announced the creation of a new $249 million tax equity fund to finance solar projects. Less than a fortnight after the company revealed impressive installation growth in 2015, installing 870 MW throughout the whole […]

February 17, 2016

Never before have businesses been more encouraged to be energy efficient as they are today. This phenomenon is taking place not only because there are more alternatives, but also because economy and pollution urge everyone to do so. Sometimes I […]

February 15, 2016

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) celebrated the ground breaking of its three new solar power plants with a ceremony on the site of the future FPL Manatee Solar Energy Center. The three new large, community-scale plants, which include the […]

October 12, 2015

What does solar energy have to do with mobility? The long-awaited alternative energy availability comes with a twist, when an initiative envisions the entire glass surface of the office buildings converted into a huge energy factory. Considering all the tech […]