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First Solar Won the Race; The Environment Lost 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
In 2011, I wrote about the CdTe Horse Race in which the three U.S. companies making cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules, First Solar (FSLR), Abound Solar and General Electric (GE Solar,...
Followup: Soft Costs Make a Bigger Difference as Solar Gets Cheap 27 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Last week’s graphic on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar power was a big hit, so here’s a follow-up on “soft costs,” the expenses in a solar installation (including permitting) that ...
Norway Approves $3 Billion for Wind Power Plants to Triple Capacity 26 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
Norway has awarded concessions to build eight new onshore wind farms for about 20 billion kroner ($3.3 billion) in a bid to triple the country’s capacity to more than 2 gigawatts by 2020.
Zambia Targets Geothermal Power to Plug Energy Gap 26 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd. plans to produce power from steam resources in Zambia to help end a shortfall of electricity in Africa’s biggest copper producer, Chief Executive Officer Peter Vivian-Neal said...
Electric Cars Are Cleaner Today and Will Only Get Cleaner Tomorrow 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Uncovering a fraud is uniquely satisfying, which is perhaps why news outlets continue to provide electric car deniers with a platform to proclaim they aren’t as green as they appear. But close examina...
The Solar Marketer’s Action Plan to Help Save Net Metering — Do It 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The fight to save net metering in many states is on, but SEIA, Vote Solar, and other solar organizations can’t win these multi-front battles alone. They need the support of everyone in the solar ind...
Revamped Electric Grids in Iceland Show Path To Changing Global Energy Markets 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
With aging infrastructure and renewable energy generation on the rise, there has never been a more urgent need for a modern electricity grid. Many envision this modernized smart grid based on its capa...
Solar Energy Powers Rural Texas Ranches 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Intercepting photons from the sun 93 million miles away to power his rural central Texas ranch was not something Professor Bill Bard originally conceived of when he decided decades ago to become an el...
Fueled vs Electric Cars: The Great Race Begins 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
The amazing success of the Tesla model S proves that electric cars may have a chance of replacing liquid fueled vehicles in the long run. Skeptics point out that most of our electric power today comes...
SunEdison Embracing Solar, Spinning Off Semiconductors Biz 23 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm
SunEdison, née MEMC Electronic Materials, is spinning off its semiconductor division to help fund more of its initiatives in the solar side. SunEdison Semiconductor Inc. will be launched with an IPO f...
