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Last week, the Navy got its first ever solar powered electric vehicle charging station, serving as another demonstration of a slow but steady transition out of petroleum dependency by the US military. The Navy has also moved forward with a contract to replace a 1950′s era coal fired p...
A new research report from Lux Research predicts that the solar photovoltaic market is expected to grow to a $155 billion industry by 2018, “as market forces engineer a turnaround to a healthy 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).” This report produced a scenario that is most like...
Solar canopies are a great way to take advantage of the open space of parking lots or install solar in areas where roof space is not available. Many commercial or office buildings do not have space on their roof for solar because of HVAC equipment on the roof. Solar canopies allow the...
However the electric utility still remains cautious of the more widespread use of renewable energy sources; Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning has said that he views renewable energy as a niche energy source, rather than a main one. A significant expansion of solar power could potentially t...
With the shale gas boom dominating energy exploration in the US, the sun-soaked petro kingdoms of the Middle East are looking to solar to ease their own oil addiction and develop a new export business. Masdar subsidiary Masdar PV, for instance, made the thin-film solar panels installe...
The Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is the first community-owned project in Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards program, and the state’s first solar array through an Investor Owned Utility (IOU). CEC’s community-owned solar model allows 100% of a utility’s ratepayers this opportunity to o...
Making the Grade With Clean Energy: Case Studies of California Solar Schools Environment California produced a report that gives an excellent overview of solar projects in the state. The report also details how students have benefitted from hands-on solar learning opportunities and in...
U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012 , released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) , provides an analysis of solar power markets in the U.S. Solar is now the fastest growing energy source in the U.S.; the Solar Market Insight annual edition sh...
