One of the most important systems in your home is the electrical and finding ways to improve upon it is a constant struggle. With all of the many improvements you can make, finding the right ones will take some research …
From a Guest Blogger: The Advantages of Solar Energy Read More »
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me this piece on solar PV in India, noting: I realise that lower prices have been achieved in other markets, but in India, there are no tax breaks, and the cost of money is high. …
Jennifer, a reader on my Quora feed writes: Can we buy solar panels outright in California? I responded: Yes. If we eat all our broccoli, we can buy solar panels outright for dessert. Now why did I just write such a smart-ass …
When I read articles like this one on 1366 Technologies that my colleague Gary Tulie just sent, I’m reminded of two businesses I’m glad I’m not in: • Manufacturing solar PV. This stuff is so advanced, and it’s changing so …
The Business of Solar PV Enters the Winter of Our Discontent Read More »
2GreenEnergy intern Fabio Porcu and I spent a good portion of the day yesterday with my colleague John Perlin, scholar in residence at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Last year, I conducted a series of interviews with John …
John Perlin, Solar Energy “Scholar in Residence” Read More »
Adrian De Jong of LunarSolarPower writes: Craig: Please watch this short video and watch a whole new world of possibilities open up to you! More here. Sorry, Adrian. That’s a truly preposterous concept, for a whole bunch of reasons (starting with the …
Here’s an interesting post on a new manufacturing process for solar PV cells. I note that I ran across a similar approach at the Solar Power International show a couple of weeks ago, under development at NREL (the US Department …
Those of you following the “Keep It In the Ground” campaign, focused on encouraging a migration away from fossil fuels at the maximum practical pace, should be aware of the commitment that Burundi made in this regard. Here’s an African nation …
These People Can Make a Commitment to Solar—And We Can’t? Read More »
Question: Are the manufacturers of renewable energy products at liberty to make any claims they wish, or is there a third-party organization that validates these claims? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: SolarCity claims to have built …
Frequent commenter/contributor Cameron Atwood asks: What are your thoughts on this? Here’s how much of the world would need to be covered in solar panels to power Earth. There are three main issues that this analysis overlooks:
