Category: Photovoltaics

In the past few years, a lot of interest has grown regarding solar energy. This is the result of an increasing awareness about climate change and the consequent boom of renewable sources of energy. However, there is still a lot …

From Guest Blogger Micaela: Check This Guide to Solar Panels Read More »

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The picture here may imply that pretty girls are necessary to sell solar PV, but journalist Bill Moyers vehemently disagrees.  On a recent episode of his popular show on PBS, Moyers presented evidence that the solar industry is booming—and for …

Solar Energy Becoming Fabulously Inexpensive Read More »

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Here’s a topic that’s gotten a fair amount of play over the years: solar (PV) roads.  Finally, the first such thoroughfare is open to the public—in the Netherlands: land of tulips, windmills, and yes, if you get far enough off …

World’s First Solar Road Installed and Ready for Public Use Read More »

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We at 2GreenEnergy are lucky enough to have super-intern Louis de Saint Phalle working for us, vigorously researching and writing on important matters in the renewable energy arena.  I was delighted that Louis actually moved out to Santa Barbara (from …

From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle: The State of U.S. Solar in 2014 According to SEIA Read More »

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Here’s an article on the ever-accelerating progress that solar PV is making, as costs continue to plummet. It certainly makes one wonder about the so-called “utility death spiral,” in which traditional power companies become unable to function, by virtue of …

What Happens When Everybody and His Dog Goes to Renewable Energy? Read More »

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Apple is a well-known consumer tech company, but it is also a corporation that has its stakes in major areas of solar tech. On the one hand, the company has been working hard at figuring out how to embed solar …

From Guest Blogger Audrey Clark: What We Can Learn About Solar Tech From Big Business Read More »

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Purchasing a solar power system for your home may be exhilarating at first, but you should not be too amazed by advertisement. Focus on the purely practical aspects of what you have to do, since this will be a pretty …

From Guest Blogger Heather Roberts: Solar Power Purchasing Tips and Guidelines Read More »

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The world’s 10.5 million refugees (almost half of whom are children) have a variety of tragic stories to tell about how some environmental or political/military disaster caused them to flee their native lands.  Needless to say, life without a home …

Ikea Brings Solar-Powered Lighting to the World’s Refugees Read More »

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In the process of helping me on my new book project, “Bullish on Renewable Energy – Eleven Reasons Why Clean Energy Investors Can’t Lose,” my UK-based colleague Gary Tulie sent me a video to underscore the point that renewable energy …

Renewable Energy Has Unseen Benefits Read More »

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The solar energy adoption in relation to energy needs is a crucial theme. Indeed it’s not a big secret that the explotation of non-renewable resources, like burning fossil fuels as oil or gas, has huge consequences like climate changing, pollution, …

From Guest Blogger Giuliaemme: Three Interesting and Worthwhile Breakthroughs in Solar Photovoltaic Panels Read More »

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