Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Stephen Levy, professor at the University of Tennessee, wanted my opinion on this article he co-wrote in Solar Today on micro-financing of solar PV. As I told him, I’m not really a finance guy, and …
Category: Photovoltaics
From Guest Blogger Amy Morin: How Do I Turn the Kids on to Solar Energy?
As more information becomes available about alternative power sources, it becomes clear that teaching the next generation about solar energy is very important. There are some excellent resources available to get kids excited about solar energy. The Importance of Getting …
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From Guest Blogger Mathias: NREL Sets New Efficiency Record with Two-Junction Solar Cell
The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL – pictured left) has just announced that they’ve set a new world efficiency record for two-junction solar cells at 31.1%. The last couple of days have been extraordinary in terms of new technological advancements …
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McDonald’s Is Deploying Lots of Photovoltaics, But….
Apparently, McDonald’s is deploying a ton of solar PV in the form of canopies to protect their customers’ cars. That’s good. But I’m less sanguine on ridiculous statements from company spokespersons like: “We continuously commit to reducing the environmental impact …
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From Guest Blogger Treacaus: Commercial Solar – An Economical Investment
Even though fossil fuels are used to generate power in most homes in Australia, environment friendly people still prefer clean, renewable sources of energy like sun. Be it home or business, the demand of solar energy is gripping very fast. …
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Tagged with: Australia, business, energy, renewable, Renewable Energy, Return on investment, solar power, United States
"Solar Impulse” and Its More General Renewable Energy Lessons
Within this one story of today’s successful flight of the solar-powered airplane “Solar Impulse” lies essentially all the promise and challenge of renewable energy. Solar energy is there for the taking, but the level of the incidence of solar power …
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Hot New Solution to the Management of Mid-Sized Solar PV Projects
I’m happy to announce that Robert Benedict, a key player in the solar PV arena since 2005, will be coming on as a 2GreenEnergy Associate shortly. I met Robert at last year’s Renewable Energy Finance Forum in San Francisco, when …
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From Guest Blogger Mathias: Solar Leasing from Affordable Solar Launched in New Mexico
There have been a lot of changes in the solar industry since SunRun first introduced the model of third-party ownership a little more than six years ago. Leasing solar panels is now the first choice in many states – a …
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Solar PV — and Distributed Generation More Generally — Changes What We Expect from Our Utilities
The solar PV growth curves illustrate the rapid expansion in the deployment of this form for distributed generation (DG). The only conclusion one can draw from looking at these graphs is that, after decades of customers’ putting their toes in …
Solar Energy Has Some Detractors, But How Valid Are Their Claims?
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this article from a solar energy nay-sayer and asked my opinion. Tim: I come across this stuff a lot. As I’ve often written, Germany has quite clearly made a mistake with their fantastically large …
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