“At long last,
the tipping point is here. For the first time in modern history,
clean energy technologies are becoming cost competitive with
their ‘dirtier’ counterparts” – Clean
Edge 03/06
Industry news
SOLAR POWER PARTNERS Announces National Expansion, New Executives, and New Larger Headquarters
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Solar Power Partners (SPP), a leader in distributed solar energy services for businesses and organizations throughout the United States today announced it is opening offices in Southern California and the Northeast and is moving its San Francisco Bay Area headquarters into larger 4,000 square foot offices. The company also announced it is adding to its management team and advancing two key executives within the company. Full Article
Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Fixing CSI "Flaw"
June 7, 2007
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed AB 1714, which is designed to fix an unintended flaw in legislation passed last year hindering the California Solar Initiative (CSI). Full Article
Average U.S. Electricity Prices
It may come as little surprise or comfort to American consumers that a recent survey found the national average price of electricity in the United States rose by 5.2%... Full Article
SunLink: DOE funds first projects in $168m Solar America Initiative
Mon Mar 12, 2007‘
DOE funding should be about $1.1m for the first year, with about $20m available over three years. Partners include SunLink, SunTechnics, and Conergy. Low-cost, scaleable PV systems for commercial rooftops’, headed by Nanosolar of Palo Alto, CA, USA, will work on improved low-cost systems and components using back-contacted thin-film PV cells for commercial buildings, focused on large-area module deposition, inverters, and mounting. Full Article
Clean Energy Trends 2007
Mon Mar 13, 2007
Maybe it was the changing global climate, or perhaps the changing business climate, that fueled clean-energy markets in 2006. More than likely, it was both of these, among several other factors, that pushed markets... Full Article
Solar for Energy Hogs: The California Example
by Steven Letendre, Ph.D., Prometheus Institute
Wed Feb 21, 2007
Photovoltaic (PV) panels have long served as a cost-effective solution to provide power to remote cabins and homes built far from the power grid. To reduce the money spent on a home solar energy system, off grid system designers emphasize the importance of minimizing end use loads by using the most efficient lighting products and appliances available in the market, and foregoing certain unnecessary amenities. Full Article
The New Math of Alternative Energy
Wed Feb 12, 2007
Now the equation is showing significant signs of change. Costs are falling for some alternative-energy sources, driven by new technology and renewed development interest... Full Article
Solar World: Financing solar systems
Earthtimes.org - USA
In other words, a PPA can provide a way to take advantage of solar energy
to groups that wouldn't have otherwise been able to finance a project. ...
Full Article
Shining a Light on Solar Power
MSNBC - USA
The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not
new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable
energy ... Full Article
