The Solar PV Life Cycle Dilemma
John R. Balfour | May 5, 2017 Historically and in essence, electric utilities simply do not buy 20- to 25-year energy generation technologies. In fact, utilities and public works organizations seldom if ever build on …
Listen Up: How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels
The Energy Show on Renewable Energy World | May 5, 2017 When someone gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean my solar panels.” We’ll answer that question on this week’s show…
Congressional Interest in Hydropower Reform Reflected in Hearings, Calls for Additional Discussion
Michael Harris | May 2, 2017 Interest in streamlining the hydroelectric power approval process continues as House Democrats have called the Energy and Commerce Committee to hold a second hearing on regulatory improve…
Top Five Reasons Fossil Fuel Companies Should Diversify into Renewables Now
Jennifer Runyon | May 8, 2017 According to Amory Lovins a consultant to Shell Oil for the past 45 years and Chief Scientist and Co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, little attention is being paid to the work…
USTDA and Power Africa Initiative Award $1.1M for Solar Energy Storage in Africa
Danielle Izzo | May 8, 2017 Africa’s first utility-scale battery storage installation has been agreed upon this week thanks to the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and…
Solar on Former Strip Mines? It’s Not as Simple as It Sounds
Lyndsey Gilpin | May 8, 2017 Developers of a solar farm atop a former Kentucky coal mining site hope their work will inspire similar projects — putting abandoned land…
Pro-Solar Bill Heads to Florida Governor’s Desk for Signature
Jennifer Delony | May 8, 2017 The Florida Senate last week passed SB 90, a bill to implement the ballot initiative Amendment 4 approved by voters on the state’s…
The Green Bank — Government Contractors Will Want to Watch This Trend Carefully!
Mary Scott Nabers | May 8, 2017 A bank located in the U.S. Northeast has drawn the attention of state officials nationwide. The three-year-old bank, however, is not your…
Awash in Carbon Emissions, Port of Rotterdam Aspires to Sustainable Future
John Berger | May 8, 2017 As part of the European Union (EU), the Netherlands must shoulder its share of the EU’s commitment to cut emissions and thus pledged to…
Universal Energy Access: How Do We Get There?
Jaideep Bansal | May 8, 2017 Stanzin Dolma is a woman who lives in the remote village of Shade, in the Zanskar valley of Indian Himalayas. Her village is located at a trek…