The Commercial Rooftop Solar Revolution
The United States has over 4,000 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV) connected to the grid, with the pace of new installations accelerating as the price continues to fall. There has never been a...
View ArticleA Smarter Way To Install Solar
A few months ago, I wrote about this former Army Colonel by the name of Dan Nolan who helped lead a team that was responsible for improving the energy efficiency at US Army bases in Iraq: “We sprayed...
View ArticleIKEA: Florida’s Largest Non Utility Solar Owner
While Ikea’s newest rooftop solar installation in Sunrise, Fla. makes the Swedish furniture manufacturer and retailer the largest non-utility solar owner in the state, it also illustrates the company’s...
View ArticleTime Lapse Video of Solar Installation
Watch the solar installation of Supervisor Jeff Stone’s photovoltaic system on his home in Temecula, CA, by HelioPower, California’s value leader in home solar. The time lapse video captures the...
View Article5 Promising Eco Careers
Businesses everywhere recognize their responsibility as global citizens to safeguard and conserve the earth’s resources for current and future generations. This goal is prevalent in a variety of...
View ArticleFort Collins Gets A Solar Garden
Solar gardens are cropping up all over the place, like in Fort Collins, Col., where Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) recently completed its first community solar garden. The 116...
View ArticleRomney + Ryan = RIP Clean Energy
Despite pledging to protect American employment, Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney opposes critical clean energy policies that will encourage investment and...
View ArticleSun Boxes Hit the Big Screen
Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks are amazing! If you remember – in June – we posted about the awesome Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks. Well good news for those of you who want more. Installation artist Craig...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Oldest Winery Goes Solar
The Charles Krug Winery, California’s oldest, has joined a growing number of California wineries turning to the sun for more than just growing grapes. The winery is becoming the latest to add...
View ArticleU.S Navy Breaks Personal Record for Solar Installation
The US Navy has switched on its largest solar system so far, a 13.78-megawatt (MW) array in California that will help the agency shave an estimated $13 million off its power bill over the next two...
View ArticleIn Focus: California Solar Credits
California’s solar rollover-credit program is creating quite a buzz across California. More commonly know as “net energy metering,” the solar rollover-credit program is helping...The post In Focus:...
View ArticleSolar Installation Paperwork: Can it be Simplified?
As anyone who’s installed solar on a home in the United States is entirely too aware, home solar installations can be a slow, complicated...The post Solar Installation Paperwork: Can it be Simplified?...
View ArticleSolar Outperforms S&P in 13 States
Thirteen might not be a lucky number, but it seems like a better number when you consider that in 13 states—over a quarter of...The post Solar Outperforms S&P in 13 States appeared first on Solar...
View ArticleSolar Comes to the White House
In another step showing its commitment to environmental policies, this week the Obama Administration announced that solar panels were being installed on the roof...The post Solar Comes to the White...
View ArticleHawaii: Doing Solar Right
The business outlook for solar in Hawaii certainly looks ‘sunny’ with graphs like this one from the LA Times showing solar capacity on an exponential growth...The post Hawaii: Doing Solar Right...
View ArticleWhy Solar Panels Need to be Tested for Hail
Are solar panels tested for hail, golf balls, or other kinds of impact? If solar panels are broken by some kind of impact, is...The post Why Solar Panels Need to be Tested for Hail appeared first on...
View ArticleSolar’s Answer to Moore’s Law: Swanson’s Law
Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, predicted in 1965 that the processing power of computers would double every two years. His prediction was so apt...The post Solar’s Answer to Moore’s Law: Swanson’s...
View ArticleRooftop Solar: Where the Fast Paybacks Happen
Rooftop solar is a money-maker for homeowners, now more than ever. As a result not only of steadily dropping prices for solar systems, but...The post Rooftop Solar: Where the Fast Paybacks Happen...
View ArticleFUTUREWATCH: Nanoparticle Ink to Paint Solar Cells
Researchers at the University of Alberta have found that abundant materials in the Earth’s crust—zinc and phosphorus—can be used to make nanoparticles for solar...The post FUTUREWATCH: Nanoparticle Ink...
View ArticleFUTUREWATCH: Invisible Wind Turbines
Testing has begun on the innovative mini-wind-turbine blade designed by the famous Genoese architect Renzo Piano and developed in partnership with Enel The post FUTUREWATCH: Invisible Wind Turbines...
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