All Posts Tagged With: "solar energy"
Solar Disarray
The divide between manufacturers and installers is a symptom of the U.S. solar industry’s problems, not the cause. And the causes are not as simple as either side makes them out to be. China isn’t the only reason companies like Evergreen, Solyndra, and BrightSource have struggled.
4May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Healthcare Provider Kaiser Permanente Commits to Solar
While the majority of announced solar installations at this point will be in California, Kaiser is doing this throughout its territories, which include COLORADO, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and more. It’s goal is to reduce GHG emissions
by 30% within eight years.
Incubator Program Expands Reach
DOE is accepting proposals for the seventh round
of the SunShot Incubator program, which jumpstarted Colorado-based Primestar now owned by GE. Construction is underway for a $600 million plant in Aurora to commercially produce the company’s NREL-based cadmium telluride solar technology.
Can Solar Thermal Technology be a Colorado
Jobs Builder?
“The technologies offer impressive economic benefits for Coloradoans,” notes Neal Lurie of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association. “Not only do they help consumers reduce their monthly utility bills, but solar thermal is a labor-intensive business that provides significant job creation benefits.”
25Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
CSU = SOLAR POWER
Colorado State is in the top four nationally for solar power at major public research universities, according to a new report just released. It hosts nearly 5,500 kilowatts largely concentrated on a 30-acre plant on the western edge of Fort Collins.
14Oct2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Energy’s Big Picture According to Gates
“There’s certainly lots of room for increasing efficiency. But can we, by increasing efficiency, deal with our climate problem,” Gates asked. “The answer is basically no. The climate problem requires more than a 90 percent reduction in CO2 emitted, and no amount of efficiency improvement is going to address that.”
13Jul2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
SOLAR SCOREBOARD
Solar is booming says a brand new report … but our latest round-up shows everything isn’t all sunny. Read about impressive new installations, but also a critique of the Air Force Academy’s deal, and disappointing results from the world’s first hybrid solar-coal plant on the West Slope.
7Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Record Setting Growth for U.S.
Solar Market
Cumulative grid-connected solar electric installations have reached more than 2.85 gigawatts, and all three PV market sectors (residential, commercial and utility) continued to grow, with commercial installations showing the strongest gains.
16Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Retrofitting — The Whole Picture
The aging coffee mug analogy is akin to many of our homes or businesses. The energy envelope isn’t tight; the lighting is not efficient, and the controls are outdated. As energy efficiency advancements have evolved, an additional group of savings and incentives layered under PV has been uncovered.
14Feb2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
China Illegally Plunders US Solar Industry
with Impunity
Even more alarming is that its share of the US market has grown nearly sixfold in the last two years. To accomplish this feat China is convincing U.S. solar panel producers to outsource manufacturing operations overseas by bribing them with government-subsidized loans that clearly violate international trade law.
18Jan2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The “Old School” Element of the
New Energy Economy
Generation facilities need to go where the people are, and whether it be a backyard storage shed or a downtown office building, one “neighbor’s” plan to build something is another’s opportunity to oppose it. In contrast to other states, Colorado statutes vest land use & development authority in local governments.
27Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Are Feed-In Tariffs Part of Colorado’s Solar Future?
As hopes for a nationwide renewable electricity standard flounder in the U.S. Senate this week, the solar industry groups believe state and local-level adoption of feed-in tariffs can spur on the growth in American solar power. Representatives from 13 states, including Colorado, say it is time to make it happen.
27Jul2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
PV Mapping Project Launched by DOE and NREL
The project will provide a Web-based resource for users to easily understand the current status and past progress of the PV industry from the data that show current and recent trends of the PV market. Additionally, users may add their own PV installation data, browse PV data entered by others, and view statistics.
2Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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