GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

residential solar market just experienced its best-ever quarter, with 712 megawatts (DC) installed. state markets, and there is opportunity across the solar value chain. residential solar sector. home solar market? But from 2015-2017, the company made a concerted effort to reduce its costs by 50 percent.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2021

Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new homes in England look set to trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be expected to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week , which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.”

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2020

There are fears for one of America’s last two remaining concentrated solar power developers as the embattled sector attempts to pivot to a new business model abroad. power-purchase agreement, with the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Nevada state utility NV Energy, last October, according to a lawsuit filed at the time.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Analysis by E3G and Global Energy Monitor calculates pipeline for pre-construction coal plants has plummeted 76 per cent since 2015. Moreover, it claims a further 16 countries only have one new coal power plant each in development, putting them just "one project away from a future without coal".

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the U.K. Fossil fuels’ share of the electricity mix was 10 times larger than renewables’ a decade ago, Carbon Brief's data shows. The growth of renewable energy capacity in the U.K. Two will those will close next spring.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 1, 2020

Whether booming off-grid power demand in emerging markets is met with grid extension or distributed renewables will be central to the growth story of the global clean-power sector. Wood Mackenzie's working definition of minigrids. Source: Wood Mackenzie. Minigrids the lowest-cost option for many.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As solar costs continue to decline, unique use cases for trackers will likely gain in popularity, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report on the tracker market. As the tracker market continues to grow, advances in tracker technology mean that sites that were previously uneconomical for solar are now being developed with trackers. 

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Raptor Maps uses artificial intelligence and thermal imaging to maintain two percent of solar panels worldwide—but its path there was far from linear. When they made their software available online, they noticed something surprising: solar farm operators were flocking to drone-based thermal imaging.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Distributed energy resources (DERs) is an expansive term, including everything from backup generators to microgrids. In some states with 100 percent clean energy mandates, like California and Hawaii, the focus is on solar — lots and lots of it — and the tools needed to integrate this massive new grid edge resource.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. “Do we want to continue with acquisitions? Last year Engie signed more U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The strong montly performance follows an update from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) , which confirmed 130,596 rooftop solar installations were carried out last year as the number of deployments doubled on 2021 levels. Solar is surely one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK right now. million of them on homes.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 16, 2022

Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHGs released from the energy purchased by an organization. They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. The amount of energy you use that contributes to business scope 2 emissions will be reflected in your energy bill.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The solar industry met in Salt Lake City with a more sweeping and disciplined message than in some years past : Rally to extend the federal investment tax credit and buckle up for a decade of massive industry growth. The Solar Energy Industries Association industry group published a roadmap Monday to increase solar power to 20 percent of U.S.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 26, 2022

The current energy crisis has prompted many questions about the validity of renewables as the correct solution. The problem, she argues, is the system within which we are integrating these clean energy sources. Energy is owning a lot of headlines these days. Some of these headlines seem to be rather uncomfortable bed fellows.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 24, 2024

one of Goktekin Energy companies, is planning a geothermal resource exploration project with drilling in the Sandikli and Kiziloren districts of the Afyonkarahisar Province in Türkiye. Within the scope of the project, seven drilling areas have been determined and the planned drilling depths are 800 meters. Goktekin Tarim A.S.,

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

residential solar inverter and optimizer sales, and microinverter maker Enphase, its distant second-place contender, both reported strong fourth-quarter 2019 earnings this week and forecast continued growth in 2020, sending their share prices up. SolarEdge, the market leader for U.S. The Israel-based company has grown to dominate the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 22, 2022

With continued advances in energy efficiency, green technology and design, houses built today operate more sustainably than they did several decades ago. Energy efficiency. Home renewable energy systems. Philips offers an online energy calculator for consumers to figure out just how much energy they use.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The electric vehicle battery recycling and manufacturing venture founded by the former chief technologist of Tesla announced today that it will help decommission and recycle a 4MWh stationary storage substation in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of a massive solar array. That one is still powering away and will be for many more years!”

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 10, 2020

The French city of Nîmes recently welcomed the Ada Lovelace Secondary School, Occitania’s first-ever clean-energy school that’s earned both BEPOS energy level certification and a sustainability rating of Silver-level BDM (Bâtiments Durables Méditerranéens). A clean-energy school in southern France draws power from the sun.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Citing the telecom industry’s openness to change, Adrian McNulty – VP Investor Solutions for IQGeo – outlines some of the main lessons that electric utilities can learn from telecom operators to adopt a culture of innovation and proactive planning for new technology and changing customer demands.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 28, 2020

Distributed wind is often forgotten in discussions about clean energy sources. Although lawmakers eventually passed an extension of the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for small wind turbines, recent years have not been kind to the distributed wind industry, even as growing attention has been paid to behind-the-meter solar and storage.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Our energy grid was built around centralization. But as renewable energy sources such as solar and wind gain traction, the grid needs to adapt to include an array of components. Microgrids are smaller networks that use local energy sources. Photo courtesy of Heila Technologies.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Nissan was one of the first major automakers to pilot second-life EV batteries in a grid-scale storage installation in 2015. Electric bus manufacturer Proterra took the same approach. “It's a very interesting time.”

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 2, 2021

The next wave appears to be the phasing out as many natural gas-fired facilities as is feasible as more wind and solar resources are deployed. In the UK, for example, the government has committed to phasing out all coal-fired power generation by 2025. Over the past decade, the nation has installed around 20 GW of renewable power.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

Energy giant announces it is offer new range of solar, energy efficiency, EV charger, and insulation services to households across the UK British Gas has this week announced a new range of services for domestic customers designed to make it easier for them to install the latest cost-saving clean technologies.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

You’ll also learn about key technology areas that are driving momentum to equitably tackle the climate crisis, and explore the plentiful opportunities for everyone to be a part of the energy transition that’s already unfolding. We had big news to announce at the 2015 DEMO Day: an expansion to our current headquarters, 444 Somerville Ave.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Wood Mackenzie estimates that the combined global capex spend on wind and solar projects will range from around $165 billion to $190 billion a year between 2020 and 2035. per watt for onshore wind and solar. Figure: Capex outlook for wind and solar from 2020 to 2035. For example, solar projects can be developed for $0.40

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Planet Pulse

JULY 13, 2021

This is the most important year for climate action since the Paris Climate Agreement was passed in 2015. Meaningful progress on climate change in this decade will require significant changes to almost every sector of the global economy, including energy, transport, industry, agriculture, cities, finance, and land use.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

There were nearly 5 million light-duty electric vehicles on the road at the end of 2018 ⁠— roughly 50 percent more than the year before. The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Electric cars aren’t the only option for those seeking a greener commute.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Trade body Energy UK becomes latest influential group to endorse plans to shrink electricity bills by reducing the costs paid to legacy low carbon electricity generators. The voluntary CfD scheme would apply to generators that secured contracts under the Renewables Obligation scheme, which closed to new applicants in 2017.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 29, 2023

Between 2021 and 2022, the global weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of ten newly commissioned geothermal projects fell by 22% to USD 0.056 kWh. This statistic was reported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in their newly published document, “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022.”

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

Iceland's start-up community is looking to go global with its efforts to bolster the clean energy transition. The land of midnight sun, spectacular waterfalls and adorable ponies with 1980s rocker hair. That cleared the way for the country to reach 100 per cent renewable electricity in 2015 (more on that in a later column).

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Energy and Cleantech Council

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The electric power grid is subject to escalating threats of attack by foreign adversaries and individual bad actors. utilities have been seriously compromised to date, in 2015, Ukraine’s electric grid was hit by a cyberattack that led to a lengthy blackout affecting approximately 250,000 people. While no U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 25, 2021

Buildings account for nearly 40% of energy-related CO2 emissions, according to WRI. Every $1 invested in efficiency alone saves $2 in new electricity generation and distribution costs, said WRI. Energy and Climate Branch (UNEP) and Head of the GlobalABC Secretariat, UN Environment Programme.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 11, 2015

solar industry. The state leads the country by housing about half of the nation’s total installed solar capacity, according to the latest data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Concern that the Golden State’s solar industry could weaken is heavily rooted in the murky future of solar policy.

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