Summer isn’t officially here yet. but temperatures are warming up thanks to the sun. Local solar panel installation companies say they’re seeing an increase in business. Richard Johnson’s solar panels have been soaking up the sun for the past three years. The summer months are making paying the …
Walking on sunshine: The pavements that generate solar energy
The international team, led from Glasgow Caledonian University, is creating pavements that gather energy from the Sun. In a laboratory in Glasgow sits evidence that one Scottish-based team has already qualified for Qatar 2022. In front of lecturer Dr Azmy Gowaid sits an array of three solar tiles.
Cayman company brings renewable energy to Antigua
A Cayman Islands solar company has signed a US$20 million deal to bring renewable energy to a small Caribbean island. The catch is, it’s not Grand Cayman. GreenTech Solar has won a contract to provide 10 megawatts of renewable power to Antigua and Barbuda by retroactively fitting government …
Solar industry would benefit SC
Solar should actually be subsidized more, and fossil fuels should be subsidized less. But that is not Duke Energy’s main concern. Its main concern is to remain in control without competition. Subsidies for power production come from the both federal and state governments. Duke benefits from federal …
California upstages Australia by becoming first place to require solar panels on new homes
Builders in California will be required to fit solar panels on most new homes from 2020 under new building standards adopted on Wednesday, a move that is the first in the United States and could provide a big boost to the solar industry. The decision, adopted unanimously by the five-member California …
65 percent of additional power generation in Turkey provided by renewables
In recent years Turkey has been aggressively expanding the share of renewable energy resources in power generation with new investments. As a result of these heavy investment projects, the share of renewables constituted nearly half of Turkey’s power generation. Last year, 65 percent of additional …
PG&E signs on to community solar power project
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. signed on the first community solar project for its Regional Renewable Choice program with the renewable energy developer ForeFront Power. The program allows all customers, including renters and those who can’t install solar, the option of purchasing up to 100 percent …
How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy
On May 9, 2018, the state upped the ante, with the California Energy Commission unanimously approving a plan that mandates all new homes and apartment buildings must have some form of solar power. That, in a word, is historic. Sure, similar mandates have been passed by U.S. cities, but this one’s …
EDF : EDF finalises the acquisition of 750 MW of active generation capacity (gas and peak demand …
EDF finalises the acquisition of 750 MW of active generation capacity (gas and peak demand) to support the development of its renewable energy …
California’s Requirement for Residential Solar Panels Could Transform the US Energy Industry
California will require that new homes include their own solar panels beginning in 2020, state officials announced Wednesday in the latest step to …