Backers of SB 700 call it the “Million Solar Roofs of Energy Storage” bill. They anticipate the legislation will help boost the state’s behind the meter …
Tamil Nadu gears up to harness solar energy
Chennai: Harnessing solar energy through roof-top panels will soon become a movement in Tamil Nadu. About 50 MW of grid connected rooftop solar …
Why 100 Percent Clean Energy in California is Gonna Be Tricky
It wasn’t long ago that solar energy was considered an expensive, niche technology. Then, in 2002, California lawmakers passed the first renewable …
Fitchburg solar panels generate more than $30K worth of electricity
FITCHBURG, Wis. – Solar panels installed on four Fitchburg city buildings have generated $30,000 worth of electricity in their first year in use, …
Proposed Solar Farm Would Be Built On Massena Landfill
A fenced off landfill area at Alcoa West in Massena could soon host the area’s biggest solar farm. Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy would like to …
California Sets Goal Of 100 Percent Renewable Electric Power By 2045
Previously, California had mandated 50 percent renewable electricity by … nearly 50 percent of the state’s electricity came from solar energy alone.
4-MW solar array completed on capped landfill in Cleveland
Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Public Power and IGS Solar recently completed the installation of one of the most innovative solar arrays installed in …
Offsetting Just One Coal Plant’s Emissions Requires a Maryland-Sized Forest
Taken together, that’s about 13 times the size of the new forest you’d need offset the similar emissions generated by the manufacturing of solar panels.
Big Island solar PV permits flat in August, up 33% for first eight months
The solar energy market on Hawaii’s Big Island saw only marginal year-over-year gains in the number of solar photovoltaic permits in August.
Turning the Sahara desert into a wind and solar farm might make it green
You’ve probably had a solar–powered calculator since the 1980s, but it’s only been within the past decade or so that the potential of large-scale solar …