2016 will go down as the year when solar energy became the same price or less than fossil fuels in many areas across the globe. This according to the World Economic Forum’s “Renewable Infrastructure Investment Handbook: A Guide for Institutional...
The first road equipped with solar panels is up and running in France. The 0.6-mile stretch of road is full of 2,800 square metres of solar panels with the goal of generating power for the street lights in a village called Tourouvre-au-Perche where 3,400 people live....
The solar industry remains strong as it was recently announced by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that solar installations drove 60 percent of the new electric generating capacity additions in the third quarter of 2016, which is a new record....
Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The report focused on wind, geothermal, biomass and solar. The three Pacific Coast states (California,...
Recent reports by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory show dramatic decreases in the cost of solar, both rooftop and large wholesale purchases. The San Francisco Chronicle breaks down the reports as follows. “Solar power bought through long-term power purchase...
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