solar industry
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BP spends $20 billion on oil but can’t afford solar
BP gave being green a try, guys, really! They had a solar panel business going, but they had to kick it to the curb, because they just couldn't afford it. Times are tough, you know? Heck, the company only has $20 billion to spend on oil and gas every year. They have to pinch … […]
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Critical List: Jaczko reportedly a jerk; Gore flogs ‘sustainable capitalism’
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's commissioners are calling out their boss, Gregory Jaczko, for being a jerk. It's not exactly reassuring when the body that oversees nuclear power can't even get its own house in order. Other countries are taking way better care of endangered species than the United States is. Uh oh, there was a […]
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Krugman: Only politics can delay energy transformation
Cross-posted from Climate Progress. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman had another good column in The New York Times yesterday, “Here Comes the Sun.” He makes three key points. First, solar is rapidly coming down the cost curve — I’ve sprinkled a couple of the Climate Progress charts on this throughout this post. Second, fracking is […]
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Which are cheaper — tradeable credits or feed-in tariffs?
Cross-posted from Climate Progress. A few years ago, a heated debate started within the U.S. solar industry about which was more cost-effective: solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) or feed-in tariffs (FITs). Now that we’ve had more experience with both policies, the question is again being asked. Researchers at the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) […]
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Critical List: U.S. solar files complaint against China; crayon sculpture melts in Texas heat
American solar companies filed a trade complaint against China for dumping cheap solar panels in the U.S. market.
California could pass cap-and-trade.
Adrian Grenier from Entourage is opening a pop-up gallery in L.A. that focuses on sustainable living.
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Solar power’s 'nasty little secret' isn’t nasty or secret
A solar insider reveals that "solar panels don't work well." But this ill-timed and inaccurate charge could be just a ploy to boost his own business.
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Over 100,000 Americans work in solar industry
The GOP makes no effort to hide its opposition to clean energy. But the solar industry far outpaces the growth rate of the overall U.S. economy.
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U.S. solar projects boom as PV prices keep falling
The U.S. lags behind in solar PV manufacturing, but falling panel prices mean thriving commercial-scale development.
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American solar exports increased 83 percent in 2010
Who says America doesn't make things? Last year, we exported $5.63 billion worth of solar products: photovoltaic cells, modules, investors, capital equipment, polysilicon, and more, according to a new report from GTM Research and Solar Energy Industries Association. That's an 83 percent increase over the previous year