solar voltaic power
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Ontario feed-in tariffs creating solar jobs at the cost of a donut per month
A new report says the impact of Ontario's feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics, which will create 70,000 jobs, is no more than one donut per month.
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Increasing on-site consumption of distributed solar
Germany has developed a tool -- roughly translated as “own consumption” -- to increase the amount of solar electricity used on-site.
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Why we won't have a green energy revolution without the smart grid
The rise of renewable energy and electric cars will vastly complicate how the power grid operates. That means it's going to have to get a lot smarter.
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U.S. solar boom requires policy and money (not sunshine), says report
Germany became the world's solar stronghold by rewarding homeowners, businesses, and farmers for generating their own electricity. The U.S. could grow at a similar clip -- with the right policy.
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Community solar: Better on the roof?
Our report on community solar power has garnered a response from the Clean Energy Collective, which has made us reevaluate our grading system.
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The Climate Post: Is Americans' climate ignorance a tragedy or an opportunity?
Half of Americans polled by researchers at Yale University are woefully ill-informed about climate change, including the 43 percent that believe, "If we stopped punching holes in the ozone layer with rockets, it would reduce global warming." Plus, China dominates an important clean tech export and new climate change impacts would be perfect for a remake of Day After Tomorrow.
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Distributed, small-scale solar competes with large-scale PV
Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) proponents have recognized that solar has economies of scale -- larger installations generally have lower installed costs per watt of peak capacity. But new data suggests that these economies are significantly smaller than previously believed. This is good news for solar and great news for the renewable energy movement.
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Community solar pioneers
After cutting through untold red tape, University Park Community Solar is ready to begin installation on one of the country's first truly community-owned solar power projects. Let's hope the model spreads.
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Bill McKibben tells Letterman why he's bringing solar back to the White House
Bill McKibben chats with David Lettermen about 350.org, his book Eaarth, and a new tour to bring rooftop solar back to the White House (Jimmy Carter installed panels; Ronald Reagan took them down; and students from Unity College in Maine, where they've been stored, are traveling to Washington to have them put back up). Hard worker, this guy.