ACORE: Home Solar Will Boom In 2014
This year’s outlook for cleaner fuels is bright, according to ACORE. But much brighter for some technologies than others.
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OneRoof’s Affiliate Program Brings Solar Advocacy
Now that the IPCC is demanding investment in renewables, solar power is positioned as Earth’s brightest alternative energy.
Alberta Carbon Tax Funds (Some) Renewables
Alberta is stuck on tar sands — a well-known final destination for dinosaurs.
Americans Want Solar to Replace Fossil Fuels
Navigant’s poll results hit the presses this week alongside the IPCC’s terrifying tale of two futures.
Renewable Energy Can Save Us From Climate Change
No one on the planet, the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report reminds us, will be left untouched.
Honda Launches Net-Zero Smart Home Project
Honda’s master plan is to slash pollution by running on sunshine.
California Progresses EV Grid Interconnection
But it’s in low gear until the political and economic powers that be decide on how to build and monetize California new transportation normal.
The Canada Solar Power Boom
Canada is in photovoltaic bloom. So why is electricity generated from its solar panels declining?
Countries Embrace Renewable Energy Future
The International Energy Agency’s new report says global integration of variable renewable energies (VRE) like solar and wind into our obsolete power systems is just a matter of time.
Survey Says: Home Solar In High Demand
News flash! When homeowners are outright offered a choice, the majority choose clean energy for homes. Film at 11.
Solar’s Role In The Climate Change Talkathon
America got a much-deserved earful when over two dozen Democratic senators pulled an all-nighter in Congress to shine a light on catastrophic climate change. About solar, specifically,
Canada’s Solar Outlook is Bright
No matter where one looks, it seems Canada is empowering the global solar sector.
SEIA Report Tracks Solar’s 2013 Boom
The photovoltaic year that was increased 40 percent over 2012, installed 4,751 megawatts and booked $13.7 billion in market value.
Arizona Needs Solar Utilities
Protracted and unnecessary turf battles for utility and residential control of the state’s solar bounty could stall governor Jan Brewer’s emPOWER Arizona.
Are You A Vet? Work For Solar
Over 13,000 military veterans now work within the sunshine industry, comprising over 9 percent of its quickly growing workforce. Mission accomplished.
Solar Growth Greens Industry Future
Solar stocks are astronomically higher than they were years ago. And so is your investment portfolio, if you have been brave enough to throw some skin into the game.
New EV Standard Boosts Solar Benefits
Our warming world’s citizenry starts driving and plugging in more and more electric vehicles into their greening homes. Should they have to worry about stressing out the utilities’ fickle grids?
Green Homes Market Slowly Improves
No matter how you slice and dice the data, construction is a prime driver of climate change, and that needs to change.
What Will Renewable Energy Look Like In 2030?
Like many others, the International Renewable Energy Association has released a global road map to clean energy.
What Will It Take To Solarize Detroit?
Poorly governed and neglected by turfy utilities, Michigan’s solar infrastructure is barely evolving.
SolarCity Crowdfunds The Solar Boom
In the last year, SolarCity’s common stock has gone supernova, from the $10s to the $70s at the speed of light.
Can Gamification Dent Home Energy Use?
Gamificationl is cool terminology. But despite its fuzzy logic, it continues to attract eyeballs and investment.
Opower Tops Home Energy Management
Navigant assessed 16 home energy management vendors using a proprietary methodology, and found that Opower’s product suite put it well out of the reach of its nearest smart-grid competitors.
Berkeley Lab: Rooftop Solar Raises Home Value
Despite its stronger portfolio power, nationwide residential solar is underrepresented in the housing industry.
Reducing Solar Soft Costs Means Tackling Labor
The United States is playing second accordion to Germany when it comes to bankrolling, innovating and deploying the solar infrastructure we need to better adapt to climate change.