HyperSolar Reachs 1.0 Volt Milestone
HyperSolar, which develops of a new technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, has announced that its artificial photosynthesis...The post HyperSolar Reachs 1.0...
View ArticleEIA: New Homes Bigger and More Energy Efficient
According to EIA’s most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), newer homes built in the U.S. are significantly more energy efficient than those build...The post EIA: New Homes Bigger and...
View ArticlePV Industry Recovery: Is It Happening?
The global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has been struggling for almost two years. Massive over-capacity and slower-than-anticipated market growth caused by changes in European...The post PV...
View ArticleIn Focus: Why Energy Storage is Cost Effective
California’s electricity system has reached a transforming regulatory milestone. On September 3, Commissioner Carla Peterman of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authored a...The post...
View ArticleNanowire vs. Organic Solar Cell Investment
This week, two solar cell “startups” that couldn’t be further away in terms of their efficiencies or materials won funding from VCs and strategic...The post Nanowire vs. Organic Solar Cell Investment...
View ArticleBoston: The Energy Efficiency Rockstar
It seems every other week there are reports about how we as a nation are failing the environment. Between pollution and climate The post Boston: The Energy Efficiency Rockstar appeared first on Solar...
View ArticleShared Renewable Energy Program Welcomed in Orlando
America has long questioned whether or not customers would be interested in renewable energy as a source of energy. This question has The post Shared Renewable Energy Program Welcomed in Orlando...
View ArticleTop 25 U.S. Companies by Installed Solar Capacity
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Vote Solar Initiative (Vote Solar) released the annual Solar Means Business report, identifying major The post Top 25 U.S. Companies by Installed...
View ArticleIndia Throws $10 Billion at Smart Grid
India has a power grid that is ripe for renovation and transformation. More than a third of the nation’s grid electricity is The post India Throws $10 Billion at Smart Grid appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleHow Do Solar Panels Perform in Cold Weather?
Despite the obvious idea of building solar farms in sunny places, the feasibility of solar energy projects in northern climates is also The post How Do Solar Panels Perform in Cold Weather? appeared...
View ArticleSolar PV and Energy Storage The Time is Now
June 16th, 2013 was a big day for renewable energy in Europe. On this sunny, windy Sunday afternoon in the summer, solar The post Solar PV and Energy Storage The Time is Now appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleHospitals and LEED Certification
Hospitals in the U.S are known to be among the largest consumers of energy. They are open 24 hours, have hundreds of The post Hospitals and LEED Certification appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleSolar Parity: Arriving by 2025
The idea of parity for solar power, the day when power from solar panels costs as much as other electric generation sources The post Solar Parity: Arriving by 2025 appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleSoft Costs: The Most Expensive Part of Solar Install
With the precipitous drop in prices to manufacture solar modules - down 75% over the past four years, so-called “soft costs” are now the most expensive part of The post Soft Costs: The Most Expensive...
View ArticleResidential Demand Response: A Crucial Ingredient of U.S Energy
The complex task of managing peak energy demand is not something that should be addressed in a piecemeal fashion, and this is The post Residential Demand Response: A Crucial Ingredient of U.S Energy...
View ArticlePresident Obama Doubles Down on Renewables
Last Friday, President Obama took an important step toward supporting a clean energy future by directing the Federal Government to consume 20 percent of The post President Obama Doubles Down on...
View Article20% Solar: Possible Goal for Los Angeles?
In December, AMECO Solar reported on Environment California’s campaign to convince government officials that solar energy should be a priority for Los Angeles. We’re proud to announce that just one...
View ArticleEverybody Solar and RE-volv: Crowdfunding Rockstars
Andreas Karelas and Youness Scally, founders of RE-volv and Everybody Solar, have been busy. Since founding their solar crowdfunding nonprofits in 2011, they’ve shown that their ideas are more than...
View ArticleWOW: Airplanes More Energy Efficient Than Cars
While most people think driving a car is better for the environment than flying in an airplane, that’s not necessarily true because airplane engines are getting much more efficient. In fact, unless you...
View Article60 Minutes: Solar Reporting Fail
Last month, 60 Minutes aired a segment where one of the program’s anchors, Lesley Stahl, tried to make the case that clean technology and renewable energy were “dead.” In her report, Stahl makes a...
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