Minnesota enacts a 1.5 percent solar requirement and makes several other moves that advocates say could boost clean energy.
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SolarCity, Goldman Sachs In Big Solar Finance Deal
Goldman Sachs will pump $500 million into SolarCity solar lease projects, backing 110 megawatts in installations.
New Solar: From 100% In March To 2.5% In April
Solar’s proportion of new generating capacity plunged in April. But don’t worry. Everything is OK.
Solar Traps: World-Changer Or Vaporware?
A Maryland inventor’s claim of a radically new and better (but largely not revealed) approach to solar power is getting attention. Is there anything to it?
German WWII Bunker To Generate Renewable Energy
A hulking relic of World War II in Hamburg is now an adaptive reuse project that will generate solar thermal and biomass energy to heat thousands of homes.
US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy
Private money is financing privately developed renewable energy projects, beginning with geothermal, that will power U.S. military installations.
California’s Biggest Solar PV Plant In High Gear
A 66-megawatt PV plant, currently the largest operating in California, is cranking out maximum power for several hours a day in northern Los Angeles County.
World’s Biggest Solar PV Projects Under Way In SoCal
The 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects, about 60 miles north of LA, enter “major construction” mode, with completion eyed for 2015.
Passive Vs LEED Vs Net-Zero Energy
Here’s a little help understanding differences among some of the competing standards for green building design.
When Renewable Energy Shoots Itself In The Foot
Ann Arbor should say no to spending a big wad of federal money to put up wind turbines that will produce little energy, EarthTechling’s Pete Danko says.
NC Renewable Energy Standard Scores Surprise Win
To the shock and horror of its backers, a bill attempting to gut North Carolina’s renewable energy standard fails in committee.
How Passive Solar Paved The Way For Passive House
The Passive House concept, though very hot today, developed in the late 1970s from passive solar house forebears.
Using Solar To Boost Natural Gas Efficiency
Researchers are trying to boost the efficiency and lower the cost of technology that uses concentrating solar power to turn natural gas into higher-value syngas.
Solar Decathlon 2013: First Look
What happens when college students compete to design and actually build the best solar dwelling?