Is the Tesla solar roof worth the additional cost compared to solar panels? In early 2018, Tesla finally began manufacturing solar tiles for the public at their New York-based Gigafactory 2. That’s great news, but […]
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Is there a place for nuclear energy in a 100% clean energy economy?
New tech could make nuclear a safer, cleaner option. Nuclear power plants produce zero emissions, but are still controversial due to safety concerns from leakage and meltdowns, as well containment issues of the radioactive waste. […]
Arizona Public Service announces one of the largest solar battery projects in the US
Arizona Public Service, the largest electric utility in Arizona, announced Thursday morning that it will add 850 MW of battery storage and 100 MW of solar generation by 2025, making it one of the largest […]
Concentrating PV Solar Could Hit Mainstream with Insolight
Swiss company Insolight has created the most efficient concentrating photovoltaic solar panels (CPV), a technology that uses lenses to concentrate light onto small solar panels underneath, to date. After two years of research, its created […]
Oregon Utility Combines Solar, Wind, and Battery Storage for First Time
Oregon utility Portland General Electric (PGE) has partnered with NextEra Energy on a large new energy facility that combines 300 MW of wind, 50 MW of solar, and 30 MW of battery storage – the […]
MIT Researchers Find Path for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers now understand how to increase efficiency of flexible solar cells A team of researchers from MIT, with assistance from UC San Diego, have taken us one step closer to commercializing perovskite solar cells, a […]
Tesla Owners Suffer Through the Polar Vortex While Solar Panels Keep Plugging Away
Below freezing temperatures means EV owners are suffering huge drops in their vehicles’ range Chicago and much of the Midwest are still caught in the throes of ice, snow, bitter wind, and cold. It’s not […]
Tesla Can Now Offer Solar Leases in Florida, But Does It Matter?
Regulators allow Tesla to offer solar leases in Florida On Tuesday, February 5th, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) confirmed that Tesla can offer solar leases to Florida residents. This paves the way for Tesla, […]
Solar Power Outperforms Wind Power on a Global Scale
With the continued increase in renewable energy use across the United States and Europe solar power outperforms wind power in terms of returns on investments on a global scale, according to a recent report from […]
30 Million New Solar Panels Planned in Florida by 2030
This week Florida Power & Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE) , publicly announced their massive plan to install 30 million solar panels in Florida by 2030…. achieving “the largest installation of […]
Best Solar Christmas Lights
Solar Christmas lights are a great way to decorate your home for the holiday season, and cut down your energy bill. Beyond the environmental benefits, they’re also extremely convenient and versatile, since you don’t need […]
Have Saudis Left it Too Late to Go Solar?
Saudi Arabia has yet to move on its grandiose solar plans announced in 2012 – and now it might be too late. The Gulf States’ biggest greenhouse gas emitter and the world’s largest oil exporter has […]
$53 Trillion of Clean Energy Needed to Meet Global 2C Target
The IEA has long assessed a need for investment of $1 trillion a year in clean energy like wind and solar to meet the 2 C target Back in 2009, after the Copenhagen Conference of […]
Switching to Renewable Energy Saves $72 Trillion
We always hear of the “costs” of switching to clean energy – but little of the cost of not switching Doing nothing on climate will cost the world $72 trillion by 2060 in disaster recovery as climate change ramps […]