Former Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch breaks down why American consumers are being charged two times more for solar than their peers overseas. ANDREW BIRCH JANUARY 05, 2018 After 10 years running Sungevity, I recently completed a tour visiting solar companies

Author: Gavin Bade :  Published Jan. 26, 2018  The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced it is loosening pollution control requirements for major sources of hazardous emissions such as mercury and lead. In a memo, the head of the EPA Air

Friday, July 7, 2017 Notice of Request for Information – Input on the District’s Use of Volkswagen Settlement Funds The District of Columbia (District) is requesting public input on the potential uses of the District’s Volkswagen (VW) settlement funds, resulting

DOE Releases First Annual National Energy Employment Analysis WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy today released the agency’s first annual analysis of how changes in America’s energy profile are affecting national employment in multiple energy sectors. By using a

PUBLISHED: Jan. 25, 2018 Dive Brief: Hydroelectric facilities have historically generated the largest share of United States’ renewable energy, but according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, that could change this year as wind’s rapid growth catches up to hydro.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct U.S.-specific research aimed at reducing the cost of

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $3 million prize competition to reenergize innovation in U.S. solar manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize (Solar Prize): Accelerates the development of technologies and solutions that will advance the solar industry Enables

AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog Jan.24,2018 Dive Brief: Comments by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) yesterday caused shares of SCANA Corp. to plunge, as the governor said he believed utility subsidiary SCE&G should be forced to pay for the failed development

Monday, Jan 22 2018 Solar Energy Industries Association Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) – the national trade association for the U.S. industry – and its members expressed disappointment in the decision by President Trump

Breaking News AUTHOR: Krysti Shallenberger PUBLISHED Jan. 22, 2018 Dive Brief: The Trump administration issued a decision on a high-profile trade case, imposing 30% tariffs on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells. The first 2.5 GW of cell imports

HOW COMMUNITY SOLAR WORKS 1. Solar Panels The inverter converts direct current (DC) electricity into alternating current (AC) so it can be used in our homes and businesses. 2. Inverter Sunlight falls on solar panels. The solar panels convert the

SolSmart is a national designation program recognizing cities, counties, and towns that foster the development of mature local solar markets. SolSmart is led by the International City/County Management Association and The Solar Foundation, along with a team of partners with

Authored by:Susan DeMar LaffertyContact Reporter Daily Southtown December 26, 2017 Will County apparently is as golden as the sun when it comes to promoting solar energy, according to SolSmart, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Five months

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $12 million in new funding for eight projects to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation. The DOE says these models will lead to more accurate forecasts of solar generation levels, enabling

BRIEF AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Jan. 9, 2018 Florida Power & Light kicked off the new year by beginning to deliver energy to customers from four new solar power plants, with another four slated to come online later in the first

Opportunity Details Opportunity EERE Science, Technology and Policy Opportunity – Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Organization Department of Energy (DOE) Reference Code DOE-EERE-STP-SETO-2017-2107 How To Apply A completed application consists of: An application A current resume/CV Transcripts – For this

SETO: JANUARY 4, 2018 Home » Updates to Lab Software Bring Big Benefits to Renewable Energy Industry When it comes to decision-making in the renewable energy industry, professionals across all sectors benefit from accurate predictions of performance and cost as

The goals of the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) are to develop the technologies and knowledge base needed to continue the sweeping cost reductions seen throughout the industry since 2010, to improve the ability of solar energy to integrate into

The Solar Forecasting 2 funding program builds on the Improving Solar Forecasting Accuracy funding program to support projects that generate tools and knowledge to enable grid operators to better forecast how much solar energy will be added to the grid.

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