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Warren Buffett Buys The World’s Biggest Solar Plant
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) is getting a strong sales pipeline for its solar panels after selling what will be the largest solar PV plant in the world. Warren Buffet’s utility, MidAmerican Energy, is buying the 579 megawatt (MW) Antelope Valley Solar Project, and will pay as much as $2.5 billion to SunPower for the sale and to build it. Antelope is actually two [...]
Wanxiang: A123 Buyout?
A123 may have declared in its bankruptcy filing this week that it has chosen U.S.–based Johnson Controls, rather than Chinese rescuer Wanxiang, as the preferred bidder for its automotive battery business. But that doesn’t mean that Wanxiang is letting go of its $465 million bid to buy A123 outright. That’s the upshot of a Thursday [...]
China/EU Battle Carbon Emissions
One of the world’s largest economic powerhouses has reportedly struck a deal with the European Union to cut greenhouses gases. According to Reuters, the European Commission has announced that China will partner with the EU to develop initiatives like Chinese emissions trading schemes. China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The EU and [...]
In Focus: Hotels of the Future
The future of high tech hotels is a decidedly green one, and there have been a number of breathtaking design proposals popping up in recent months for architecturally innovative hotels all around the globe. Not to mention the myriad new technologies that experts say will soon be giving the hotel industry a futuristic facelift. So, [...]
University of Albany Grabs $20M for Next-Gen PV Manufacturing Equipment
Under a new partnership with the U.S. Photovoltaic Consortium (PVMC) and Ceres Technologies the University of Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s Albany NanoTech Complex CNSE will work towards developing the next generation of PV manufacturing equipment. The $20 million is supported partly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SunShot Initiative. But it’s [...]
Understanding The Basics of Your Electricity Bill
Hello solar drops and droplettes! Electricity bills can seem quite cryptic to the uninitiated, so we are going to do our best to demystify the bills for our readers. It is our hope that you will gain a better understanding of your electricity usage, utility rates and schedules, how you can reduce your personal usage [...]
Record Year for Solar Project Acquisitions
Investors bought a record 3.9 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV projects in 2011, worth an estimated $10.8 billion. That’s a 122% rise from the previous year, reports Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Italy was home to the most deals, with 540 megawatts (MW) purchased, but the top five individual deals in megawatt terms were in the [...]
GE Teams with Paypal on EV Charging App
The question of how electric vehicle drivers will pay for charging outside of their home or immediate network has many answers. At the moment, it doesn’t really matter, as most charging happens at home, and many companies that have installed a charger for their employees pick up the tab. But if EVs and plug-in hybrids [...]
BREAKING: Pure Energies Group Gobbles Up 1BOG
Who’s got the best deal in solar power? One Block Off the Grid, a startup that aggregates neighbors to land cheaper rooftop solar deals, has been working on that question since its 2008 founding. Since then, it has gotten thousands of customers across the United States to sign up. On Monday, it announced it would [...]