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What We Can Learn from Germany’s Solar Dominance
Solar has never been more affordable for more Americans – with residential prices dropping an impressive 14% over the last year alone. But global solar leader Germany is still beating the U.S. in the race to low-cost PV. The Lawrence Berkeley Lab released a fascinating study that shows that the total the price of a [...]
Top 10 Fuel Efficient Cars for the Money
Given the state of the economy, affordability is the current buzzword you’ve probably been hearing lately, especially when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle. You’ve probably even wondered if it makes better sense to buy a used car instead of going for a brand new one. Fortunately, not only are there plenty of affordable [...]
BMW Invests in EV Charging Company Coulomb Technologies
BMW’s venture capital arm, i Ventures, is taking an equity stake in car charging company, Coulomb Technologies. Coulumb announced a $47.5 million equity raise in May. Started just five years ago, Coulomb’s ChargePoint network is the largest independent global charging network, connecting electric vehicle drivers to charging stations in more than 14 countries. The company doesn’t build charging stations, [...]
Even After Tariff Cuts, German Solar Industry Still Booming
Despite issuing substantial cuts in feed-in tariffs, Germany’s solar market continues to expand, making it the world’s second largest in annual installations of solar panels. Last month, Germany’s Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen and Economy Minister Philip Roesler announced plans to reduce annual solar installations to between 2.5 and 3.5 gigawatts (GW) for this year and [...]
German Solar Stays On Top
The German Solar Energy Market is biggest in the world and has installed the largest number of solar panels for the last few years. 2012 promises to be no different with Germany again set to the biggest solar market for solar panel manufacturers though Italy would give good competition. The German Solar Subsidy program has [...]
The German Solar Industry in 2011
In Germany we will likely install about 8 gigawatts (GW) of new solarsystems by the end of this year, meaning Germany will double its marketcompared to 2009 and hence would follow the worldwide trend (the worldmarket in 2009 was 7.5 GW and 2010 is predicted to be about 14.7 GW). For 2011, the German industry [...]
Audi to Add More Solar Panels Atop its German Facility
The worldwide leader in solar power — Germany — is set to add a little more energy capacity to its resume this week, as Audi yesterday announced plans to expand the solar photovoltaic (PV) system that currently sitsatop the car maker’s manufacturing facility at Ingolstadt, in thesouthern part of the country. The initial system was [...]
German PV Market Analysis
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "German Photovoltaic Market Analysis" report to its offering. Photovoltaic industry has proved its long-term viability and environmental benefitsglobally. Both developed as well as developing economies around theglobe have acknowledged its potential and are increasingly installing PV energy solutions for a greener and healthy environment. Inaddition, decreasing [...]
Hermann Scheer: A German Solar Hero
The ‘home of the free and the land of the brave’ is behind ineverything but bluster and anxiety and the multifaceted machinery ofmass collective suicide: obviously, this means that we’re way behind in renewable energy policy. Thus, when a true hero, an honest-to-God visionary, a people’schampion of solar and substance, passes away, Americans are going [...]