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WOWZERS: China Just Raised Its Solar Power Goal By 67%
I make a lot of jokes on this blog but the hazardous levels of air pollution that the Chinese people are currently having to contend with is certainly no laughing matter. I can’t imagine what it is like for Chinese parents who have to explain to their children why it isn’t safe for them to [...]
In Focus: Dupont’s Solar Quality Standards
Solar installations were removed from twenty-four San Diego Unified School District campuses after corrosion was discovered that threatened the possibility of electrical issues that could lead to fires. The 4.3-megawatt installation was built in 2005-06 by Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT). SIT was acquired by Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) (PINK:ENERQ) in 2009. ECD’s Uni-Solar manufactured the [...]
First Solar: 2011′s Largest Solar Producer
Which solar manufacturers produced the most modules in 2011? Chinese solar companies grabbed four of the top five positions. US-based First Solar holds the lead with 2 gigawatts (GW), followed by China-based Suntech, Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar and Canadian Solar, according to Lux Research’s latest Solar Supply Tracker. The top 10 companies produced 12.5 GW of modules, 44% of [...]
Renewable Energy Production Up 27% Under Obama
Since President Obama entered office three years ago, renewable energy production in the US has climbed 26.9%, according to the Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) latest “Monthly Energy Review.” For the three years ending November 30, 2011, domestic oil production has also risen, by 13.7%, natural gas production grew 13.4%, nuclear power decreased by 2.8% and [...]
China: Kicking Butt in Wind Power
Wind energy is the largest renewable energy source on the planet right now (if you don’t count in hydro). The total installed wind energy capacity exceeds the solar and biomass capacity by quite a margin at over 200 GW, with the most recent surge in wind energy installations coming from China, which put up almost [...]
Why Finland Is A Cleantech Leader
I just returned from a trip to Finland last week, where I spentconsiderable time learning what it is that has made Finland a trueleader in Cleantech. What I found, actually, is that there are 10underlying reasons why Finland has positioned itself as such a cuttingedge market in the clean tech sector. Here are my findings: [...]
10 Reasons The UK Is A Global Cleantech Leader
The UK’s official commitment to cleantech is strong and growing. Inits official Renewable Energy Strategy, the UK set a target of deriving 15 percent of its energy needs from renewables by 2020. In keeping with that ambitious goal, the new UK Prime Minister,Conservative David Cameron, has wasted no time in highlighting theimportance of the cleantech [...]
10 Reasons Why China is the Cleantech Leader
The rapid economic transition of China from an undeveloped nation to a country which now derives 50% of its GDP from industrial productioncreated a series of negative side effects that has sown the seeds forChina’s next wave of its economic journey; cleantech. In recent years it has been acting with vigor to create a sustainable [...]
Solar Sector Leader Named to U.S. Manufacturing Council
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke recently appointed the new chair of the U.S. Manufacturing Council, a body that advicesthe Commerce Department on issues relating to American manufacturers.With his selection, Locke sent a clear message that the U.S. renewableenergy industry — specifically the solar energy sector — is and willcontinue to be a considerable engine to [...]