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Kiva: Microfinancing Solar
Imagine this: You’re in a developing nation with little access to electricity. In fact, you don’t have access to a grid, or enough electricity to keep a refrigerator and a light on and water filtered in your home. Or, if you have a generator, you barely afford to pay for the expensive diesel that keeps [...]
California Initiative End Won’t Stop Solar
As the California Solar Initiative steps toward its end, at least one solar developer isn’t concerned about the impact fewer incentives could have on the industry. “The program was very, very well designed,” said Alan Lee, founder of EcoSolargy, a full-service solar development firm. “And right now we’re closing in on the end of it.” [...]
Mosic Sells Out California Solar Crowdfunding Projects in Hours
Mosaic, which is using crowdfunding to develop solar and other clean energy projects, today (April 8) unveiled $100 million in solar projects that Californians can invest in directly. At the same time it launched its first offering in what it is calling the Golden State Series of solar projects in California, crowdfunding a 114 kilowatt [...]
The Biggest Solar PV Projects in Latin America
As of April 1, 2013, 9.8 gigawatts of large-scale PV projects had been announced in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, the generating capacity of projects in operation is just 114 megawatts. Of the 9.8 gigawatts’ worth of announced projects, 731 megawatts have signed off-take agreements of some sort (power purchase agreements, feed-in tariff contracts, [...]
Community Solar Grows Up
Community solar is capturing attention across the US as a way to get clean energy to everyone, including people who rent and whose roofs are too shaded for solar. A paper, “Community Shared Solar: Diverse Approaches for a Common Goal,” illustrates how three utilities are giving customers access to community solar in Florida, Colorado Springs and Tucson. Most community solar installations [...]
Abu Dhabi CSP Plant Coming Online
A 100 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar plant (CSP) under construction in Abu Dhabi is the first of its kind in the Middle East and one of the biggest in the world. The Shams 1 facility, which covers 617 acres near Abu Dhabi, is scheduled to connect to the grid before the end of March. Because it is a parabolic trough design, it requires [...]
Stion Shines at the Superbowl
Stion, the thin-film photovoltaic manufacturer, which has rushed out of startup operations and into the big leagues over the past few months is upping its visibility at the Super Bowl this weekend with Solar Alternatives. The two companies have built a solar canopy at the Kingswood Playground in New Orleans as part of the Big [...]
First Solar Gobbles Up Largest Solar Project in New Mexico
First Solar, Inc. has acquired what will be the largest solar power project in New Mexico, the 50 megawatt Macho Springs Solar Project. The Macho Springs Solar project is being developed in Luna County, New Mexico by Element Solar Power. The project is expected to be completed in 2014, at which point it will produce [...]
Kyoto Protocol Update: 6000 Projects and Counting
Although many people criticize the ability of corporations or countries to “offset” their emissions by paying for clean energy projects in developing countries, there are now 6000 such projects around the world. Under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), emission-reduction projects in developing countries – such as conserving high priority forests or developing clean energy [...]