Tag Archives: pv
In Focus: Solar Sponges
As the news continues to get more depressing about the advance of climate change – hurtling forward toward worst case scenarios - we’re seeing beginning efforts to create technologies that will counter it. Not that we believe technology will fix this problem, but we do think it will help in significant ways, especially during the decades [...]
Daylight Savings: Longer Days = More Solar
If the start of Daylight Savings Time has left you tired after losing an hour of sleep, we have some great news to cheer you up! The start of Daylight Savings Time means that Summre is almost here, which means that we will be seeing increased hours of daylight. This is great news for outdoor [...]
In Focus: Calculating Monthly Solar Savings
Solar Installers get a lot of calls from consumers who are unsure how to work out how much their solar power system is saving them. The most common mistake made by consumers is to open their power bill and assume that their system has only saved them the amount of the credit that is listed [...]
Solar and Moore’s Law
Late last summer, I was walking the neighbourhood near where a rooftop residential solar PV system was about to be installed. People tend to be more interested and less sceptical about solar when their neighbors are getting into it, so it’s good policy to pound the pavement in the hopes of drumming up some business. [...]
Dow Chemical Gobbles Up NuvoSun
NuvoSun, a thin-film solar firm founded by former MiaSolé CEO Dave Pearce, was just acquired by Dow Chemical. Dow had invested in the firm in early 2010. According to sources close to the deal, NuvoSun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical. Dow has not yet responded to our inquiries. Presumably, the NuvoSun [...]
Walmart Boosts Solar Production in Ohio
The amount of solar used in Ohio is about to rise by 10% – why? Simply because Walmart is installing solar PV on the roofs of 12 stores in the state. This demonstrates the influence a huge corporation’s shift to renewable energy can have. With 4.5 megawatts of solar, Walmart has about a tenth of [...]
PV Rebates Ending Soon in California
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which coordinates California’s solar incentives programs through the California Solar Initiative, said earlier this week that residential solar incentives in an increasing number of utility service areas are reaching fulfillment. And the solar industry and its supporters, like the Vote Solar Initiative say that’s a good thing. But another [...]
5 Reasons Jinko Solar Will Thrive in 2013
Jinko Solar is well positioned to capitalize on the solar market in 2013 as it has the best balance sheet among their competitors. They are insulated from the high costs of silicone that is adversely impacting their peers. The higher costs of silicone have put upward pressure on the manufacturing costs associated with PV but [...]
Secretary Chu Discusses The State of U.S Solar
Last Friday (Feb. 22) outgoing Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a Google+ Hangout along with a host of solar experts and discussed the progress that solar has made in the past few years. Particularly regarding the progress that the U.S. has made on reducing the costs of solar power and the trajectory the [...]