FiTs and the Future of European PV Markets
By Paula Mints, Principal Analyst, PV Services Program, Navigant Consulting Discussion during last week’s annual EPIA Market Workshop in Brussels appropriately reflected the environment of several key...
View ArticleCan Ontario require ‘domestic content’ for FIT eligibility?
By: Cheryl Kaften Just how important is “home advantage” to players in the renewable energy sector? It could be a game changer, according to Japan and the European Union, both of which have brought...
View ArticleHanwha Solar opens North American R&D center
By: Becky Stuart Korea-based Hanwha Solar has opened a new R&D center in Santa Clara, California. The goal is to develop next generation photovoltaic concepts, with a focus on efficiency and low...
View ArticleUS military sets its sights on solar to sideline fossil fuels
By: Cheryl Kaften The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) moved ahead this week with its plans to mete out “more fight for less fuel”. With support from the White House, the Pentagon intends to reduce...
View ArticleDefense Department releases energy conservation roadmap
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service Department of Defense Seal. download hi-res photo WASHINGTON (3/12/12) – The Defense Department Friday released an implementation plan for cutting energy...
View ArticleLA launches feed-in tariff pilot
LA launches feed-in tariff pilot Chris Meehan Apr 23, 2012 Los Angeles is becoming the latest city in the U.S. to adopt a feed-in tariff (FiT) to spread the adoption of solar. It’s also likely the...
View ArticleIsraeli Desert Yields a Harvest of Energy
By ISABEL KERSHNER KETURA, Israel — Arriving at this bone-dry kibbutz in the Arava Desert late one afternoon in August 2006, Yosef Abramowitz, a social activist, Jewish educator and multimedia...
View ArticleCalifornia Feed-in Tariff for Poor Communities Passes Assembly
May 31, 2012 By Paul Gipe A bill to create feed-in tariffs for the poor and the disadvantaged passed the California Assembly on 30 May 2012. The “Solar for All” bill, AB 1990, passed the House by a...
View ArticleSolar facility that could power 500 Marin homes
By Janis Mara, Marin IJ Roy Phillips, president of REP Energy, leads a tour of an abandoned quarry on June 9 in Novato. His company, REP Energy, wants to build a solar energy facility...
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