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“We are in danger of winning. But….”

December 15, 2020June 30, 2015 by Jeremy Leggett

First in-depth radio interview on The Winning of the Carbon War, on Radio Ecoshock. Covers road to Paris, reasons for cautious optimism, Solarcentury and SolarAid in holistic context as microcosm direct actions in the market.

Categories Energy Tags climate change, Renewable Energy, solar power Leave a comment

Solar Electricity Buybacks May Reduce Groundwater Depletion in India

December 15, 2020June 22, 2015 by Sandra Postel

It’s hard to find solutions that confront water depletion, climate change and rural poverty all at once, but an innovative scheme being piloted in the Indian state of Gujarat does just that.

Categories Environment Tags groundwater depletion, solar power, water conservation Leave a comment

Electricity For All: Daniel Kammen – Part 2

December 15, 2020June 4, 2015 by Alex Wise

Second part of a discussion about the prospect of decentralized energy systems supplying clean electricity to the developing world.

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How Sustainable is PV Solar Power?

May 11, 2015 by Kris De Decker

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems generate "free" electricity from sunlight, but manufacturing them is an energy-intensive process.

Categories Energy Tags EROEI of solar power, Renewable Energy, solar power, solar power carbon emissions Leave a comment

DG Solar: How Utilities Can Create Shareholder Value

December 15, 2020April 9, 2015 by Deborah Lawrence

Net metering and DG solar. Just the words are enough to irk antagonists and protagonists into a heated, and all too often, devolving conversation.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Energy Tags distributed generation, net metering, solar power Leave a comment

Rethink the Grid: Personal Power Stations

December 15, 2020March 25, 2015 by Deborah Lawrence

Rethinking the grid is quickly emerging as one of the hottest topics.

Categories Energy Tags microgrids, power grid, power storage solutions, Renewable Energy, solar power Leave a comment

If solar has gotten so cheap, why isn’t there more of it?

December 15, 2020March 3, 2015 by Erik Curren

If solar has gotten so cheap, why isn’t there more of it?

Categories Economy Tags peak oil, Renewable Energy, solar power Leave a comment

Solar Jobs Benefit Economy, Maybe More than Oil and Gas Jobs

December 15, 2020February 5, 2015 by Deborah Lawrence

A new report from the Solar Foundation and George Washington University shows the U.S. solar industry gained about 31,000 new jobs in 2014, a 21.8 percent growth rate or nearly twenty times more than the economy as a whole.

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Power to the People? Not if utilities have their say.

December 15, 2020September 23, 2014 by Deborah Lawrence

Solar capacity is growing. Rapidly.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Energy Tags community solar power, decentralized renewable energy projects, solar power Leave a comment

Watch How Solar Power Is Transforming Rural India

December 15, 2020July 16, 2014 by Andrew Satter

It is a glimpse into the future of how the world’s rural poor could access electricity: off-grid, distributed, renewable, and most importantly, affordable.

Categories Energy Tags off-grid renewable energy, Renewable Energy, solar power Leave a comment

Energy Crunch: The end of business as usual for fossil fuels?

December 15, 2020April 17, 2014 by Energy Crunch staff

It’s the end of business as usual for fossil fuels. That’s according to the latest report from the IPCC, released on Sunday.

Categories Energy Tags climate change, climate change policy, energy transition, IPCC report, solar power, solar power prices Leave a comment

Is ammonia the holy grail for renewable energy storage?

December 15, 2020February 23, 2014 by Kurt Cobb

Can ammonia become the world’s go-to liquid fuel and renewable energy storage medium? One entrepreneur thinks it can.

Categories Energy Tags renewable electricity storage, solar power, wind power Leave a comment
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