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Sundown Challenge - Europe’s Heat Wave Boosted Solar Up to 17% on Hot Days 0826.rtf
Solar Power Quietly Crossed a New Milestone as Deployments Rise 0826.rtf
Spain’s Solar Is So Cheap, Investors Are Looking for an Exit 0626.rtfNow Where? Bill McKibben 0626.rtf - a good bit of discussion of falling solar PV prices, compared to fossil fuel generation, both historical (10+ years) and currrentEurope Energy Crisis Has Silver Lining, It Just Made Going Green a Lot Cheaper 0626.rtfWith Solar Power 41% Cheaper, Fossil Fuels Are ‘Running Out of Road’ - UN Chief 0725.rtfCan the U.S. Make Solar Panels? First Solar Thinks So. 0923.rtfNigeria Unplugs from Dirty Generators, in Sudden Solar Gamble 1123.rtfCan the U.S. Make Solar Panels? First Solar Thinks So. 0926.rtfClean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623.rtfWorld's Largest Solar Manufacturer Is Fueling a Price War 0523.rtfSolar Panels & Energy Storage Are Worth the Cost to Integrate into US Grid 0423.rtfNew Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtfBig Solar Panel Manufacturers Boost Production as Costs Fall 0123.rtfSolar Price War May Help Spur China’s Renewable Energy Push 1222.rtfUS Installs Record Solar Capacity, as Prices Keep Falling 0922.rtfThe Clean Air from Covid-19 Shutdowns Made Solar Panels More Productive 0720.rtf - 8.3% in DelhiClick for moreSmog-Free Skies Allow Germany to Break Record for Solar Power 0420.rtfSolar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017.rtf 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWhPPA Signed For 800 Megawatt Dubai Solar Power Project At 2.99 ¢ per kWh 1216.rtfParis Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢:kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215.rtfSolar Energy Emerging as Cheapest Power Source in Many Parts of the World 0315.rtfGraph Solar Costs vs Installed MW 0812.pdfThe Energy to Manufacture a Solar Cell 0910.rtf
~115 GW, thru 3Q, 2021. That’s up from 16.5 GW of US solar, farther below, in early 2017.
Enough sunlight strikes Earth every 104 minutes to power the world for a year. Solar can power the US 100 times over.
US solar PV already offsets carbon emissions of 3.5 million cars. Rooftop PV can meet 1/5 of US electric demand.
US solar industry jobs grew 50% since 2010. Solar workers now outnumber coal miners 2 to 1. - Mother Jones
Translating $ / Watt peak (above) to ¢ / kWh (left).
€3 ~ $3.3 now, so the scale at left is to US 90¢ / kWh.
Solar electricity prices fell from 40-56¢ / kWh in 2009 to 7-17¢ / kWh in 2015.
They are projected to fall to 5-11¢ / kWh in 2020.
Solar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 - 1115.rtf
prices are in Rupees (~1.5¢US): 0-16 Rupees/kWh
Data from SEIA.
The Institute for Self Reliance website projects states when & where solar PV costs will reach parity with grid power costs.
Comparing the maps below and above, the 7 western-most contiguous states and Massachusetts exceed the projections, while the other states installed fewer MW than projected. The US total is 7% more than projected.
Potential Installed MW Capacity & % of Residential Electricity Sales from Solar at Parity - from 2012, No incentives, resid., 20% utility cap.
2021: ~185 GW of solar PV (1/6 of all GW now) projected by 2022
Solar - PV - Markets
Solar - PV - Markets
2022-2026 Articles
2022-2026 Articles
Why Egyptian Farmers Are Growing Crops under Solar Panels 0826.rtf
Balcony Solar Is Sweeping the US, but Who’s Actually Selling It? 0726.rtf
Solar to Soon Pass Coal as China’s Top Power Capacity Source 0726.rtf
So Much Solar in US in 2026 to Date 0826.rtf
In a 1st, Utah Made More Electricity from Solar than Any Other Source in May 0826.rtf
Spain’s Solar Is So Cheap, Investors Are Looking for an Exit 0626.rtfBatteries Are Displacing Standalone Solar, Wind 0626.rtfIran Conflict Accelerating Shift to Renewables, John Kerry Says 0626.rtfThe ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know 0625.rtf - plug-in units, often attached to balconies, sometimes mounted on the ground. They plug into a home outlet (120-volt in the US). They reduce electricity consumed from the grid. Usefule in places where rooftop solar is not feasible.Now Where? Bill McKibben 0626.rtf - among many other things, He has a long discussion of power prices for solar (some with batteries) compared to earlier years and to fossil-fuel power.Important Recent Energy Developments in China 0626.rtfSolar Overtakes Gas Power in Asia for 1st Time Ever 0626.rtfUS Solar Generates More Energy than Coal in a Month for 1st Time 0626.rtfAs Hot Summer, Blackouts Loom, Iraq Looks to Solar Power 0626.rtfSolar Cold Storage Helps African Farmers Cut Losses and Reach Global Markets 0626.rtfDoes Europe Heat Wave Hurt Renewables as Solar Turns Power Prices Negative? 0626.rtfIn a 1st Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing with Solar 0526.rtfSolar to Overtake Coal on Texas Grid for the 1st Time Ever in 2026 - 0526.rtfNigeria's Solar Boom Faces Cost and Policy Barriers 0526.rtfAs Cuba’s Grid Fails, Solar Power Becomes a Lifeline 0426.rtfAs U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credit Expiration Nears, States Rush Projects 0426.rtfIran War Sparks Renewables Boom as Europeans Rush to Buy Solar, Heat Pumps and EVs 0326.rtfSolar Is Winning the Energy Race 0326.rtf
How Pakistan’s Home Solar Boom Is Easing Impact of Middle East Energy Crisis 0326.rtf
China’s Solar Power Generation Overtakes Wind 0226.rtf
Australian Battery Demand Straps on a Rocket as Rooftop Solar Passes Its Peak 0226.rtf
China to See Solar Capacity Outstrip Coal Capacity This Year 0226.rtf
Wind and Solar Overtook Fossil Fuels for EU Power Generation in 2025 - 0126.rtf
Skittish Oil Execs Know Perovskite Solar Cells Are Coming 0126.rtf
Africa's Solar Power Revolution Driven by China's Investment 1125.rtf
Rooftop Solar Increases Share of China’s Booming Solar Market 1025.rtf
China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance 1025.rtf
Solar Tops EU Power Mix in June with Record 22% Share 0925.rtf
As China Goes, So Goes the Climate 0925.rtfGlobal Solar Installations Up 64% So Far This Year 0925.rtfPakistan Is Sold on Solar. It’s Not about Going Green. 0925.rtfUS Solar Plant Construction Is on a Record-Breaking Spree — for Now 0825.rtfHow China's Clean Energy Is Changing Other Countries’ Emissions 0825.rtfChina’s Forecast for Solar Growth in 2025 Rose to 300 GW 0825.rtfWith Solar Power 41% Cheaper, Fossil Fuels Are ‘Running Out of Road’ - UN Chief 0725.rtfChina Installed More Solar Power in May 2025 than Any Other Nation in All of 2024 - 0625.rtfChina's Solar and Wind Outweigh Fossil Fuels. Renewables Reign. 0525.rtfPacifiCorp Aims to Add 4.7 GW Renewables, 1.7 GW Storage by 2031 - 0425.rtfElectrifying Africa Might Finally Be under Way 0325.rtfSolar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024 - 0325.rtfTexas Added More Solar & Battery Storage than Any Other Power Source in 2024 - 0225.rtfChina’s Installed Renewables Achieved Yet Another Record in 2024 - 0125.rtfEU Solar Power Generation Overtook Coal for 1st Time in 2024 - 0125.rtfThe US Is Making and Deploying More Solar Panels than Ever Before 1224.rtfSurprise Solar Boom in Pakistan Helps Millions, But Harms Grid 1124.rtfEU's Solar Plans in SE Asia Caught in US-China Trade War 0924.rtf$500 Billion into Solar in 2024 - 0824.rtfClick for moreSolar-EV-Heat Pump Homes Buy Electricity When It’s Cheap, Sell When It’s Costly 0424.rtfRooftop Solar Panels Flood California Grid, for Free Power and Curtailment 0424.rtfSolar Was the #1 Power Source Added to US Grid in 2023 - 0324.rtfSolar Panels Spread across USA Heartland as Farmers Chase Stable Returns 0324.rtfChina Added More Solar Panels in 2023 than US Did in Its Entire History 0124.rtfChina’s Solar Boom Fuels Record Growth in Global Renewables 0124.rtfNigeria Unplugs from Dirty Generators, in Sudden Solar Gamble 1123.rtfThe World Has Already Crossed a ‘Tipping Point’ on Solar Power 1023.rtfHow the Half of Americans Who Can’t install Solar Panels Can Plug into the Sun 1023.rtfSolar Is Keeping the Texas Grid Running. October’s Eclipse Will Test That. 0923.rtfSolar Farms Out at Sea Are Clean Energy’s Next Breakthrough 0723.rtfChina on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623.rtfSolar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load as Heat Wave Puts Power Grid to Test 0623.rtfRooftop Solar Grew Nearly 50% Globally Last Year 0623.rtfSolar Beats Coal in Europe for First Time - But There’s a Glitch 0623.rtfWorld's Largest Solar Manufacturer Is Fueling a Price War 0523.rtfMultiplying Solar and Battery Factories Put Net Zero in Closer Reach 0523.rtfSolar Panel Orders Point to Clean Energy Boom from US Climate Law 0523.rtfSolar Energy Thriving in Europe as Climate Warms 0423.rtfSolar Panels & Energy Storage Are Worth the Cost to Integrate into US Grid 0423.rtfSunshine, Heat and Bitcoin Will Reshape Electricity in Texas 0323.rtfHere’s Why US-Made Solar Panels Would Slash Emissions by 33% - 0323.rtfChina Takes Its Climate Fight to the Rooftops 0323.rtfUS Solar Surge Collides with Higher Rates and Shifting Economics 0223.rtfChina’s World-Beating Solar Boom Is Heading for a Record Year 0223.rtfSolar Panels Are the Midwest’s New Cash Crop, as Green Energy Booms 0223.rtfNew Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtfAmerica’s Homes Are Already Transforming into Mini Power Plants 0123.rtfBig Solar Panel Manufacturers Boost Production as Costs Fall 0123.rtfThe Overlooked Solar Power Potential of America's Parking Lots 1222.rtfSolar Price War May Help Spur China’s Renewable Energy Push 1222.rtfFrance Mandates Solar Panels on Most Parking Lots, in Great Marriage with EVs 1122.rtfTipping Point for African C&I Solar 1122.rtfRenewable Energy Records Tumble in Australia as Rooftop Solar Power Soars 1122.rtfUS Homes Add Rooftop Solar at a Record Clip to Cut Power Bills 0822.rtfCoal Giant Agrees to $970 Million Deal in Chase to Add India Solar 1022.rtfThere’s a Mind-Bending Amount of Solar in the US Pipeline 0922.rtfSolar Outshines Wind to Lead China’s Clean-Energy Transition 0922.rtfUS Installs Record Solar Capacity, as Prices Keep Falling 0922.rtfHow Solar Kept the Lights On after Fiona Left Puerto Rico in the Dark 0922.rtfSummer of ’22 Brought Record Heat, Solar Power to Europe 0922.rtfUK Solar Panel Sales Boom as Energy Bills Soar 0822.rtfGermany Sees Solar Power Soar, as It Works to Wean Itself off Russian Gas 0822.rtfWind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822.rtfU.S. Solar Faces New Barriers after Year of ‘Crisis’ 0822.rtfGermany Gets Solar Boost amid Energy Crisis 0822.rtfJapan and South Korea Hit Solar Generation Records in May 0722.rtfChina Sees Rooftop Solar Take Off as New Policies Bolster Growth 0722.rtfSolar Power Floods Europe’s Grids as Heat Wave Lifts Demand 0622.rtfBiden Orders Emergency Steps to Boost U.S. Solar Production 0622.rtfWhy Tiny Solar Projects Play an Outsized Role in Powering Puerto Rico 0522.rtf2-Sided Solar Panels Work Very Well in Snow 0522.rtfRooftop Solar Takes Off in Spain, Aiding Europe’s Bid to Shun Russian Gas 0522.rtfHow Australia Is Transforming Grids Away From Coal Power 0522.rtfUS Solar Generation Up 36% in the 1st 2 Months of 2022 - 0522.rtfTesla’s Solar Deployments Plummet 48% amid ‘Import Delays’ 0422.rtfIndustry Calls Biden Tariff Probe a ‘Disaster’ for Solar 0322.rtfEnergy Crunch Spurs ‘Insane’ Rush for Industrial Rooftop Solar 0322.rtfAs Its Efficiency Rises, Solar Power Needs Fewer Acres to Pack the Same Punch 0122.rtf
2017-2021 Articles
2017-2021 Articles
Superstores Can Meet Half Their Electricity Needs with Rooftop Solar 0121.rtfWhy Putting Solar Canopies on Parking Lots Is a Smart Green Move 1121.rtfIndia Bets Its Energy Future on Solar—in Ways Both Small and Big 1121.rtfUS Utility Scale Solar’s Levelized Cost Falls to 2.8-4.1 ¢:kWh, Lazard Finds 1121.rtfRising Shipping Costs Raise U.S. Solar Panel Prices 0921.rtfCoal-Rich Indiana Is Going Solar. It's Not Easy. 0521.rtfSolar Industry Wins Big in Kentucky Ruling 0521.rtfSolar Is Heating Up in the Ohio Valley 0421.rtfTesla Moves to Only Sell Home Solar and Storage Together 0421.rtfTexas Will Soon Rival California In Utility-Scale Solar Power 0421.rtfThe Rooftop Solar Income Gap Is (Slowly) Shrinking 0421.rtfSaudi Arabia Backs 50% Renewable Energy by 2030, Huge Tree Planting Project 0321.rtfAmericans Poised to Set New Rooftop Solar Record despite Virus 1020.rtfHow Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar 0920.rtfSolar Power on the Rise at US Schools 0920.rtfDoes Tesla Really Want to be a Leader in Rooftop Solar? 0820.rtfSolar-Power Costs Falling Even Faster than Expected, due to Virus 0620.rtfChina’s Solar Giants Slash Prices as Virus Curbs Demand 0520.rtfPlunging Solar Energy Prices Spell Bright Future for Clean Electricity 0520.rtfMideast Petro-States Look Past Oil Rout to Chase Solar Power 0520.rtfSmog-Free Skies Allow Germany to Break Record for Solar Power 0420.rtfSuper-Size Solar Farms Are Taking Over the World 0220.rtfYemenis go Solar, amid Energy Shortage due to War 1119.rtfCleaning Up China's Dirty Air Would Give Solar Energy a Huge Boost 0719.rtfLos Angeles Gets Record Solar + Storage Deal at 1.997 + 1.3¢ : kWh 0719.rtfUtilities ‘Driving’ US Solar-Storage Growth 0319.rtf'6 Panels a Minute'- 2 Million Australian Homes Now Have Solar 1218.rtfCan Illinois Handle a 2000% Jump in Solar Capacity? We’re About to Find Out. 1018.rtfClean Energy in Australia Is Cheap and Surging, but Could Slow 1018.rtfExplosive Growth in U.S. Utility Solar Contracts in 2018, despite Tariffs 0918.rtfIndia's Huge Solar Ambitions Could Push Coal Further into the Shade 0618.rtfNV Energy 2.3¢ Solar Contract Could Set New Price Record 0618.rtfChina’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump's Panel Tariffs 0618.rtfXcel Plans to Shut 660 MW of Coal, Build 1.8 GW Renewables in Colorado 0618.rtfSolar Energy + Storage Is Giving Fossil fuels a Run for Their Money 0518.rtfSolar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418.rtfEven under Pro-Coal President Trump, U.S. Solar Is Doing Pretty Well 0318.rtfA Powerful Mix of Solar and Batteries Is Beating Natural Gas 0218.rtfSolar Power Push Lights Up Options for India’s Rural Women 0218.rtfAustralia's Solar Power Boom Could Almost Double Capacity in a Year 0218.rtfDuke Energy’s Shared Solar Proposal - Not Perfect, but Huge Potential 0118.rtfTrump’s New Solar Tariff to Protect US Manufacturers Will Hurt Installers 0118.rtfAustralian Rooftop Solar Installations Jump by Half to Hit Record 1 GW in 2017 - 0118.rtfSurging Power Bills Spark Rush for Household Solar in Australia 0118.rtfXcel Solicitation Returns ‘Incredible' Renewable Energy, Storage Bids 0118.rtfSolar Companies Go Door-to-Door in Battle With Tesla 1217.rtfU.S. Solar Installations to Fall More than Expected in 2017 - 1217.rtf5,500 U.S. Schools Use Solar Power, and That's Growing as Costs Fall 1117.rtfBoom in Solar as Australian Electricity Price Rises Start to Bite 1117.rtfWhy Solar Is Booming in Trump Country - Price and Energy Independence 1117.rtfSolar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017.rtfNew Connection Technology Is Cutting Cost of Solar Installation 1017.rtfPuerto Rico Could Go Solar - Elon Musk, Gov. Discuss Microgrid Transformation 1017.rtfSolar Power Is Fastest-Growing Source of New Energy 1017.rtfIndia Taps Solar, Storage to Ensure All Homes Have Power in 2018 - 0917.rtfCost of U.S. Solar Drops 75% in 6 Years, Ahead of Federal Goal 0917.rtfSolar Grid Keeps Harvests High, Hospitals Lit in Parched Rural Zimbabwe 0917.rtfWhy the US Solar Industry Doesn’t Want Government Protection 0817.rtfWarren Buffett Likes Solar, but Not the Price Tag 0817.rtfUAE Leading the Way on Shifting to Greener Energy 0717.rtfChina Seen Making 25% More Solar Panels in 2017 - 0717.rtfIndia’s Dreadful Pollution Blocks Sunlight, Threatens Booming Solar Sector 0617.rtfSolar Power Breaks UK Records, Thanks to Sunny Weather 0517.rtfIndia Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517.rtfLarge-Scale Solar Industry Takes Off, as 12 New Plants Secure Finance 0517.rtfBlackout Parties - How Solar and Storage Made Western Australia Farmers the Most Popular in Town 0517.rtfChina Is Planning Ahead for Life after Coal 0517.rtfIndian Solar Power Prices Hit Record Low, Undercutting Fossil Fuels 0517.rtfThe Dark Secret Behind India's Solar Plan 0317.rtfKauai, Hawaiian island, Gets Renewable Energy Boost, Thanks to Tesla 0317.rtfU.S. Solar Soared in 2016, but Investors Still Leery 0317.rtfSolar Power Growth Leaps by 50% Worldwide, Thanks to US and China 0317.rtfSolar Squabble Shows How a Trump Trade War with China Could Backfire 0217.rtfOPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power 0217.rtfWho’s the Typical Solar Power User? You’d Be Surprised. 0217.rtfSolar Power Takes Hold in Nigeria, One Mobile Phone at a Time 0217.rtfChina's Solar Power Capacity More than Doubles in 2016 - 0217.rtf
2016 Articles and earlier
2016 Articles and earlier
Solar Could Outpace Natural Gas for New US Generation in 2016 - 1216.rtfTrump’s Potentially Toxic Effect on the Solar Industry 1216.rtfIndonesia, Vietnam Look to Blaze Trail for Solar in Southeast Asia 1116.rtfTaste of Solar Power Builds Appetite for More in Kenya 1016.rtfIndia’s Solar Power Is Set to Outshine Coal 1016.rtfU.S. Solar Capacity Triples 1016.rtfSolar Panels Surpass Coal’s Electricity in UK, Previously ‘Unthinkable’ 1016.rtfIn Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty 1016.rtfSolar on the Steppe - Ukraine Embraces Renewables Revolution 0916.rtfSolar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U.S. on Utility Pushback 0916.rtfHybrid Solar and Wind Systems Attract Turbine Makers in India 0916.rtfThe Falling Costs of Solar Power in the US 0816.rtfSolar Manufacturers Pivot Away From Big U.S. Utility Plants 0816.rtfIndia Doubles Down on Solar Parks after SunEdison Setback 0716.rtfBig Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust 0716.rtfUS Solar Power Market Hits All-Time High 0616.rtfChile Has So Much Solar Energy, It’s Giving It Away for Free 0616.rtfU.S. Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power 0516.rtfRed States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516.rtfSolar Power Is Contagious 0516.rtfSan Francisco to Become 1st City to Require Solar Panels on New Buildings 0416.rtfHow Cheap Does Solar Power Need to Get before It Takes over the World? 0416.rtUK Solar Power Installations Plummet after Government Cuts 0416.rtfFairfield Realtors Say Many Home Buyers Are Searching for Solar 0416.rtfLove Solar Power but Got No Rooftop? "Shared Solar" Is Coming for You. 0316.rtfSolar Energy in the US Is Poised for an Unforgettable Year 0316.rtfWTO Swats Down India’s Massive Solar Initiative, on Domestic Content (via US) 0216.rtfMore than 16,000 Homes in Canberra Area Have Rooftop Solar 0216.rtfCalifornia Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels 0216.rtfSolarCity and Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future 0216.rtfKauai Co-op Integrates over 70% Solar, 90% Renewables 4 Times in January 0216.rtfIn Rural India, Solar-Powered Micro-Grids Show Mixed Success 0116.rtfNevada Solar Industry Collapses after State Lets Utilities Raise Fees 0116.rtfSave More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116.rtfIndia's Solar Surge May Slash Coal Imports 0116.rtfElectrifying India, with the Sun and Small Loans 0116.rtfSolar Company Making a Profit Serving Poor Africans 1215.rtfBig Boost for Solar Rooftops in India 1215.rtfXcel CEO Leans on Midwest Wind Power to Close Gap with Coal, Gas 1215.rtfNorth Carolina, Georgia Growing New Crop of Solar Farms 1215.rtfCommunity Solar Brings Renewable Energy ‘to the Masses' 1215.rtfHome Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215.rtfDespite Risks, Governor Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo 1015.rtfBig Utilities Enter Market for Small Rooftop Solar 1015.rtfIndia's Solar Climate Tech Revolution Is Starting in Its Villages 1015.rtfChina's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtfChina Raises Solar Installation Target for 2015 - 1015.rtfChile’s Solar Power Lights the Way to Cleaner, More Competitive Economy 1015.rtfSolarCity to Make High-Efficiency (22%) Panel 1015.rtfSolar Energy Becomes a Major Power Player in the Middle East 0915.rtfSlashing Household Solar Subsides Will Kill Off UK Industry 0815.rtfForget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815.rtfEx-White House Staffers Develop Solar Systems for Renters, Roofless 0815.rtfIndia's Fuel Retailers Bet on Solar Power with Easy Loans 0815.rtfEmpathy, Not Incentives or Environmentalism, Sells Solar Power in India 0715.rtfCheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715.rtfNevada’s New Regulations Pave the Way for Solar Energy 0715.rtfWhy the Saudis Are Going Solar 0615.rtfModi’s Solar Embrace in India Leaves Wind Power in Shade 0615.rtfRecord Boost in New Solar Power Continues Massive Industry Growth 0615.rtfIn Quake-Prone Nepal, Why Solar Power Is an Energy Solution 0615.rtfNRG Energy's Huge Solar Ambitions Are Coming to Fruition 0515.rtfIndia Eyes $1.1 Billion Solar Loan from German Bank KFW 0515.rtfWhy the Best Place for Solar Panels May Not Be on Your Roof, But a PV Farm 0515.rtfChina Solar Expansion Needs Billions from Wary Investors 0415.rtfSolar Power Is Shaking Up Global Energy 0415.rtfMiddle East Can Beat Water Challenge by Harnessing the Power of Solar 0415.rtfThe Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415.rtfHawaii Utility Commits to Top US % for Rooftop Solar. Can Grid Handle It? 0415.rtfNew Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315.rtfSolar Lights Are a Healthy, and Empowering, Path in Disasters. 0215.rtfSolar Loses Out to Wind in UK’s 1st Renewables Auction 0215.rtfWill New Obstacles Dim Hawaii’s Solar Power Surge? 0215.rtfAfrica’s Quiet Solar Revolution 0115.rtfSolar Panels Floating on Water Will Power Japan's Homes 0115.rtfAfrica Is a Brightening Continent 0115.rtfRooftop Solar Already Cheaper than Utility Rates in 42 of 50 Largest US Cities 0115.rtfNet-Zero Communities That Make Solar Power Work Expand in Florida 1214.rtfTexas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214.rtfSolarCity - Rapid Growth In Rooftop Installation Is Good Long-Term Investment 1214.rtfConservative Iowa Farmers Find a New Cash Crop – Sun & Wind 1114.rtfHere's Who Wants to Sell You Solar, and Why 1114.rtfChina Hunger for Clean Energy to Leave No Rooftop Behind 1114.rtfUS Solar Industry Heating Up Again, after Stumbling During Recession 1114.rtfSolar Developers Win Half of Contracts in Brazil Auction 1014.rtfSolar Power Keeps Getting Cheaper — Balance of System Costs Drop 1014.rtfSolar’s $30 Billion Splurge Proves Too Much for Japan 1014.rtfStymied by Ownership Costs, Solar Giant Becomes a Lender 1014.rtfCoal India Said to Plan Building $1.2 Billion of Solar Projects 0914.rtfTanzania Is Fighting Poverty with Solar Power 0914.rtfNorth Texans Are Raising the Roof over Generating Solar Electricity 0914.rtfSolar Boom Driving First Global Panel Shortage Since 2006 - 0814.rtfTexas Law Lets Developers Ban Solar Panels While Subdivisions Are Growing 0814.rtfChina Leads World to Solar Power Record in 2013 - 0614.rtfCheap Solar Power Pushes Renewables Growth Worldwide 0414.rtfSolar Demand Roars Back 1213.rtfAustralian Solar Jobs Vanish, as Uncertainty Clouds PV Outlook 1113.rtfSolar Power Begins to Shine, as Environmental Benefits Pay Off 1113.rtfJapan's Solar Dream Shatters, as Projects Fail 1113.rtfSolar Projects 'More Mainstream' as Costs Fall 1013.rtfNew Funding Models, Using Electric Bills, Give Solar a Boost 0913.rtfUtilities Add Solar, But Panel Growth Slows Elsewhere 0913.rtfSolar Panel Is Next Granite Countertop for Homebuilders 0913.rtfSolar Manufacturers May Boost Capacity as Demand Surges 0813.rtfTexas Claims Cheapest Solar Installations, as Prices Drop Nationwide 0813.rtfWorld Solar Power Topped 100 GigaWatts in 2012 0713.rtfChina’s Feud with West on Solar Leads to Tax 0713.rtfThe Cost del Sol 0713.rtfRooftop Solar Takes Off Across California, as Costs Come Down 0713.rtfPeru Unveils Plan to Provide Solar Electricity to 2 Million People 0713.rtfSolar Pumps Could Boost Farm Yields in Poor Countries 0613.rtfSolar Scores Big Gains in US Electricity Generation 0413.rtfUS Fracking Helped Kill Off German Solar Firms 0313.rtfSolar Energy Is Ready 1012.rtfPV 2012 Price & Market Update 0812.rtfSolar PV Prices Collapse 0112.rtf(Polysilicon) Solar Costs Are Dropping 1211.rtfUS PV Costs Drop 11% in 1st Half 2011 0911.rtfPV Could Cost < Fossil Fuels in 10 Years 0611.rtfMore Sun for Less $ 0809.rtfChina’s Solar Boom Shows Signs of Setting 0313.rtfSolar Power Rising in West Virginia 0213.rtfSolar Growth Moves to Asia as Europe Cuts Subsidies 0113.rtfChina Net Metering to Support Solar Industry 1012.rtfRecord for PV Inverter Shipments 0810.rtfSolar Cost Fell 30% in 10 Yrs 1009.rtfChina Drives Record Solar Growth - at Home 0308.rtfWind & Sun Bloom in US 1008.rtfSolar Industry Update 0305.pdfWhy Coke Is Bringing Solar Power To Rural Kenya 0613.rtfLeasing the Sun - Solar Panels for the Rest of Us 0513.rtfSolar Shift Threatens US & European Producers 0513.rtfSolar Power Costs Closing in on Wind Costs 0513.rtfSolar Paradox - Exploding Demand & Bankruptcies 0513.rtfUS Solar Industry Reports Record Growth in 2012 0313.doc
PV Projects
PV Projects
Articles
Google Buys Power from Record-Busting Solar-Battery Site in Arkansas 0726.rtf - 1.6 GigaWatts (GW) of power production with 1.9 GW-hours of battery storage. The next phase will add 2.45 GW of power and 2.9 GW-hours of storage. Even the 1st 2 phases outstrip the power of host Arkansas' two-reactor power plant, at a far lower price tag. China Conducts 1st Experiments for Space-Based Solar Power Plants 0526.rtfSolar-Powered Charging Station in Central Cuba Brings Life to a Darkened Island 0526.rtfHanford, Most Contaminated U.S. Nuclear Site, Set to Be Largest US Solar Farm 0325.rtfChina Connects Biggest Desert Solar Plant, in Effort to Curb Coal 1224.rtfIn Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal 0724.rtfThe US Is About to Get Its 1st Solar-Covered Canal 0724.rtfLargest Solar Project in Pennsylvania to Be Built on Former Coal Mine 0324.rtfThe Largest US Solar + Storage Project Is Complete 0124.rtfForecasts Boost from Turning Cornfields into Solar Power Fields 0123.rtfTurkish Companies Go Solar at Record Pace, to Cut Energy Costs 1222.rtfHow a Solar Microgrid Became a Town’s Lifeline in Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico 1222.rtfA 100 MW Solar Farm in Texas Will Mount Panels Directly on the Ground 1222.rtfCalifornia to Cover Canal with Solar Panels, to Counter Drought, Climate Change 0822.rtfClick for moreArticles
Sun-Drenched Spain Turns on Europe’s Biggest Solar Power Plant 0822.rtfPuerto Ricans Built the World’s Largest Renewable Peaker Plant. Let’s Use It. 0622.rtfClimate Change Puts Agrivoltaic Projects in Northern Africa in the Spotlight 0522.rtfChina’s Shandong to Build Massive Solar Farms Out to Sea 0522.rtfA $5 Billion Plan May Bring Indonesia’s 3.5 GW of Solar 30 Miles to Singapore 0422.rtfCoal to Solar 0322.rtfWhy Covering Canals With Solar Panels Is a Power Move 0321.rtfNevada Regulators Approve Solar+Storage to Replace Coal-Fired Plant 0122.rtfChina’s Geely Is Going Solar at Car Factories, as Part of Clean-Energy Push 0122.rtfChina Installed Record Amount of Rooftop Solar in 2021 - 0122.rtfKentucky’s Largest Solar Project to Be Built on Former Coal Mine 1221.rtfSeeking Space for Solar Farms, Cities Find Room at Their Airports 1221.rtfA 28-Year-Old Aims to Build Southeast Asia’s Top Solar Farm 1121.rtfChina’s New Renewable Project Rivals All Wind and Solar in India 1021.rtfBarcelona Installs Spain’s 1st Solar Energy Pavement 0421.rtfNearly Half of Pennsylvania Government Electricity to Be Solar Powered by 2023 - 0321.rtfSpace-Starved Singapore Builds Floating Solar Farms in Climate Fight 0321.rtfTexas Will Host the Largest Solar Project in the US 1120.rtfGeorgetown University to Power Campus with Solar Plants 1020.rtf$16 Billion Plan to Beam Australia’s Outback Sun onto Asia’s Power Grids 0820.rtfNew Mexico Approves 100% Solar + Storage to Replace San Juan Coal Plant 0720.rtf340,000-Panel Solar Farm Heads to Edmonton International Airport 0720.rtfAustralia’s Biggest Solar Farm Gets Green Light After Power Deal 0520.rtfHow NASA Could Help Stop Climate Change with Solar Power Satellites 1019.rtfLos Angeles Approves Solar+Storage Project for under 2¢:kWh 0919.rtf - 400 MegaWatts with 1,200 MWh battery316 MW Project to Replace Gas Peakers Moves New York toward 3 GW Storage 0919.rtfIkea Just Invested in 2 Giant Solar Farms 0919.rtfPNM Proposes Gas, Solar+Storage Mix as Cheapest Option to Replace San Juan 0719.rtfChattanooga Becomes 1st U.S. Airport to Run Entirely on Solar 0619.rtfEurope’s Largest Solar Plant Unveiled in Spain 0619.rtfIt’s Getting Sunny in North Carolina 0419.rtfCanadian Coal-Fired Power Plant Transformed into Solar Farm 0419.rtfBrown Goes Green 0219.rtf - university’s 50 MW PV farm on abandoned Rhode Island quarryArizona Public Service to Install 850 MW of Storage, 100 MW of Solar 0219.rtfPuerto Rico Energy Plan Calls For Huge Solar And Storage Investments 0219.rtfSunrun Brings 100 MegaWatts of Rooftop Solar to Low-Income Communities 0918.rtfWorld's Largest Solar Farm Rises in the Remote Egyptian Desert 0718.rtf - 1.8 GigaWattsSolar Is Starting to Replace the Largest Coal Power Plant in the Western U.S. 0518.rtfU.S. Energy Company Halts 1.5 GW of Solar Projects Due to Trump Tariffs 0518.rtfWhy Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Launch an Utterly Massive New Solar Projec 0318.rtfThis Brooklyn Architect Wants to Rewire Puerto Rico with Solar 0318.rtfDutch Plan to Build Large Offshore Solar Power Farm 0218.rtfTesla to Outfit 50,000 Australian Homes with Solar+Storage, for 250 MW Virtual Power Plant 0218.rtfHampshire College Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus 1217.rtfCommunity Solar Heads for Rooftops of NYC’s Public Housing Projects 1117.rtfPPA Signed For 800 Megawatt Dubai Solar Power Project At 2.99 ¢ per kWh 1216.rtfSolar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017.rtf - 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWhPuerto Rico’s Solar Future Takes Shape at Children’s Hospital with Tesla Batteries 1017.rtfVestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017.rtfFlow Battery Developer ViZn Energy to Pair Solar and Storage for 4¢:kWh 0717.rtfTucson Electric Signs Solar + Storage PPA for ‘Less than 4.5¢:kWh' 0517.rtfCoal Company Plans Huge Solar Farm on Strip Mine 0417.rtfKentucky Coal Museum Switching to Solar Power 0417.rtfSouth Australia to Get $1 Billion Solar Farm and World's Biggest Battery 0317.rtfBangladesh Opens 1st Solar-Powered Food Warehouse 0217.rtf4 Million Solar Panels in Tibet Are World’s Largest Solar Farm 0217.rtfJimmy Carter – from Peanut Farmer to Solar Farmer 0217.rtfSunrun Partners with National Grid to Expand Rooftop Solar, Storage 0117.rtfQueensland's Largest Solar Farm Plugs into the Grid a Month Early 1216.rtfSolar-Panel Roads to Be Built on 4 Continents Next Year 1116.rtfU.S. Government Just Made Its Biggest Clean Energy Purchase Ever 1016.rtfL’Oréal USA to Exceed Carbon Emission Reduction Goals through 2 Major Projects in Kentucky and Arkansas 0916.rtfFrance to Pave 1000 km of Roads with Solar Panels 0816.rtfChernobyl’s Atomic Wasteland May Be Reborn with Solar Energy 0716.rtfA Huge Solar Plant Caught on Fire, and That’s the Least of Its Problems 0516.rtf - Problems with power tower, with its mirrors and heating fluid. PV has passed it by.India Inaugurates One of the World's Biggest Solar Rooftop Power Plants 0516.rtfIndian Railways' 1st All Solar-Paneled Train 0516.rtfNavy Plans 227-Acre, 33 MW Solar Facility at Earle, New Jersey 0416.rtfWhole Foods Plans 100 Rooftop Solar Systems 0316.rtfWorld's Biggest Floating Solar Farm Powers Up outside London 0216.rtfPakistan’s Parliament Becomes World’s 1st to Run Entirely on Solar Power 0216.rtfSolarCity’s Kaua’i Solar Plus Storage Project to Use Tesla Batteries 0216.rtfMorocco to Switch On 1st Phase of World's Largest Solar Plant 0216.rtfIndia Coal Plant Developer Switches to Solar for Site in Punjab 0116.rtfPrice of Solar Hits Record Low Again! 0715.rtfAustin Energy, First Solar Ink Deal for 119 MW of Solar at 4.3¢ per kWh 1015.rtfInnovative Project to Provide Renewable Energy 24:7 to Chilean Village 0115.rtf7.6 MW Solar Plant in Sirajganj among 160 MW in Bangladesh by 2017 - 0116.rtfDesert Tower Raises Chile's Solar Power Ambition to New Heights 1215.rtfParis Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢:kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215.rtfWhat a Rwandan Solar Plant Is Teaching Africa about Clean Energy 1115.rtfMorocco Poised to Become Solar Superpower with Desert Mega-Project 1015.rtfApple Cleaning Up Its Act in China with More Renewable Energy 1015.rtfBurundi's Solar Plans Forge Ahead, despite Political Unrest 1015.rtfWorld’s 1st Solar-Powered Airport Takes Off 0915.rtf - in NW AustraliaPrice of Solar Hits Record Low Again! 0715.rtf - 3.87¢/kWh in new Nevada contract, following under 4¢ for Austin, TexasRenewable Energy Group Bids to Turn Melbourne's Trams Solar 0515.rtfOrlando Utility to Build Big Solar Plants, Where Coal Once Stood 0515.rtfFirst Panels Installed at Broken Hill's Australian Outback Solar Farm 0515.rtfDuke Energy Florida Proposes Large Solar Power Plants over Next 10 Years 0415.rtfAustralia’s Central Victorian Sun Powers New Concentrated Solar Power Station 0315.rtfGeorgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315.rtfAustralia's Biggest Solar Farm to Sprout in Queensland Field 0315.rtfGoogle Invests $300 Million in U.S. Residential Solar Projects 0215.rtfWorld's Largest Solar Power Project at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh 0215.rtf3 Xcel Projects Will Boost Minnesota's Solar Power 10-fold 0215.rtfSolar Farm That Can Power 160,000 Homes Opens in California 0215.rtfApple’s $850M Monterey County Solar Plant to Power All California Operations 0215.rtfAbengoa Christens Mojave Solar Generating Station in Hinkley 0115.rtfWorld's Largest Solar Farm Becomes Fully Operational – 550 MW - 1214.rtfWill Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114.rtfSleepy Tanzanian Port Wakes Up to Solar Power 1114.rtfMinnesota's Xcel to Build 3 Solar Projects for 187 MW near Minnesota Cities 1014.rtfSaharan Sun Could Power UK Homes with £8 Billion Solar Farm, Long Cable 1014.rtfWorld’s Largest Solar Array Set to Crank Out 290 MegaWatts 0514.rtfAustin Energy to Get 150 MW of Solar Power for 5¢:kWh 0314.rtfWal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power Than 38 U.S. States 1013.rtf2 Kentucky Utilities Plan 2nd Natural Gas Power Plant, Solar Generator 1013.rtfWith US-Made Panels, White House Goes Solar ... Again 0813.rtfTruly Massive Build-Out of Desert Solar Power 0713.rtfSolar Power Taking Off in a Big Way Across Japan 0513.rtfSolar Development Absorbing California Farmland 0213.rtfGhana Solar Plant to Be Africa's Largest 1212.rtfDesert Plan to Power Europe Falters 1112.rtf - see "Solar Project in Sahara to PowerEurope 0809", below.Dust Clouds Thwart India Solar Projects 1112.rtfTokelau Islands Shift to Solar Energy 1112.rtfSolar Zones Established on US Lands 1012.rtfNewburyport MA Locks in Solar Energy Prices Below Traditional Sources 0912.rtfUS to Provide $2B for 2 Solar Projects 0710.rtf5 GW Solar Plant in South Africa's Kalahari 1110.rtf1 GW Solar Project in CA 1009.rtfCalifornia Solar Energy Systems Top 1 GW 0113.rtfFirst Large Solar Plants Without Subsidy Sought in Spain 1212.rtfBank of America Plans Another $ Billion PV Project 0911.rtfSunPower, Paint-On Solar Panels 0711.rtf$2.6B BofA Project to Install PV on Its Roofs 0611.rtfFirst Solar To Build 2 GW Solar Plant in China 0909.rtf600 MW of PV for S CA 0809.rtfSolar Project in Sahara to Power Europe 0809.rtf - The project has hit a rocky stretch and may not come to pass. See "Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters 1112", above.€400B Solar Project in Sahara 0709.rtfWall Street Firm Makes Record Bet on Rooftop Solar Power 0513.rtf
Projects - Mixed or Unclear
Projects - Mixed or Unclear
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Japan's Solar Dream Shatters, as Projects Fail 1113.rtfSolar Power Taking Off in a Big Way Across Japan 0513.rtfSolar Development Absorbing California Farmland 0213.rtfDust Clouds Thwart India Solar Projects 1112.rtfTokelau Islands Shift to Solar Energy 1112.rtfSolar Zones Established on US Lands 1012.rtfNewburyport MA Locks in Solar Energy Prices Below Traditional Sources 0912.rtf5 GW Solar Plant in South Africa's Kalahari 1110.rtfUS to Provide $2B for 2 Solar Projects 0710.rtf1 GW Solar Project in CA 1009.rtfArticles
Projections
Projections
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China’s Forecast for Solar Growth in 2025 Rose to 300 GW 0825.rtfThe World Has Already Crossed a ‘Tipping Point’ on Solar Power 1023.rtfMassachusetts Has Vast Solar Potential 0723.rtf - 52 GW in unencumbered sites, which is 3 times current Massachusttes electric generation capacity. Technical potential is 490 GW. Credit Suisse Predicts Renewable Energy That Is “Too Cheap to Meter” by 2025 - 1022.rtfThere’s a Mind-Bending Amount of Solar in the US Pipeline 0922.rtfSolar Could Provide 40% of US Electricity by 2035 - 0921.rtfWhat Happens When Solar Power Gets Much, Much Cheaper? 0421.rtf - USDoE goal: down from 4.6¢/kWh in 2019 to 2.0 in 2030. Speeds transition away from fossil fuels. Biden’s proposed $128 million in funding for new solar energy initiatives. Includes perovskite and cadmium telluride, and work to increase lifespan of silicon-based solar systems, from about 30 years to about 50 years.Click for moreArticles
Solar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World 1020.rtfU.S. Commercial Rooftops Hold 145 GigaWatts of Untapped Solar Potential 0820.rtfWhy Solar Execs Say the Game Is Already Over for Non-Renewable Energy 0919.rtfSolar Panels on Farmland Have Huge Electricity-Generating Potential 0819.rtfUtility-Scale Solar Could Grow by Double Digits over the Next 2 Years 0319.rtfIn 10 Years' Time, UK Trains Could Be Solar Powered 1217.rtfIndia Battles to Balance the Economy and the Environment 1117.rtfWind Power Costs Could Drop 50%, and Solar PV Provide 50% of Global Power 0817.rtfSolar+Storage Could Be Competitive by 2020 – NREL 0817.rtfSolar Panel Capacity to Overtake Nuclear Energy Next Year 0817.rtfEyeing Water Scarcity, Cost, Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power 0617.rtfTeraWatts of Solar Power Are within Our Reach 0517.rtfElectric Cars and Cheap Solar ‘Could Halt Fossil Fuel Growth by 2020' 0217.rtfSolar Power Plants Are the Future of Texas Power, in All 7 Scenarios 0616.rtf - 100% of new MW in 6, 80+% in 7thCoal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616.rtfSolar Power to Grow 6-fold, as Sun Becoming Cheapest Resource 0616.rtfSolar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616.rtfWind and Solar Could Meet Nearly All Midwest Energy Needs by 2050 - 0616.rtf2016 Is a Breakthrough Year for Solar 0616.rtfRooftop Solar Panels Could Provide Nearly Half of America’s Power 0416.rtfTexas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316.rtfWind, Solar Power Soaring, in Spite of Bargain Prices for Fossil Fuels 0116.rtfSolar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 - 1115.rtfHow Tanzania Plans to Light Up a Million Homes with Solar Power 1015.rtfUAE Is the Example to Follow on Energy 1015 .rtfNext Texas Energy Boom - Solar 0815.rtfWhy Wind and Solar Are Already Better Value than Fossil Fuels 0815.rtfOur Solar Energy Future May Still Have Lots of Coal Plants in the Background 0615.rtfSaudi Arabia, Built on Oil, Foresees Fossil Fuel Phase-out by 2040 or 2050 - 0515.rtf - It plans to export many GW of solar.NRG Energy's Huge Solar Ambitions Are Coming To Fruition 0515.rtfWhy 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415.rtf3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtfSolar Energy Emerging as Cheapest Power Source in Many Parts of the World 0315.rtfSolar Energy ‘Could Provide 4% of UK Electricity by 2020' - 0315.rtfCities Could Be Ideal for Utility-Scale Solar Plants 0315.rtfEven at $10:Barrel, Oil Can’t Match Solar on Cost 0315.rtfWill New Obstacles Dim Hawaii’s Solar Power Surge? 0215.rtfU.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215.rtfApple Deal, Tax Change Could Spark Corporate Solar Stampede 0215.rtfIndia Gets Obama’s Backing for $160 Billion Solar Push 0115.rtfWorry for Solar Projects After End of Tax Credits 0115.rtfSolar Energy on the Rise Globally 0115.rtfSolar to Power Half the Homes in Victoria, Australia 01115.rtfAnnual Global Solar Market to Grow to Close to 60 GW in 2015 - 0115.rtfHow Solar Power and Electric Cars Could Make Suburban Living Awesome Again 1214.rtfSolarCity - Rapid Growth In Rooftop Installation Is Good Long-Term Investment 1214.rtfSolar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels 1114.rtfPowering up the Poor Shouldn't Hurt the Climate 1014.rtfCan Modi Bring the Solar Power Revolution to India? 0914.rtfSolar May Become Largest Global Power Source by 2050 - 0914.rtfClean Energy (& Solar Air Conditionig) Is Indian Government’s Mantra 0814.rtfModi Accelerates India Solar Revolution, Doubles Tax on Coal 0714.rtf - India’s 20 GW solar target by 2022China’s Solar Panel Production to Double by 2017 - 0714.rtfChina to Triple Solar PV Capacity by 2017, to Cut Coal Consumption 0514.rtfSolar Power Generation of Jump Over Next 5 Years 0713.rtfGermany to Pull Plug on Solar Subsidies by 2018 0713.rtfEU Solar Outlook Still Bright 0613.rtfNew US Solar to Exceed 1 GW in 2010 1010.rtfPV Re-roofing $2 per Watt, 10 ¢ per kWh 1012.rtfDOE's SunShot Aims to Make US Solar Competitive by 2021 0213.rtfDeadly China Pollution Breathes New Life Into Solar Debt 0213.rtfUS Solar Prices to Rise 1111.rtfEurope Solar Power ‘Competitive by 2013′ 0911.rtfTurning Toward the Sun for Energy 0611.rtfSolar ‘Cheap as Fossil Fuels’ in 10 Years 0211.rtfSolar 22% of Globe's Electricity by 2030 0510.rtfChina Poised to Lead in Renewables & CCS 1209.rtfSolar Prices Competitive By 2015 0608.rtfSolar Competitive by 2015-25 0608.pdf - 76 ppUS Solar 'as Cheap as Grid Energy' in 5 Years 0812.rtf - 52 pp
R&D
R&D
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Are Long-Promised Solar Perovskites Finally Hitting Mass Production? 0426.rtfSolar Panels in Space Could Provide 80% of Europe’s Renewable Energy by 2050 - 0825.rtfFloating Solar Has Massive Potential in the US 0125.rtfChina Firm Sets Record for Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency 0523.rtfStart-Ups Chase Elusive Perovskite Breakthrough for Solar Panels 0323.rtfA Plan to Beam Solar Energy Down from Space 0223.rtfSolar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home 0922.rtfThis Startup Says It Has Found a Way to Cut Cost of Making Solar Cells in Half 1021.rtf - It uses 3D printing instead of cutting from wafers. This cuts waste and costs.Click for moreArticles
Bill Gates-Backed Merger Eyes Perovskite Solar Breakthrough 0621.rtfWhat Can Organic Solar Cells Bring to the Table? 0321.rtf - Efficiency up from 3% to 18% injust a few years.UK Firm's Solar Breakthrough Could Make World's Most Efficient Panels by 2021 - 0820.rtf - Perovskite layer captures wavelengths not captured by silicon-only cells.Heliogen Is a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels for Industrial Heating 0820.rtfAustralian Scientists ‘Drastically Improve' New Solar Cell Technology 0520.rtfSolar Power at Night? 0120.rtf - power generation from Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation to cold deep spaceStartup Backed by Bill Gates Achieves Solar Thermal Breakthrough 1119.rtf - Mirrors yield > 1,000°C.How NASA Could Help Stop Climate Change with Solar Power Satellites 1019.rtfRain or Shine - New Solar Cell Captures Energy from Raindrops 0318.rtfAre Printable Solar Panels the Future of Solar Power? 0617.rtfOld Rock, Perovskite, Could Lead to ‘Next Generation' Solar Cells 0417.rtfDepartment of Energy Program Aims to Bump Solar Costs Even Lower 0516.rtf - focus on balance-of-system costsScientist's Nano-Thick CZTS Solar Cell Opens Up Huge New Markets 0416.rtfRecycling Sunlight - a Solar Cell Revolution? 0316.rtfJapan Begins Work on ‘World's Largest' Floating Solar Farm 0116.rtfMideast Desert Sands Could Store Solar Energy 0116.rtfSky-High Balloons Could Generate More Power than Solar Panels 0116.rtfNanostructure and Nanonet Solar Cells, CCS, SRM Could Slow Climate Change 1216.rtfSolarCity to Make High-Efficiency (22%) Panel 1015.rtfU of Nebraska Engineers Continue Work on Groundbreaking Solar Energy Study 0815.rtfHanergy Thin Film Outlines Solar Cells on Vehicles Plan 0415.rtfJapan Space Agency Advances in Space-Based Solar Power 0315.rtfEngineer Reimagines Solar Energy With Stick-On Panels 1214.rtfHow to Make Solar Power More Efficient 1114.rtf - use infrared part of spectrum tooNew Life for the Artificial Leaf? 1114.rtf - turning sunshine into hydrogen
Solar Roadways - link to video on roadways made of hexagonal PV panels to make up smart roadways (& parking lots)Totally Transparent Solar Cells Could Turn Our Windows Into Solar Panels 0914.rtfGiant Tower in Desert Could Generate as Much Power as the Hoover Dam 0514.rtfSolar-Powered Roads - Coming to a Highway Near You? 0514.rtfSolar Power Breakthrough Hints at Cheaper Panels for More Roofs 0514.rtfNew Design Delivers Round-the-Clock Solar Power 0514.rtfHave Scientists Figured Out How to Make Solar Power Work at Night? 0414.rtfJapanese Firm Plans 250 Mile-Wide Solar Panel Belt Around Moon 1113.rtfArizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark 1013.rtfCalifornia Labs Chase Dream Energy- Fuel from Sun and Water 0813.rtfIdea Could Cut Solar Costs 40% 1010.rtfRecord Efficiency for Cheap Organic PV 0712.rtfEverything Could Be a Solar Panel 0213.rtf$1:Watt Solar - Films & Inks 1109.rtfBreakthrough Automated Solar Ink Plant in Germany 0909.rtfTurning Windows to Solar Panels 0708.rtfSunPower, Paint-On Solar Panels 0711.rtfSave Solar in Plants 0307.pdfNew Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas 0413.rtf
Solar Roadways - link to video on roadways made of hexagonal PV panels to make up smart roadways (& parking lots)Totally Transparent Solar Cells Could Turn Our Windows Into Solar Panels 0914.rtfGiant Tower in Desert Could Generate as Much Power as the Hoover Dam 0514.rtfSolar-Powered Roads - Coming to a Highway Near You? 0514.rtfSolar Power Breakthrough Hints at Cheaper Panels for More Roofs 0514.rtfNew Design Delivers Round-the-Clock Solar Power 0514.rtfHave Scientists Figured Out How to Make Solar Power Work at Night? 0414.rtfJapanese Firm Plans 250 Mile-Wide Solar Panel Belt Around Moon 1113.rtfArizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark 1013.rtfCalifornia Labs Chase Dream Energy- Fuel from Sun and Water 0813.rtfIdea Could Cut Solar Costs 40% 1010.rtfRecord Efficiency for Cheap Organic PV 0712.rtfEverything Could Be a Solar Panel 0213.rtf$1:Watt Solar - Films & Inks 1109.rtfBreakthrough Automated Solar Ink Plant in Germany 0909.rtfTurning Windows to Solar Panels 0708.rtfSunPower, Paint-On Solar Panels 0711.rtfSave Solar in Plants 0307.pdfNew Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas 0413.rtf
Products
Products
Articles
Solar-Powered Refrigerators Are Effective against Hunger, Slow Climate Change 0123.rtfClimate Change Puts Agrivoltaic Projects in Northern Africa in the Spotlight 0522.rtfRoofer, GAF Energy, Hopes Solar Shingles Will Get Homeowners to Buy In 0122.rtfSolar Windows, Shingles, Cladding Make the Building Itself Now the Solar Panel 0621.rtfTesla Moves to Only Sell Home Solar and Storage Together 0421.rtfClick for moreArticles
Tesla Prioritizes Solar Installation Cost Cuts, Storage Integration 0121.rtfMusk Says Tesla’s New (v 3.0) Solar Roof Will Work 1019.rtfDevice Could Bring Both Solar Power and Clean Water to Millions 0719.rtfChina Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels 0618.rtfThe State of Solar Shingles 0218.rtfTesla Finishes 1st Solar Roofs—Including Elon’s House 0817.rtfSolar Lamps Light Up More African Nights 0617.rtfTesla’s Solar Roof Sets Musk’s Grand Unification Into Motion 0517.rtfTesla Will Take Orders for Its Solar Roof in April 0317.rtfHow Heat from the Sun Can Keep Us All Cool 0117.rtf - absorption chillers powered by solar heat. More efficient than electric compressor-driven chillers and no (H)CFCs requiredZambia Tries New Way to Beat Drought - Solar Grain Mills 0117.rtfWorld’s 1st ‘Solar Panel Road’ Opens in France 1216.rtfTesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof and New Powerwall Battery 1016.rtfIndian Scientists Design Solar Tree to Save Space for Solar Power Generation 0816.rtfElon Musk Says SolarCity Will Sell a Roof Integrated With Solar Panels 0816.rtfForget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815.rtf - foldable PV panels, 14 to 27 W / lb, for troop use in fieldSunPower, Paint-On Solar Panels 0711.rtf - also available aboveSolar Shingles 0806.rtfPV Laminate Sell Sheet 0506.pdf - it rolls out across a rooftopHitachi's Solar Air Conditioning 0111.rtf
Thermal
Thermal
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Heliogen Is a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels for Industrial Heating 0820.rtfChina’s 1st 100 MW Molten Salt Solar Plant Hits Maximum Power 0619.rtfGermany Seeks to Boost Renewable Sources of Heating 0315.rtfAbengoa Christens Mojave Solar Generating Station in Hinkley 0115.rtfElectricity Generated Using Solar Mirrors to Double in 2013 1113.rtfSunflower Mirrors Power California's Desert Solar Farm 0613.rtfSolar Hot Water & Heat in China+ 1211.rtfCalifornia Approves 250 MW Solar Thermal Plant 0810.rtfSolar Thermal Power 0308.rtfCheap Sunshine, Thermal with Mirrors 1007.rtfArticles
Misc.
Misc.
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Solar Has Minimal Impact on NC Farmland 0626.rtfWater Utilities Are Using Solar Panels to Cut Evaporation Losses 0725.rtfIn Georgia, Sheep on a Solar Farm Is Not a Baaad Idea 0625.rtfSolar Panel Arrays May Help Sustain Grasslands during Drought 0625.rtfThe Earth Is Getting Brighter. That’s Good News for Solar. 0425.rtfDark Doldrums Overshadow Europe’s Energy Markets 1224.rtfUS Company Becomes World’s Most Valuable Solar Firm 0524.rtfTo Save Solar Panels from Landfills, Startup Is Smashing Them Instead 1023.rtfCan the U.S. Make Solar Panels? First Solar Thinks So. 0926.rtfClean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623.rtfBaseball-Size Hail Makes Insuring Solar and Wind Farms Pricier 0823.rtfIndia’s Rural Solar Systems Fall off Grid 0723.rtf - Wear and tear makes things break. They are too far from big towns and roads for parts and maintenance. Or too expensive to send parts and repair-person so far away from "civilization". Mostly in India's far northeast.Spinach and Sheep Show Us that Solar Farms Aren't Just for Green Energy 0723.rtfLack of Local Benefits Fuels Upstate Opposition to Solar Farms 0523.rtfClick for moreArticles
Biden Vetoes Resolution That Would Have Restored Solar Tariffs 0523.rtfPhotovoltaics for Highways 0920.rtf - Covering highways and parking areas provides shade and does not use farmland, etc.As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In 0223.rtfTariffs Threaten to Undermine Global Shift to Clean Energy 1022.rtfThis Is the Future - Rural Virginia Pivots from Coal to Green Jobs 0922.rtfFirst Solar to Spend Up to $1.2 Billion to Expand U.S. Solar Panel Production 0822.rtfSenators Plead with Biden for Quick End to Solar Trade Probe 0522.rtfHow Long Should Higher Wind and Solar Costs Last? 0122.rtfInside First Solar’s Ohio Factory That Makes Solar Panels 0921.rtf4 Ways to Make Solar Panels More Sustainable 0821.rtf - repair & recycleSolar Energy Heats Up Job Market around the Globe 0721.rtfRecycling Next-Generation Solar Panels Fosters Green Planet 0621.rtfGreen Energy’s Dark Side; End-of-Life Disposal Threatens the Environment 0121.rtfThe Clean Air from Covid-19 Shutdowns Made Solar Panels More Productive 0720.rtfWind and Solar Farms Can Make Their Own Weather, with Extra Rain over Sahara 0918.rtfTrump’s Policies Are Costing 10,000 Jobs in America’s Solar Power Industry 0218.rtfThere Are Now Twice as Many Solar Jobs as Coal Jobs in the US 0217.rtfSolar Power Will Cross a Carbon Threshold by 2018 - 1216.rtf - Cumulatively, PV produce more energy than it took to make.Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Abu Dhabi, to Complete 1st 0-Fuel Flight around Earth 0716.rtfMore US Solar Jobs than Oil + Gas Extraction & Pipeline Jobs Combined In 2015 - 0116.rtfSolar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116.rtfSolar Job Boom Continues As Prices Spur Demand 0116.rtfLeading UK Solar Entrepreneur to Put Business into Liquidation 1015.rtfModi Calls Solar ‘Ultimate Solution’ to India’s Energy Problem 0815.rtfClouds over China’s Solar Power Industry 0815.rtf - factory overcapacity, bankruptcies, razor-thin marginsCost of Household Solar Has Outweighed Benefits - Grattan Institute Report 0515.rtfObama Announces Solar Job Training Initiative, Meets with Utah Officials 0415.rtfLeased Solar Panels Can Complicate — or Kill — a Home Sale 0315.rtfSolar Power, and Somewhere to Store It 0315.rtfSolar Energy Jobs Growing by Leaps and Bounds 0315.rtfExperts Claim Australians Waste Multi-Billion Dollar Subsidies on Cheap, Dodgy PV Panels 0215.rtfDefective Panels Threatening Profit at China Solar Farms 0115.rtfThere Are About as Many US Jobs in Solar as in Coal 0115.rtfSolar Jobs Report Shows Huge US Growth 0115.rtfRooftop Solar Already Cheaper than Utility Rates in 42 of 50 Largest US Cities 0115.rtfRooftop Solar Adds $15,000 Premium to Home Values 0115.rtfAustralia Green Energy Firms Hit by Target Cuts 1014.rtfHow Solar Desalination Could Help Parched Farms 0514.rtfFlexible Solar Cells Could Release Toxic Metals After Disposal 1013.rtfSolar Panels - Firefighters' Clean-Energy Foe 0913.rtfSolar-Powered Travel- New Routes Across Sky, Sea and Land 0813.rtfChina's Solar PV Moguls 0813.rtfThe Energy to Manufacture a Solar Cell 0910.rtfMinnesota’s New Solar Law- Looking Beyond %s 0513.rtfGraph Solar Costs vs Installed MW 0812.pdfUS Military Goes Solar in Foreign Battle Zones 1010.rtf
Map of Solar & Wind Resources in China
Section Map: Renewable Energy
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