Where Will Solar Power Plants Be Built? Deserts or Rooftops?
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
Solar energy, despite all of the effort to increase its usage, still only accounts for less than one percent of the energy we consume. The amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth’s surface every hour is greater than mankind’s total demand for energy in a whole year. The total energy stored in the world’s supply of fossil fuels is equal to. Read more…
Chevron Teams up With a Frontiersman to Develop CPV
The oil major announces the largest CPV project in the US , with power to be sold to Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. Read more…
A New Role for Salt in Solar Thermal
If it stays hot, molten salt will flow. Read More…
Utility R&D: EPRI’s Technology Innovation Program
Long-term energy exploration at the electric utility’s research arm. Read More…
$1.37B in Loan Guarantees for BrightSource Solar Project
Enormous utility-scale solar project gets DOE-funded and fast-tracked. Read More…
GTM Solar Summit Revs Up
Get ready for the Greentech Media Solar Summit, the hottest event in the solar industry. Read More…
2001: When Green Tech Was Born
In 2001, analysts and investors were wondering when the Internet boom would return. Green sort of snuck up on them. Read More…
The Secret Ingredients Inside IBM’s New Solar Cell
Think thin films for thin film. Read More…
Ceramics for Solar Cells and OLEDs
DuPont wants to show how we can get away from glass later this year. Read More…
SunRun’s Residential PV: “There’s a Ton of Business”
PPAs and PACE are complementary tools for financing home energy efficiency. Read More…