Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Heymi Bahar, the International Energy Agency’s senior analyst for renewable energy markets and policy and lead author for “Renewables 2020 Analysis and forecast to 2025.” Correction: the [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Johannes Urpelainen about how China has become the leading financer of wind, solar, and other green energy projects. They also discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative [Read more]
By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 19, 2020. In 2019, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row, [Read more]
By Alex May This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 16, 2020. According to 2018 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators in [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 21, 2019. The installation of solar PV systems on homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities is set to take off over the next five [Read more]
By Alex Mey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 3, 2019. According to 2017 data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators in [Read more]
By Tariq Shanks, Manussawee Sukunta This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 13, 2019 The United States imposed tariffs on imported silicon solar cells and modules in January 2018. Solar PV [Read more]
Canadian-owned Solar Krafte Utilities Inc., says it will build two utility scale solar farms in Alberta without government power contracts or subsidies. Company photo. Solar Krafte solar farms located near Vauxhall Solar Krafte Utilities Inc. [Read more]
EIA’s Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory for October 2018 reports that most of the 216 solar PV facilities that will come online by the end of 2020 will have capacities of five megawatts or less. [Read more]
On Thursday, the Government of Canada announced funding for construction of a new solar farm in southeastern Alberta that will use advanced solar technology. New solar technology will capture energy from both sides of solar [Read more] [Read more]
Any innovation that can minimize solar installation costs will decrease the payback period before residential and commercial solar systems become profitable and make solar energy accessible to more people. Esdec photo. Esdec offers innovations in [Read more] [Read more]
Across the country, seven unique states have had a year of such tremendous growth, which shows that the solar revolution is not restricted to just one or two states. US Department of Energy photo. Technology [Read more] [Read more]
Solar Alliance Energy’s “SunBox” will allow new home buyers to add on a solar system to their home in the same way they are able to choose countertops and other home accessories. Solar Alliance targeting [Read more]
The Government of Alberta has issued a request for proposals from large-scale solar energy providers to procure solar power equivalent to about 55 per cent of its annual electricity needs. Elemental Energy photo. Solar energy [Read more]
Minister Feehan, Chief Trevor Mercredi and Peace River MLA Debbie Jabbour along with band councillors outside the Beaver First Nation administration office. Solar panels have been installed on the reserve’s office. Alberta government photo. Beaver [Read more]
Annual capacity-weighted average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems and onshore wind turbines declined, while construction costs for natural gas generators increased slightly. SolarPowerManagement.net photo. Construction costs for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects have steadily decreased since [Read more]
White Rock-based Solar Alliance announced on Monday that it has completed the installation of three solar projects in Kentucky and West Virginia. The company installed solar arrays in Louisville, Hazard and West Virginia with its [Read more]
La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, based in the province of Quebec. It recently opened its first net-zero retail store in Quebec City. Simons graphic. La Masion Simons [Read more]
Women and renewables empowerment programme expands solar energy access to Indonesia’s off-grid communities About a third of Indonesians, roughly 80 million people, live without electricity and many more with only unreliable access. In the country’s [Read more]
SunPower also filed request for exemption for some of its foreign-made panels, arguing the premium-priced panels could not be compared to models that currently dominate the market. SunPower photo. SunPower likely set up US plant [Read more]
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