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Solar and wind power plants in Crimea that have not been operating since the region voted to join Russia two months ago face an uncertain future....

As the world's largest solar energy market, Germany sets an example for the do's and don'ts of integrating solar into its power supply. And it has indeed put in place policy and technology mandates in recent years to help it maintain the health of the grid....

Zhejiang province posted US$340 million in exports of photovoltaic (PV) products for the first quarter of this year, an increase of 18 percent over the same period last year. The rise is primarily attributable to industry expansion into emerging markets. Exports to Japan increased 121 percent year-on-year, while those to ASEAN countries increased 843 percent....

For many, the decision to get out of fossil fuels is an easy one. It may be because it's the right thing to do, or because we see the risks of investing in businesses built around an unsustainable economic paradigm. This article is not about that decision; it's about what to do next....

Originally published on Cost of Solar. While we love home solar systems for saving money and reducing energy demand from the grid, it’s not the only way to lower the impact of your home and reduce your cost of living. There are number of other energy saving solutions, both solar and non-solar, that fall under the scope of home improvement projects, Smart Landscaping Tips To Help You Save Energy (INFOGRAPHIC)...

Originally published on the ECOreport. Over 100,000 people died when the earthquake struck Haiti in 2010. A very good friend of Captain Ray Thackeray’s was among them. She had been working in Port-au-Prince when her hotel collapsed around her. Several days passed before help reached the stricken island. This became a defining moment for Thackeray. Having International Rescue Group Uses Solar Energy...

Tidal power, or, to put it another way, the power of the moon, is certainly a powerful energy source. The tidal fluctuations caused by the movement of the massive body of the moon is worth tapping, right? Many have of course tried — and are currently trying — but the effective utilization of the energy source Tidal Power — GE & Others Looking To Harness The Power Of The...

Originally published on Eden Keeper. On June 15 members of the Highland United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina will come together to celebrate. No, they’re not celebrating some obscure Christian holiday or Father’s Day (although their celebration will be honoring the Father in a way). They’re coming together to dedicate the church’s new solar array — Methodist Church In North Carolina...

Originally published on Lenz Blog. Here is yet another reason why the reductions German energy intensive industry gets when paying surcharges are not subsidies, and therefore none of the EU Commission’s business. In more enlightened times, when the Green Party was part of the German government, Germany adopted an ecotax. The idea of that law was to Germany’s Electricity Ecotax Exemptions Are...

Owing to the fact that the automotive industry, as it currently is, is likely unsustainable, General Motors recently announced that it is aiming to completely overhaul many of it operations. Restructuring its global vehicle portfolio, reworking its manufacturing, and beginning collaborations with a number of new partners in order to advance a variety of different GM Looking To “Transform Transportation,”...

Originally published on Bikocity. To be young, with bicycle, perhaps money to travel and explore the world. Where would you bike? Well, Strava Labs can give you a good idea. It is highlighting where people bike and walk via heatmaps. “The Strava dataset is growing by over 2 million activities a week and already contains 250 billion Strava Labs Presents Heat Maps of Bicycling &...

Originally published on Cost of Solar Moms Going Solar — The Ripple Effect (VIDEO) was originally published on CleanTechnica . To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google Email Facebook RSS Twitter . ...

In the latest TalkSolar episode, Beth Bond talks with Richard Lawrence, Executive Director of NABCEP, about solar installer certification. Here’s the podcast: Check Out Energy Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Talk Solar on BlogTalkRadio   For more text, here’s more from the TalkSolar page: NABCEP is committed to providing a certification program of quality and Solar Quality Certification...

Originally published on Cost of Solar. Thanks to the work of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), more than 100 emergency shelter schools (Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area) now have solar panel systems of 10 kW in capacity installed on them. The SunSmart E-Shelter Program, which has now added more than one MW of solar generating capacity Solar Panel Systems Installed on 100 Emergency Shelter...

Why does this not surprise us? Just two weeks after the US Navy announced a major research partnership to ramp up its solar power and other clean energy programs, the Barclays credit strategy team has warned that the solar market is likely to “disrupt the status quo” for the electric utility industry sooner rather than Solar Showdown Looms As Barclays Downgrades Electric Utility Industry...

One of the unofficial themes of the World Energy Innovation Forum which I attended recently at the Tesla Motors factory in Fremont was optimism about renewable energy developments. Just several days later, it was announced that all Dutch electric trains could be getting their power from renewable sources by 2018. A cooperative comprised of various local 100% Of Dutch Electric Trains Could Run On Renewable...

Writing on the NPD Solarbuzz blog, senior analyst Michael Barker has predicted that the US photovoltaic (PV) market is set to reach a cumulative total of 20 GW by the end of 2014, thanks primarily to continuing declines in cost. Barker notes that with the US grid reaching a cumulative total of 10 GW during United States PV Market Set To Reach 20 GW By End Of Year was originally published on CleanTechnica...

Google and General Motors will soon be teaming up for a ride-sharing pilot program which will utilize Chevrolet Spark EVs, according to recent reports. The program will be based around Google’s Mountain View, California, campus, and is — at least partly — intended to help General Motors (GM) develop strategies for the deployment of other Google Using Chevy Spark EVs For Ride-Sharing...

Indianapolis will soon be home to what’s being called the “largest electric car sharing service in the United States,” with Bollore’s upcoming launch of the BlueIndy car-sharing service there. The BlueIndy service — which launches around eight months from now — will feature over 500 EVs, 200 service locations, and 1,000 charging stations. Bollore has BlueIndy —...

Originally published on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath Construction of the world’s largest single-axis tracking solar PV plants – the 206 MW Mount Signal Solar farm in southeast California – has been completed and is ready to generate enough electricity to power 72,000 households in San Diego and surrounds. The project – constructed and commissioned in World’s Largest Tracking Solar PV Plant Completed...