In the wake of Tesla’s recently announced entrance into the stationary energy storage market, there has been a wave of analysis of what this might mean for residential and commercial utility customers. The bulk of the headlines have centered on the sleek residential Powerwall, but far fewer have investigated the implications of Tesla’s commercial-s
Those in the energy field often hear how renewables must compete on a level playing field with fossil fuels. To make this concept a reality, experts have an interesting suggestion: Make it as easy to permit solar farms as it is to permit natural gas pr…
Read MoreAmber Rudd was named to serve as the U.K. Cabinet minister in charge of energy and climate, easing concerns that the Conservative government would quickly backtrack on pledges to reduce fossil-fuel pollution.
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Solar Power Inc., a renewable-energy project developer backed by China’s LDK Solar Co., agreed to buy a 76.8 percent stake in Convertergy Energy Technology Co., a provider of energy-monitoring services.
Instead of owning and operating power plants, which deliver long-term, steady revenue streams, Renova Energia SA’s Thursday deal to sell assets to TerraForm Global Inc., a newly formed unit of U.S. developer SunEdison Inc., is the first step toward sel…
Read MoreMany electric utilities are flexing their political muscles against solar net metering and state renewable portfolio standards (RPS). Their main issue is that other consumers are subsidizing solar (and renewables), particularly pointing to lower-income…
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Of all the good news Tesla Motors Inc. showered on investors Wednesday, progress at the battery factory it’s building in Sparks, Nevada, may have been the most important, since its output will power the company’s autos and its new line of stationary storage products.
PV and ME Question #5: Why aren’t solar and other renewables the best of friends? Not many know that Superman had an older brother. His name was Bernie, and he arrived on Earth a year-and-a-half before his younger sibling. Unfortunately for Bernie, because his home planet of Krypton had a red sun that was not as hot as the Earth’s yellow sun, he as
SunEdison Inc. is seeking as much as $700 million in an initial public offering of a unit investing in wind, solar and hydro projects in emerging markets, the first of its kind.
Read MoreShared solar, where multiple parties share the benefits of on- or off-site PV arrays, has the potential to dramatically expand solar energy access for residents and businesses across the U.S., as well as open avenues for utilities to play a greater rol…
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