Next-Generation Energy Technologies Are Constrained by Outdated Markets. Here’s How to Fix Them.
Parting words from the head of GTM Research on how to unleash the future of electricity.
Parting words from the head of GTM Research on how to unleash the future of electricity.
For just the second time, solar topped all other generation sources in U.S. capacity additions last year, according to SEIA and Wood Mackenzie.
Oil companies have long argued that renewables projects offer lower returns. “That argument no longer holds at $35 per barrel.”
WHAT IS THE ITC?
The ITC is a 30% federal tax credit for solar installations on both residential and commercial properties, reducing the tax liability for individuals or businesses that purchase qualifying solar energy technologies.Read More
By SEIA.org
A new survey released today shows that Americans overwhelmingly support extending tax incentives for clean energy and would change their vote based on the issue.Read More
Through all the politics, extreme weather events and variable electricity prices, solar has become a mainstream choice for homeowners to take control of their energy costs. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are considering going solar right now, and as the start of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) phaseout looms (for now), here is what you need to know to make the right choice and maximize your cost savings.
By Betsy Lillian
Representing a 34% year-over-year increase, total corporate funding in the global solar sector – including venture capital/private equity, public market and debt financing – during the first nine months of 2019 totaled $9 billion, compared to $6.7 billion during the same period last year, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group LLC.Read More
By Betsy Lillian
A new undertaking at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will look at how solar farms can contribute to healthy ecosystems and boost pollinator populations.
“We have been given a remarkable opportunity to show how renewable energy production can be a platform for biodiversity, especially for valued pollinator species,” Read More
By LEILA GARCIA DA FONSECA, Greentech Media
Annual solar plant operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will double from nearly $4.5 billion in 2019 to over $9 billion in 2024. New research from Wood Mackenzie finds that as the solar O&M market grows, global downward price pressure is driving the implementation of automated solutions and digital platformsRead More
By Kelsey Misbrener
The U.S. solar industry now has the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in history, signaling promising future prospects for solar energy development. According to the latest “U.S. Solar Market Insight Report” from Wood Mackenzie and SEIA, the contracted pipeline has ballooned to a record 37.9 gigawatts, the highest in the historyRead More