Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this article from a solar energy nay-sayer and asked my opinion. Tim: I come across this stuff a lot. As I’ve often written, Germany has quite clearly made a mistake with their fantastically large …
Solar Energy Has Some Detractors, But How Valid Are Their Claims? Read More »
Harnessing the sun’s energy has been around in one form or the other since the mid 1800’s when it was first referred to as solar photovoltaic technology. Now, almost two centuries later, solar energy is the most predominant alternative power …
From Guest Blogger Adam Groff — Where Is Solar Energy Most Popular? Read More »
2GreenEnergy supporter Steve Levy asks for my opinion and advice on getting a large number of small investors to back the development of solar energy projects. He sent me his latest paper – one that he presented at this year’s …
Solar Energy, Master Limited Partnerships, and Crowd-Funding Read More »
I hope readers enjoyed the webinar I did recently with solar energy hedge fund manager Shawn Kravetz; I certainly learned a great deal in the course of the interview. I wanted to take a moment and introduce another “friend of …
Roen Financial Report on the Ardour Solar Energy Index Read More »
Frequent commenter and all-around good guy Tim Kingston sent me this video on an ostensible breakthrough in solar PV for my comment. I see claims like this constantly, and I’m never sure exactly how to evaluate them, since this isn’t …
Here’s a good article that discusses the pressures India faces to install more electricity generation capacity. In many respects, the issues are altogether different than those in the U.S. In particular, India is a nation in which supply doesn’t generally …
India Deals with the Need to Install More Electricity Generation Capacity Read More »
Energy demands are a hot topic in today’s society. Everyone is looking for a better way to conserve and live without sacrificing the creature comforts they have become reliant on. As a small business owner, you have the ability to …
The resort and hotel business is extremely competitive and costly. As more and more hotels become increasingly extravagant, they require evermore energy to run. Many are switching to green renewable energies to cut costs and in theory they could eventually …
From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Solar Energy Hotels — The Future Is Bright Read More »
It’s no secret that the U.S. lags most of the rest of the developed world in terms of the adoption of renewable energy. It would be nice if there were a singular cause for this that we could simply identify …
When I got started in this subject a few years ago, the efficiency of thin film solar (i.e., the percentage of sun’s radiant power that is converted into electricity) was measured in single digits. Here, we just achieved 16.1%, a …
