In response to my piece that rails on the environmental extremists who decry solar if it carries with it the slightest ecological downside, frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: I am really proud of you Craig. I have long thought that …
Category: Photovoltaics
Solar Photovoltaics in the Desert: Under Attack
At the Nature Conservancy’s “Green Event for Georgetown Alumni” I attended last Thursday I received some shocking news: mainstream environmentalists really are attacking solar energy sited in the deserts of the U.S. southwest on the basis of its ecological footprint. …
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Germany’s Generous PV Subsidies Have Had Serious Implications: What Can We Learn?
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood sent me this article describing Germany’s generous subsidies for solar PV and asked me to react to it. Yes, the German program was overzealous; no one (no one I’ve come across, at least) disputes that. The …
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Germany’s Solar Photovoltaics Market – Quite the Ride
As we’ve learned in our last monthly webinar, Germany is undergoing some rapid changes in its adoption of photovoltaics. Many people say that the huge feed-in tariffs that created an enormous influx of investors a few years ago didn’t need …
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From Guest Blogger RecSolar: Are Higher Cost Photovoltaic Modules Worth It?
A Question of Correlation: Does a Higher Price Tag Indicate a Superior Product? Like many consumer goods and commodities, a higher price tag does not necessarily indicate a “superior” product. Rather, a higher cost might be a reflection of the uniqueness of …
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From Guest Blogger Max Cohen: Selling Power Back to the National Grid
More and more people across the UK are becoming eco-conscious and deciding to turn their house into a bastion of renewable energy – and they are reaping the rewards for it. With energy prices only seeming to get more expensive, …
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Solar Industry Bounces Back
Here’s an extremely bullish report on the future of the solar industry from Deutsche Bank, suggesting that the PV industry will be able to stand and grow solely on its own (without government support) by 2014. Such growth, in the …
From Guest Blogger Jill Clayton: Switching to Solar Without the Upfront Costs
Often times the high investment costs with going solar deter people from making the switch. Now, however, there are alternatives that do not require the initial lump sum payment. For example, solar system leasing and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) are …
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Webinar: "A Dawn In Solar Investing" Features Esplanade Capital's Shawn Kravetz
Here’s a webinar called “A Dawn In Solar Investing” that I recorded with Esplanade Capital’s Shawn Kravetz when I was in Boston last Tuesday. Shawn is the founder of a hedge fund that focuses on the global PV world; he’s …
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An Investment in Solar May Be “Socially Responsible” – But That’s Only One Way To Look At It
When I was in Boston on Tuesday I recorded a webinar in the office of Esplanade Capital’s founder Shawn Kravetz, who provided almost a full hour of really sharp insight into the ever-changing world of investment in solar photovoltaics. In …
Tagged with: Bill Belichick, clean energy, Esplanade Capital, fossil fuels, PV industry, Renewable Energy, Shawn Kravetz, socially responsible investing, solar energy in Germany, solar industry, solar photovoltaics, SRI, subsidies for oil companies, subsidies inconsistent and unpredictable, “We do business as business is done”
