From “CLIMATE ACTION 2009” for the UN Conference in Copenhagen In this talk, Hermann Scheer debunks the myth of renewables being too expensive and explains why we must keep developing clean tech, describing how each affected industry can make the …
Category: Photovoltaics
[The Vector] Words of Hermann Scheer
[The Vector] Largest Solar Farm in the US Northeast Breaks Ground
A renewable energy surge is happening in New Jersey, and it is focused on solar. Con Edison Development (NYSE: ED) along with Panda Power Funds broke ground on a 20 MW solar electric generating station on October 20th, 2010. Located …
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[The Vector] News From Around the Country: Georgia Power to Double Solar
The utility company Georgia Power reports it is doubling the amount of solar energy it will buy from independent producers. Lauren McDonald, Chair of the utility, said it will buy another 2.5 MW of capacity from homes and businesses with …
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[The Vector] Solar Homes Sold Faster and Better, Says NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published an extensive report (in excess of 400 pages – the link is here)studying several California subdivisions before the housing crash. Entitled “A New Market Paradigm for Zero-energy Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case …
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[The Vector] Solar: Make Your Case!
James Carville and Mary Matalin gave the closing keynote speech at the largest U.S. solar show, Solar Power International, held in Los Angeles October 12-14th. Matalin is a celebrated conservative and Republican insider, while Carville is a well‐known liberal voice and …
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Solar – Growing Despite Lack of Clarity in Federal Energy Policy
As I have mentioned, the Solar Power International show a few weeks ago was a beehive of activity: 27,000 people busily learning, networking, excitedly establishing new business connections. As Americans, we need to be proud of this industry. Here are …
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[The Vector] Solar Industry Grows in 2010
The Legacy of Hermann Scheer
Here’s another blog post on the legacy of Hermann Scheer, German Parliamentarian and clean energy hero, who died unexpectedly yesterday.
Solar Power International – Enormous in Scope
Traipsing around the Solar Power International show just now, I was struck by the overwhelming scale of the event itself. I was one of a swarm of people – tens of thousands of them from countries all over the world …
