energy
Googles Project Sunroof now shows solar potential in all 50 states
Posted in Online on 15th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Another expansion of Project Sunroof, a web app for showing how much money you can save by installing solar panels at home.
Solar industry facing devastating 800% tax increase
Posted in Business on 9th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Some businesses and schools that generate electricity from rooftop solar panels will have to pay rates for the first time, while others will face a massive tax rise.
Solar power growth leaps by 50% worldwide thanks to US and China
Posted in Business on 8th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The amount of solar power added worldwide soared by some 50% last year because of a sun rush in the US and China, new figures show.
Solar reached 1.4% of U.S. electricity in 2016
Posted in Business on 5th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy show that all renewables together made up 15.3% of U.S. generation.
New York sees almost 800 percent growth in solar over 5 years
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
New York's Clean Energy Standard requires 50 percent of electricity to come from renewables by 2030.