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.