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| Financing Solar, 25 Bucks At A Time |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 14 | May 16, 2013 |
| on 15 May 2013 by Nora Caley |
| When people think of crowd funding, or raising money via the Internet, they probably think of art projects or third-world countries. There's Kickstarter, a site launched in 2009 to help [read more] |
| MASH: How Solar Power Is Dovetailing With Affordable Housing |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 13 | May 9, 2013 |
| on 08 May 2013 by Nora Caley |
| Using solar photovoltaics to power affordable housing is a concept that is gaining momentum. "It makes business sense for us," says Scott Sarem, CEO of Carlsbad, Calif.-based installer Everyday Energy. [read more] |
| Distributed Solar Poised For Growth |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 12 | May 2, 2013 |
| on 01 May 2013 by Nora Caley |
| According to a recent report from Navigant Research, 220 GW of distributed solar photovoltaic capacity will be installed worldwide between 2013 and 2018. The total, which includes solar generation in [read more] |
| Produce More, Use Less: Solar Now A Net Energy Producer |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 11 | April 25, 2013 |
| on 23 Apr 2013 by Nora Caley |
| Researchers at Stanford University have answered a question that has been on the minds of industry observers and critics. A recent study - "Energy Balance of the Global Photovoltaic (PV) [read more] |
| How Does The California Solar Initiative Compare To Japan's FIT? |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 10 | April 18, 2013 |
| on 17 Apr 2013 by Junko Movellan |
| Both the California Solar Initiative (CSI) and Japan's solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) program have been widely praised as successful models for incentivizing solar installations. Comparing and contrasting the two markets that [read more] |
| The Next Solar Development Hotbed: The Middle East And Africa? |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 9 | April 11, 2013 |
| on 10 Apr 2013 by Nora Caley |
| Although the Middle East and Africa (MEA) have always been sunny, several other factors are now making the MEA region a fast-growing area for solar projects. In fact, solar demand [read more] |
| Lightning Protection Tools And Strategies For Solar Installations |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 8 | April 4, 2013 |
| on 03 Apr 2013 by Robin Gudgel |
| How can lightning strikes harm PV installations, and what can system installers and owners do to protect their investments? To start, we can examine exactly how lightning enters the equipment. [read more] |
| Why A Court Case On A Historic Rehab Matters For Solar Project Finance |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 7 | March 28, 2013 |
| on 27 Mar 2013 by Timothy Kemper |
| What does a U.S. Supreme Court case on a historic building in New Jersey have to do with the solar investment tax credit (ITC)? Because the Historic Boardwalk Hall (HBH), [read more] |
| Project Application Spotlight: Navigating The Agricultural Solar Market |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 6 | March 21, 2013 |
| on 20 Mar 2013 by Jessica Lillian |
| Given that California leads the U.S. in both solar installations and farming, it should come as no surprise that the state's market for agricultural PV projects has taken off dramatically. [read more] |
| Should Solar Installers Branch Out Into Energy Efficiency Services? |
| Vol. 1 | Issue 5 | March 14, 2013 |
| on 12 Mar 2013 by Jessica Lillian |
| Energy efficiency retrofits are an increasingly big business in the U.S., especially among heavy consumers of energy. According to a recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business [read more] |
