Dortmund, Germany (CNN Business) People on the front lines of Europe’s gas crisis are scrambling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses while facing a “perfect storm” that is sending energy prices to record highs. In the first six months of this year, Germany saw a 22% increase in the installation of solar […]
Earlier this month, the Biden administration took a major step in combating the climate crisis with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes roughly $370 billion in energy and climate incentives – mostly in the form of tax credits, according to Goldman Sachs. But with potential ripple effects on global supply chains as […]
Your article suggests that a 4 kilowatt (kW) solar panel system could save its owners £980 a year at 28p per year. kilowatt hour (kWh) and £1,575 at the 45p per kWh coming soon (Solar panels: how to fix your energy bills while the sun shines, August 20). This estimate overlooks the important fact that […]
“It’s completely different from a traditional solar cell. They tend to be large, heavy, encased in glass — tens of millimeters thick,” Dastoor told Mashable. “We’re printing them on plastic film that’s less than 0.1 of a millimeter thick.” Solar panels on the street “Globally, there’s been so few of these installations, we know very […]
The following is an article contributed by George Sakellaris, President and CEO of Ameresco. In a world that continues to grapple with the effects of climate change and a global energy crisis that shows no signs of slowing down, it has never been clearer that the time to innovate our national approach to energy development […]
If you park in one of several commuter lots on Michigan State University’s campus, you’ll likely score a premium parking spot. That’s because each parking lot is sheltered from the sun, snow and rain by solar panels. They’re mounted above the lot on steel structures tall enough for tailgaters in RVs to park beneath. Besides […]
