SunReports

18/05/2015

Happy 40th Birthday Wind Power!

May 30th Danish wind pioneers are gathering at the Tvind school in northwest Jutland to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the start of construction for the world’s oldest operating wind turbine--Tvindkraft.

25/04/2015

SunReports 5 Year Anniversary! We launched our Apollo series on April 10, 2010 - wow.....really pleased with how well they have performed in the field. SunReports has THE largest database of Solar Hot Water system performance in the WORLD!!

27/03/2015

Need more renewable energy - hydro is coming up short!!

A four-year drought, the worst since records began, has had a dramatic effect on California’s power system and specifically on its portfolio of major hydropower projects. Indeed, such is the scale of the drought that a lack of water is preventing hydropower plants from running at anything like full…

16/03/2015

Interesting - SOLAR is set to be the cheapest fuel source - DUH?!

https://cleantechnica.com/2015/02/26/new-study-shows-solar-energy-soon-cheapest-option/?utm_content=bufferb8b6d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Solar power is set to become the cheapest power source in many parts of the world by 2025, according to a new study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems commissioned by Agora Energi...

12/03/2015

Talk about a GREAT IDEA - floating PV panels that reduce evaporation while making kWh!! Win - Win for CA!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/sonoma-county-to-build-the-largest-floating-solar-project-in-the-us?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

Sonoma Clean Power says the 12.5-megawatt project will be able to serve 3,000 homes.

09/03/2015

Really interesting read on the upcoming Solar Eclipse in Germany on the 20th - and what happens to PV power!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/What-Happens-to-a-PV-Powered-Country-During-a-Massive-Solar-Eclipse-We-Fin?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

Opower goes Nate Silver on solar eclipse data. Utilities with solar should listen up.

09/03/2015

Here is something to watch out for - a coordinated effort to thwart SOLAR by Utilities.....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/utilities-sensing-threat-put-squeeze-on-booming-solar-roof-industry/2015/03/07/2d916f88-c1c9-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html

Sensing a threat in rooftop panels, the utility industry and its fossil-fuel supporters are waging a determined campaign to raise the cost of solar power.

06/03/2015

Wow - just watch the storage space explode in the coming years! We're working on figuring out how to monitor residential solutions....
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/sunedison-buys-solar-grid-storage-for-battery-backed-green-power?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

It’s the first big solar player to dive into energy storage—but it won’t be the last.

03/03/2015

More "News from the Front" and the solar wars in Hawaii - the PUC steps in!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Friction-on-the-Grid-Edge-Hawaiis-PUC-Orders-HECO-to-Approve-Solar-Roofto?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

How much solar can distribution feeders handle? That experiment plays out every day in the Hawaiian islands.

14/02/2015

Uh oh, what if we really did break the climate? Droughts for the USA to become the NORM according to BBC -

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31434030

The American Southwest and Central Plains could be on course for super-droughts the like of which they have not witnessed in over a 1,000 years, new research finds.

13/02/2015

I think the climate is broken - check out these temps!!!

After last week's brief but heavy precipitation event in Northern California, yet another extended period of mid-winter warmth and dryness will persist for the next 10+ days.

12/02/2015

Interesting perspective on Utility data vs. Tech data for the home -

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/utilities-could-face-use-it-or-lose-it-dilemma-with-their-data?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

Utilities could face a “use it or lose it” dilemma with their data.

29/01/2015

SunReports is monitoring some of these installs - including the RedSox!
http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.handleViewInBrowser.do?ea.campaigner.email=pzxkQPR1AsqAd3EC0onxyfRvDejDAdz5&broadcastId=67037&templateId=47866

Dear TOM,For the fourth time in just three years, a major professional sports championship will be decided on Sunday by teams which have invested significantly in clean, dependable solar energy. In what some are calling the “Solar Super Bowl,” the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, whose sta…

17/01/2015

probably nothing to see here - move along - more climate news - only the HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD, EVER! Let's DO something about killing our planet!

Extreme land temperatures were accompanied by an unusually warm ocean surface virtually everywhere except around Antarctica, scientists reported.

16/01/2015

Great example of beneficial incentives - the way it should be done! Match the incentive to the desired outcome -

http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.14942 =email&utm_source=LNH+01-16-2015&utm_campaign=SIM+News+Headlines

Focusing on solar power news, analysis and information, Solar Industry covers utility-scale projects, renewable energy policy, photovoltaic technology, and the market for new products and services for professionals in the solar business.

15/01/2015

It is about the JOBS, and the RENEWABLE ENERGY - two great reasons to GO SOLAR!!

The Solar Foundation has released its annual Solar Jobs Census, and it has some great news! The solar industry now employs nearly 175,000 Americans, representing an 85 percent increase over the past four years. Help us celebrate this milestone and the success of the solar industry tomorrow with National Shout Out For Solar Day!

https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/20974-shout-out-for-solar-day?locale=en

03/12/2014

ugh, tarsands!

A bird's-eye view of the post-apocalyptic landscape that we've already created.

12/11/2014

well even baby steps are HUGE when dealing with such a gigantic polluter as CHINA!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/why-the-historic-us-china-climate-agreement-is-a-sign-of-cleantechs-growing?utm_source=Solar&utm_medium=Picture&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

China’s willingness to adopt emissions targets reflects its confidence in non-fossil energy.

06/11/2014

Awesome - it CAN be done!!

Renewable energy = A sustainable future

26/09/2014

And let us never forget that UTILITIES are "For Profit" entities - need an example of that? Follow the money in Hawaii!!

http://bit.ly/1v9Phms

Many solar companies are seeing permits drop by 50 percent—and cutting back their employees accordingly.

26/09/2014

Air pollution hurts us all - China has taken a step to curb their use of COAL - Well done!

China's announcement that it will ban low-grade thermal coal at the start of 2015 in key regions has ruffled the global coal industry as conflicting reports come forth.

11/08/2014

Great article about the effectiveness of Solar, the Economist article notwithstanding!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/flaw-and-order-how-brookings-got-its-analysis-of-wind-and-solar-costs-so-wr?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

Amory Lovins breaks down the flaws in a recent study from the Brookings Institution.

29/07/2014

And here's what NOT to do as a utility - HECO manages to sink the solar biz in Hawaii!

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/pv-on-oahu-solar-shipwreck?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

The end of net energy metering? Marco Mangelsdorf assesses the PV situation in Hawaii.

23/07/2014

Yup - pretty hot out there!

a summary of global temperatures and precipitation, placing the data into a historical perspective

23/07/2014

great progress - cooler cells make more energy!

Scientists may have overcome one of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells--keeping them cool, even in the blistering heat of the noonday Sun.

30/06/2014

YAY CALIFORNIA - lots of great solar production

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2014/06/california-continues-to-set-daily-records-for-utility-scale-solar-power.html

On June 1, 2014, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) recorded a record midday hourly peak of 4,767 megawatts of alternating current (MWAC) of utility-generated solar electricity delivered into the California grid. With rapidly growing utility-scale solar capacity, CAISO has regularly…

20/06/2014

great discussion on MA solar compromise legislation
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Massachusetts-Solar-Industry-Utilities-and-Regulators-Reach-a-Deal-on-Sola?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

In an era of gridlock and confrontation, stakeholders in solar policy have actually reached a workable deal on NEM and SRECs.

30/05/2014

and the momentum builds for solar - interesting article!
http://sheltongrp.com/game-changed-solar-energy/

The potential for solar has been underestimated long enough. Falling prices, evolving target audiences and more are changing the game for solar energy.

29/05/2014

wow - solar roads? very cool!
http://betabeat.com/2014/05/solar-roadways-reaches-full-funding-to-transform-america-into-tron/

The dream of solar roadways — whole roads, driveways and parking lots replaced by light-up solar panels — has been talked about for years as just a pipe-dream for utopian futurists. That is until yesterday, when the quixotic Solar Roadways Indiegogo campaign reached its goal of $1 million in funding…

29/05/2014

6.5 million people working in Renewable Energy - doing right by doing good!

Renewable Energy jobs surge worldwide to over 6.5 million people working in the sector. Your renewable energy career starts with Solar Energy International (SEI).

SEI training schedule: http://www.solarenergy.org/workshop-schedule
Read full IRENA report: http://www.irena.org/REjobs/