PV panels at ten percent of today’s cost? Wow. That would equate to, roughly, a 30 percent reduction of solar installation costs if this can happen. A grandmother’s flyer creates a large market demand, cutting costs by over 15 percent. And, a city’s financing scheme offers people who would not otherwise have been […]
Pulling it together: On the cusp of dramatic change
November 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on Pulling it together: On the cusp of dramatic change
Tags: government energy policy · renewable energy · Solar Energy
Are solar pv system breakthroughs occurring?
November 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments
A major part (roughly 1/3rd) of the total system cost for installed solar power is, of course, the solar panels. We’ve been seeing ‘about to happen’ news about breakthroughs coming in solar PV prices. Two major firms, Nanosolar and Evergreen, are each offering up the potential for major cost cuts in solar PV panels. Cost […]
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A woman with a flyer, making a difference toward an Energy Smart world
November 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on A woman with a flyer, making a difference toward an Energy Smart world
Berkeley, California, is providing a new path toward financing renewable energy programs, providing financing for individual home owner’s solar power systems. Well, not far from Berkeley, Marin County is providing a different path toward making solar systems more accessible to its citizens. In this case, however, the County government is (at most) a follower rather than […]
Tags: solar · Solar Energy