Solar Energy News March 5, 2016

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March 5, 2016

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Almost 100 Million Homes May Run Only on Solar by 2020

Anna Hirtenstein

March 3, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Almost 100 million households worldwide may be powered by solar panels by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Full Article

Jewell Pushes US Interior Budget that Stresses Renewable Energy

Wayne Barber

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell appeared before the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 1 to discuss President Obama’s $13.4bn Interior Department budget proposal for FY 2017. Full Article

Power in Numbers: Growing India’s Minigrid Sector

Zadie Oleksiw

March 2, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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There’s a popular Hindi and Punjabi word called jugaad, which can loosely be translated as a jury-rigged solution to a problem. It’s not the proper fix, but it’s a resourceful alternative. Full Article

Solar, Wind and Hydro Projects Added to the North American Grid in February 2016

Jennifer Runyon

March 1, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Recent data released from Generation Hub shows that four renewable energy projects went into operation in February 2016. The 29-MW Cannelton Hydropower plant in Kentucky and the 22-MW Willow Island Hydropow Full Article

Grading 2016 US Presidential Candidates on Renewable Energy Policies

Sara Matasci

March 1, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Renewable energy is a particularly hot issue in this year’s presidential election. At the end of 2015, the U.S. joined 195 other nations in signing a UN agreement that committed to an aggressive climate change reduction strategy. Full Article

4 Reasons States and Utilities Should Continue Reducing Power Emissions, Despite Clean Power Plan Stay

Kristin Igusky

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On February 9, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP, which aims to reduce states’ power sector emissions, is being challenged in the D.C. Circuit appeals court by a number of states, corporations and industry groups. Full Article

Closing Africa’s Energy Gap

Teodoro de Jesus Xavier Poulson

March 3, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Despite a decade of soaring economic growth across much of sub-Saharan Africa through extractive exports and billions of dollars in inward investment, our continent is still struggling to come to terms with issues such as poverty and poor electricity grids. Full Article

Energy Storage May Save UK Consumers $3.35 Billion by 2030

Jessica Shankleman

March 2, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Energy storage technologies may save U.K. consumers as much as 2.4 billion pounds ($3.35 billion) a year by 2030, according to a new report funded by three utilities. Full Article

Behind The Scenes: How The US Solar Industry Delivered A Pivotal Policy

Rhone Resch

March 2, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Our industry has come a long way in shaping solar into a serious source for America’s energy needs, and we are in a major growth mode. Full Article

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JuiceBox Energy Partners with Bombard Renewable Energy

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Intersolar Summit USA East presenting Key Players of Solar and Energy Storage Industry in Brooklyn!

SMART RENEWABLE ENERGY: INTERSOLAR EUROPE AND EES EUROPE PRESENT THE ENERGY SUPPLY OF THE FUTURE

SolarEdge Launches Commercial Inverter Solution in Japan

Clean Energy Industry Introduced to Promising New Credentialing Pathway

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