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July 23, 2016

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Insights into Solar PV LCOE Through a New Degradation Study

Travis Lowder

July 19, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) module and system degradation continues to be an important and unresolved variable in the PV industry. Full Article

UK House of Lords Seeks Input on Brexit’s Effect on Energy, Climate Policy

Andrew Mourant

July 21, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Will the price of power go up? Could the lights go out? Britain’s shock withdrawal from the European Union poses big questions, and urgency was in the air when the House of Lords, Full Article

New HUD, FHA Ruling Unleashes Residential PACE in the US

Terri Steele

July 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Contractors, homeowners and clean energy advocates across the U.S. are celebrating a much-anticipated Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ruling that takes perceived risks out of a Full Article

West Africa Regional Workshop — Energy Access to Off-grid Rural Communities

Adedoyin Adeleke

July 21, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Smart Village Initiative (SVI) organized a three-day workshop on Energy Access to Off-grid Communities for Sustainable Development. Despite the increasing efforts towards improved access to modern energy services at the global, regional and national levels, energy poverty remains a major global challenge. Full Article

Renewable Energy Training Opportunities for Vets and Displaced Fossil Energy Workers

Jennifer Runyon

July 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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The gritty get-your-hands-dirty work of installing renewable energy equipment could put people to work all over the world. Full Article

Pilot Energy Storage Project Installed at College of Marin in California

Max Bloom

July 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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In an effort to kick-start demand for its Powerpack energy storage solution, Tesla Energy is initiating pilot projects that demonstrate the value of energy storage to potential customers in the commercial space. Full Article

Germany’s Energiewende Today – Insights from Industry Members

Loukia Papadopoulos

July 21, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Two years ago, Mark Jacobson, director of the Atmosphere and Energy Program at Stanford University and staunch supporter of renewables, shared his opinion on Germany’s Energiewende, and the article garnered much attention. Full Article

Mauritius Takes Great Step Forward for Wave Power, Microgrid Design

William Steel

July 19, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Australian marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has embarked on an ambitious project in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius to establish new benchmarks in microgrid solutions tailored for high penetration renewable energy Full Article

Musk Energy Plan Delivers Slow Payoff in Tesla, SolarCity Merger

Joe Ryan

July 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Elon Musk’s plan for Tesla Motors Inc. to acquire SolarCity Corp. hinges on a symbiosis that doesn’t exist. At least not yet. Full Article

Iran Plans First Tender to Draw $12 Billion Green Investment

Anna Hirtenstein

July 19, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Iran is planning its first tender for utility-scale renewable energy projects by year end as it begins a green power build out that could draw $12 billion of investment by the time it’s complete. Full Article

Japan’s Center-Right Goes Green

Andrew DeWit

July 19, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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In an era of Brexit, negative interest rates, and Trump, we are getting used to the emergence and endurance of the unreal. But for something completely different, consider the strong signals of a sea change on energy policy coming from Japan’s business community. Full Article

The New Solar Homes Partnership: Transforming California’s Housing Market

Maria Blais Costello

Jul 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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The California Energy Commission’s New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) program is helping to make new homes in California environmentally friendly, while reducing energy bills. The program, a component of the comprehensive California Solar Initiative (CSI) Full Article

NYTimes Claims 'Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course'

Comment by Jennifer Runyon

July 20, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Editor’s Take: It’s hard to think of a more misleading headline than this one. The writer is trying to prove that because nuclear power can’t compete with renewables, it is getting squeezed out. Full Article

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