The SunShot Prize: Solar in Your Community Challenge is a prize competition that aims to expand solar electricity access to all Americans, especially underserved segments such as low- and moderate-income (LMI) households state, local, and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations. In order to make solar more accessible and inclusive for…
The clean energy economy is taking off. It’s bringing new opportunities for U.S. businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and consumers. If President-elect Trump is serious about his promise to create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, then he should push America toward a strong, clean energy future. Clean energy means will bring…
After the most drawn out race in recent American history, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the presidential election against the favored democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. These candidates stood on opposite sides of the spectrum for every topic — especially energy policy. While Clinton proposed more renewable energy development,Trump favors traditional…
The International Energy Agency said Tuesday it expected the share of renewable energy on the global grid to expand more than initially thought. “We are witnessing a transformation of global power markets led by renewables” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement. In its latest market report, the…
Energy did not make any difference in who we chose for President on Tuesday. But the energy sector won biggly, nonetheless. President-Elect Donald Trump supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy with a heavy tilt towards fossil fuels, and with no regard to climate change or regulations of any kind. Trump wants…
Why Tesla’s new solar roof tiles and home battery are such a big deal? Tesla unveiled its new solar roof tiles. Few of us in attendance, if any, realized the solar roofing tiles were actual functional solar panels until Elon Musk said so. Sure, it’s a neat trick, but what’s…
