With a new technique for manufacturing single-layer organic polymer solar cells, scientists at UC Santa Barbara and three other universities might very well move organic photovoltaics into a whole new generation of wearable devices and enable small-scale distributed power generation. The simple doping solution-based process involves briefly immersing organic semiconductor…
What parts of your lease matter? Aside from cost, space requirements and lease length, most building occupants aren’t paying attention to the finer details of their commercial lease. Yet, lease terms determine many aspects of building operation and energy performance, which can have a large impact on a tenant’s overall…
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…
Of all the energy the United States uses, how much comes from wind and solar power? Take a guess (without using Google!). The average American, at least according to this new survey, has it at 20 percent — 11 percent from solar, 9 percent from wind. That is … quite…
Renewable energy is a hot topic these days. With the ever-growing increase in population, demand of energy is also increasing everyday. Non-renewable sources are limited, not environment friendly and increase or decrease in production of these sources can have direct result on the inflation. Renewable sources, on the other hand,…
