Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Concierge Service Launches In New York

July 13, 2015, 12:58 pm

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This article was updated on July 14th to correct one line, which is struck out below. Domino is a cost-free concierge service that helps people find more energy-efficient products like solar panels, electric cars, energy storage systems, and cooling and heating systems. Concierges communicate with interested people, on the phone or sometimes via live chat sessions… and this service

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Could Solar Shine In A Tucson City-Utility Partnership?

July 13, 2015, 4:43 pm

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A city in the sunny southwest, Tucson is wondering how it can maximize its use of cost-effective, economy-boosting solar power. Is a partnership with the electric utility, as seen in Minneapolis, the answer? ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy gave this presentation to several audiences on a recent (delightful) visit to Tucson, Arizona, to explore the

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SunnyDay Team Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Support Solar Hackers

July 13, 2015, 6:37 pm

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The team behind the SunnyDay international solar challenge has started an Indiegogo campaign to develop open-source solar solutions. Open-Source Solar? DIY? Yes! The SunnyDay international solar challenge is all about developing open-source solutions for using solar energy. The team behind the event believes that open-source energy solutions promote energy freedom and sustainable development. In other

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Yale University’s Solar Decathlon Y-House Blends The Outdoors Into Living Spaces (Video)

July 14, 2015, 3:25 pm

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Originally published on 1Sun4All. Yale University’s first entry to the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Y-House, is specifically designed for young professionals who have “rapid and agile lifestyles.” The house was created to respond to the changing needs of the inhabitants by providing adaptability, multi-functionality, and freedom of movement beyond the walls. The team says it wants to inspire social and

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Solar Industry Innovations Abound At Intersolar North America 2015

July 14, 2015, 3:34 pm

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Solar power technology innovations are on display at Intersolar North America

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Thailand In Midst Of Big Solar Boom

July 15, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Originally published on Solar Love. New figures reported by Reuters show that Thailand is set to increase its solar capacity to at least 1,200 MW this year, surpassing all of neighbouring Southeast Asia. Reuters is reporting, based on figures provided by the Federation of Thai Industries renewable energy division, that solar power investment is set to exceed

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SunPower Signs Exclusivity Agreement With EnerNOC

July 16, 2015, 10:15 pm

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Originally published on Solar Love. Two solar concerns, SunPower and EnerNOC, have announced a 3-year agreement to exclusively offer each other’s respective products to their customer portfolios. The energy intelligence software products being offered might provide customers with tools to better manage electricity supply and demand. Boston-based EnerNOC, a producer of energy intelligence software, along with solar

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Can Installation Innovations Keep Cutting Solar Soft Costs?

July 17, 2015, 3:45 am

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Solar soft costs are the largest slice of system installations - can these industry installation innovations keep driving down the cost of new projects

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VELUX, Little Sun, & Plan International Solarizing Off-Grid Africa

July 17, 2015, 11:00 pm

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Editor’s Note: There are a lot of companies and organizations bringing solar power and LEDs to off-grid areas of the developing world. But there need to be a lot. 1.3 billion people lack electricity worldwide. Many of the people are in Africa, so it’s always heartening to see news of startups, big corporations, and nonprofits

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Clean Electricity & Climate Change News & Views Link Drop

July 18, 2015, 5:00 am

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Put on your insane hats (yes, put on more than one) — below is another epic clean electricity (+ climate change and energy efficiency) news & views link drop, to supplement our own clean electricity news & views. Solar 19 Graphs That Explain Solar Panels For Homeowners (+2 Pretty Maps) Solar Quotes, Part 2 How Solar Power

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Story Of Solar & Social Inspiration From Brazil (Video)

July 18, 2015, 7:00 am

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Bárbara Rubim, a lawyer and a climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace Brazil, gave a truly inspiring presentation during the opening night of the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum. It was moving, informative, and highlighted great initiatives that could be replicated around the world. You may remember that she made a comment during my workshop on “communicating

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First Solar–Funded Study: Utility-Scale Solar Much More Cost Competitive Than Rooftop Solar

July 19, 2015, 5:00 am

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Originally published on Solar Love. A new study has concluded that utility-scale solar PV systems across the US are “significantly” more cost effective than rooftop solar PV systems. Specifically, the study, conducted by economists at global consulting firm The Brattle Group, found that utility-scale solar PV systems were more cost effective at achieving the economic

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Top 10 CleanTechnica Stories of the Week

July 20, 2015, 6:48 am

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Enjoy! And if you already have, check out the comments under these — there’s a ton of interesting stuff there, too. Elon Musk Makes 3 Huge Tesla Announcements Faraday Future Unstealths, Full Of Former Tesla Motors Staff (via Gas2) Yet Another Energy Storage Company Takes On Tesla Tesla Model S One Of Motor Trend’s Top 10

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Australia Renewable Energy Gets Hacked & Attacked

July 20, 2015, 10:30 pm

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Originally published on Solar Love. Australia is bathed in sunlight like few other places on earth. It, among all countries, has the highest potential to generate all the electricity it needs from renewable sources, principally the sun and wind. But the prime minister doesn’t care about clean, renewable energy in Australia. All he cares about is

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Solar Shingles Update: IST & Solar Roof Dynamics Offer Renewable Energy Roofing In California

July 21, 2015, 3:45 am

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In California, solar shingles are fast becoming a viable renewable energy roofing option for sustainable energy activists. To this end, Integrated Solar Technology (IST) has inked a distribution partnership with Solar Roof Dynamics to distribute its SunTegra Solar Roof Systems throughout California. The two companies state these roof-integrated solar shingle renewable energy roofing systems will soon become

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SunEdison Continues Spending Spree By Acquiring Vivint Solar & Mark Group

July 21, 2015, 10:36 am

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SunEdison has continued its absurdly prolific acquisition spree this week, announcing the purchase of Vivint Solar in conjunction with its yieldco TerraForm Power, and a separate acquisition of the British company Mark Group. SunEdison, in partnership with its yieldco TerraForm Power, have made numerous acquisitions over the past few weeks. In the second quarter alone,

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Energy Storage Tipping Point Within 10 Years, Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel Contends

July 21, 2015, 11:20 pm

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Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the synergy between EVs, solar, and grid storage; the growth of solar power and grid

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Clean Electricity + Climate News & Views Link Drop

July 22, 2015, 10:50 am

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For some evening reading fun: Solar “Solar Cars” Get Big Boost In California New Mexico Solar: State Releases NM Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing PV Getting Squeezed Out In Germany Memo to Abbott: Voters Want More Rooftop Solar, Not Less Ergon Considers Partial Buy-Back of $1.5bn Solar Feed-in Tariffs The Reality of Energy Storage Policy Is Different From What

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Sunrun IPO Goal Announced — $309 Million

July 23, 2015, 8:00 am

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Originally published on Solar Love. American rooftop solar installer Sunrun has revealed the terms of its planned IPO — it aims to raise as much as $309 million in the IPO. The Silicon Valley–formed and backed rooftop solar installer announced plans to file an IPO in June, and has now revealed that its shares will initially be

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Envision Solar Wins Contract To Supply Portable EV Chargers To State Of California

July 23, 2015, 9:10 pm

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Envision Solar, a renewable energy and electric vehicle charging company based out of San Diego, has been awarded a contract in the State of California to provide portable electric vehicle (EV) chargers to various state and local government agencies, according to a recent email sent to CleanTechnica. The contract — which is a part of

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