Climate Change Solved. Horses For Everyone. In the 2004 episode of the West Wing, the President’s deputy chief of staff hosts a summit on renewable energy. The biggest problem solar had in that meeting was the inability to manufacturer enough solar panels and the other renewable energy sources laughed heartily at the immaturity of the solar market. When I read today’s note that it would take 500,000 Teslas to make up for a single Nuclear plant, I couldn’t help but think of how nuanced this statement would be in 10 years. In 2017, 17million cars were sold in the US, in 2030, millions of EVs will be sold in a single year. Don’t let progress stand in the way of the real change we need in this world.
Put This Mayor On Tour. I’d like to be a Mayor. It’s local enough where you can meet your constituents where you happen to lead them, you don’t have to go home to your district to understand their issues. In other words, you are in the same situation they are in every single day. There is a respect that people have for Mayors and I have respect for the Mayor of Abita Springs, Louisiana. This town recently installed 200 solar modules, 60kW, but regardless of size the impact is far greater.
Sweet Solar News. Ever since I interviewed the CEO of Connexus Energy about their honey-making solar farm in Minnesota, it seems that I have turned the news into a trend. As solar developers seek to get approval from rural zoning boards, pollinator habitats may be a good way to get some positive votes. Send some pictures this way if you have engaged the help of bees on your solar farm.
Watch This Space. During my discussion with Engie’s Head of Innovation, Thierry Lepercq, we spoke about the future of and intersection of EVs with solar. The conversation went towards a future of autonomous EVs fueled by clean energy that are owned by the utility but dispatched by you and me. A future where EVs are always on the road and intersect fully with the solar market, is a future that I can see our market be central to.
- Axios: Putting Elon Musk’s Tesla into climate change perspective
- Yale: A Southern Republican mayor is going all-in on solar
- Utility Dive: Pollinator habitats – The bees’ knees of rural solar development
- Automotive World: Volkswagen starts “We Share” e-mobility car sharing in Berlin
- Solar Builder: Setting an example – Three ways for U.S. jurisdictions to make solar energy a priority
- SolarWakeup: Could Utah Solar Be Cratering A Mere Year Before SPI Comes To The State? (No.)
- Solar Power World: Contractors Corner – Sun Valley Solar Solutions evolves with the times, embraces energy storage
- PV-Magazine: No cheers for solar from new energy minister
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Have a great day!
Yann