This week has been filled with news about votes about Climate Change in the US Senate. I admit to be a quasi-environmentalist (I drive an EV, have solar, recycle etc) and have personally seen the ocean take a piece of Florida with it. I can understand if someone doesn’t believe humans cause climate change (not really) but I honestly don’t understand what it means that climate change is a hoax. Is it a joke or a scam run by some underground greenies? Then again, some US Senators aren’t sure if earth is more than a few thousand years old.
Yann
News
1 Bloomberg:
‘Sexy’ No Longer, Solar May See More Consolidation, Hanwha Says
2 PV-Magazine:
WFES Interview-BNEF's Michael Liebriech
3 Forbes:
NRG's Grand Ambition To Dominate The Solar Market
4 Renew Economy:
Graph of the Day-The big boom in solar in world’s biggest energy market
5 Energy Collective:
Living on the Edge-Getting Ready for Distributed Energy Resources
6 Greentech Media:
8 Solar Trends to Follow in 2015
7 Institutional Investor:
Commercial Solar Market Picks Up the PACE
8 RE World:
Are Floating PPAs an Idea Worth Floating to Solar Investors?
Opinions:
9 Utility Dive:
A common confusion over net metering is undermining utilities and the grid
Have a great day!
Yann
It took forever and a day (after the State of the Union) for the Trade Commission to make the tariffs stick on imported Chinese and Taiwanese modules. A clear victory for SolarWorld (aka Qatar) but in name only. Modules from around the world and from the US are still more cost competitive and higher quality. I have always had a problem with those people that try to elevate themselves by pushing others down. We rise and fall together, build a bridge and don’t burn them is the best way forward…for everyone.
Yann
News
1 Breaking Energy:
SolarWorld Wins Final Victory in China, Taiwan Trade Cases
2 Greentech Media:
Hawaii’s Biggest Utility Wants to Ditch Solar Net Metering
3 RE World:
Solar as an Energy Equity Solution
4 CleanTechnica:
“Renewable Energy Has Graduated” & “Opportunity To Revisit Fossil Fuel Subsidies”
5 PV-Tech:
IHS lowers Saudi Arabia’s PV forecast after push-out of renewable energy plans
6 Energy Collective:
Top 10 Utility Commission Issues to Watch in 2015
7 PV-Magazine:
Hanwha Q Cells to shutter production in Germany
8 LA Times:
Column Tom Steyer's green ambitions
Opinions:
9 Grist:
Obama to Republicans-So long, and thanks for nothing
Have a great day!
Yann
President Obama gave the State of the Union last night and didn’t fail to highlight solar once again. Last year we got solar is installed on a home every 4 minutes (today it’s 2.5 minutes), the President gave us “we install as much solar in 3 weeks today as we did in all of 2008”. I can’t fail to highlight that 2008 was a year that the ITC was expiring and uncertainty was a problem, plus the market crashed, so maybe we can make sure 2016 isn’t a repeat from a policy standpoint. Also, oddly missing was solar trade association's online presence to highlight solar and climate change. Not a single original tweet during the SOTU, just weird in my opinion
Yann
News
1 Time:
Here’s the Full Text of President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union
2 Greentech Media:
Obama’s Victory Lap-State of the Union Speech Celebrates Domestic Energy Changes
3 MIT:
Hawaii’s Solar Push Strains the Grid
4 Renew Economy:
Why solar costs will fall another 40% in just two years
5 Gigaom:
Special report-How the rise of a mega solar panel farm shows us the future of energy
6 PV-Tech:
‘China on course to miss distributed PV target’
7 RE World:
Soitec To Give Up on Solar CPV
8 Tampa Bay Times:
Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, files bill to reduce taxes on solar power systems
Opinions:
9 PV-Magazine:
'Six-cent energy is not the new normal'
Have a great day!
Yann
In politics, it is usually a good idea to have facts lined up on your side. It is even better to have the right people supporting your cause, especially if those groups resonate with various spectrums of the political arena. Solar has the jobs, it has the environmental, we have the economic development and trade surplus and now solar has the pope. In pretty clear language, the vatican is signaling a renewed sense of urgency around global warming and reducing the use of fossil fuels. Can we get some conservatives on board with that message?
Yann
News
1 FOX News:
Pope's statement on climate change-following John Paul II & Benedict XVI, tackling science
2 PV-Magazine:
WFES-Gore confident of climate agreement in Paris
3 NPR:
U.S. Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty
4 CleanTechnica:
Arizona Utility SRP Proposes Rate Changes For Solar Lease Customers
5 PV-Tech:
Saudi Arabia bursts solar energy bubble
6 Energy Collective:
How the Oil Price Slump Helps Renewable Energy
7 Gigaom:
Where the clean energy money flowed last year
8 KSL:
Meeting maps out schedule to study net metering for solar energy
Opinions:
9 RE World:
The Latest Consumer Disconnects About Solar Means More Education is Needed
Have a great day!
Yann
