Alternative Energy - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Can Solar Panels Be Recycled?
If you anticipate your solar company to thrive for the next two decades, it’s time to begin thinking about the responsibility we have to ensure modules stay out of our nation’s landfills.
Department of Energy Announces $46 Million to Improve Resiliency of Solar Generation
A resilient and reliable electricity grid is essential not only to the security of the infrastructure powering our economy, but also to the everyday lives of all Americans.
ACEEE 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
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States up efficiency investments & power savings; push net-zero buildings & electric vehicles; NJ, CT, CO, SD improve most; MA and CA lead.
O&M Considerations for Residential and C&I Rooftop Solar
This white paper aims to provide an overview of the US utility rooftop solar market, and the main challenges it faces in terms of O&M
How Does Heat Affect Solar Inverters?
Inverters, like all semiconductor-based equipment, are sensitive to overheating and, in general, operate best at cooler temperatures, while suffering power losses and damage at higher internal temperatures.
What Are the Benefits of a National Energy Grid?
Whether it's saving every electricity customer money or hardening our infrastructure against climate change, it's hard to imagine another project right now that looks as appealing, practical and unifying as developing a national energy grid.
When Cars Think for Us: Autonomous Vehicles and the Role of Energy Storage
In this article, I discuss the primary reasons why autonomous vehicles are emerging, what factors go into developing self-driving cars, and how energy storage is a vital part of autonomous vehicle design.
Alternative Energy - Featured Stories
NREL Inks a Future for Perovskites
Moore, a staff scientist at NREL, is researching fast-drying solvents for the development of perovskite ink—a shortcut to the eventual commercialization of perovskite technologies.
SEIA Releases New Go-To Guide for Residential Installations
The white paper, developed by members of SEIA’s Solar Quality Assurance Working Group, provides recommended best practices on everything from contractor qualifications to the design and actual installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
GreenBlu Begins $1.6 Million U.S. Department of Energy Award to Commercialize Adsorption Desalination Technology
New technology to make zero-carbon, zero-discharge desalination and wastewater treatment affordable
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
Centrica Business Solutions Helps Customers Optimize Day-to-Day Performance with 100% Renewable Energy Solutions
Powering Performance: The Buyers Guide to Solar Now Available
SD Mines Researchers Explore Hydraulic Fracturing to Expand Geothermal Energy
The process could enhance the use of the earth's own heat as a source of clean energy.
Pason Power Enables Solar and Energy Storage Project Developers to Deploy with Confidence
End-to-End Data Intelligence Platform Makes Battery Storage Project Sizing and Performance Predictable
esVolta Selected for Four Energy Storage Projects Totaling 38.5 MWhs in Southern California
All four projects are slated to be in service by March 2020.
ChargePoint and FLO Make Driving Electric across North America More Accessible Than Ever
North America's Two Leaders in Electric Vehicle Charging Enter into the Region's First Ever Roaming Agreement
Alternative Energy - Featured Product
Baja Carports Design-Build Solar Support Systems™
With Baja Carports 35 plus years in the industry installing our Solar Support Systems nationwide and whose founder Bob Hayworth was one of the first to use solar panels as the rooftops on commercial carports ~ is assurance that you will receive Baja expertise in all phases of installation. Our team's diligence makes the design-build process easy for customers. You don't need a set of architecture plans to begin talking to us about your project. Baja's in-house design engineers will work closely with you to meet your project specifications and city's criteria. You'll have our design team's years of experience applied to your plans. Our engineers will deliver a set of stamped plans, which maximize canopy coverage and details the most-effective layout for your business' parking lot.
Alternative Energy - Featured Company
Roof Tech
We offer a range of PV mounting solutions designed specifically for residential applications. For installers, homeowners, and solar panel manufacturers, Roof Tech represents the next generation in reliability, innovation, and ease of installation.
