Christian Roselund
Trump DOE witch hunt questionnaire suggests attacks on renewable energy & staff
Senator Edward Markey (D-Ma) has condemned the questionnaire, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has been called up for a Monday meeting.
44% of U.S. residential solar is owned by third parties
A report by the U.S. government finds that third party-owned solar represents more than half of distributed capacity in Arizona and Maryland.
NextEra & First Solar commission 250 MW-AC project in Nevada
Does this mean that the age of mega-solar projects is over at last?
Report finds net metering is not sustainable over the long-term
The report by electricity market researchers finds that the value that solar contributes to the grid decreases with higher penetrations, making net metering unsuitable in the long run. But in most markets, those higher penetrations are still a long way off.
Trump chooses climate-denying pro-fossil fuel politician to lead EPA
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a history of suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of fossil fuel interests. He will now run the agency.
BREAKING: SunPower to close Philippines factory, lay off a total of 2,500
The company has announced a major restructuring as it attempts to right-size and address the hole in its balance sheet.
Google to source 100% of its power from renewables in 2017
The tech giant says that next year all of its offices as well as its data centers will be powered by renewables. The company has signed 20 PPAs to date for a total of 2.6 GW.
OCI to sell Alamo 6 solar project for $385 million
The Texan/Korean developer has not said who it will sell the 110 MW-AC plant to.
Trump DOE transition team issues vague threat to energy subsidies
A leaked memo on the Trump Administration’s Energy Plan focuses more on expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and stopping federal regulation of carbon, but also says that all energy subsidies should eventually be eliminated.
Australian researchers produce 12% efficient, 16cm2 perovskite PV cell
University of New South Wales researchers have achieved the highest efficiency for a perovskite PV cell of its size to date.
