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The Micro(grid) Solution to the Macro Challenge of Climate Change
Microgrids—built upon energy efficiency and renewable energy sources—can help both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
German Market Evolution
Does solar self-consumption offer a way forward from net energy metering and feed-in tariffs?
Climate Change—The Time for Action is Now
With a 95 percent certainty of the main conclusion that mankind’s emissions are the leading cause for continued climate change, the debate around the science is now truly settled.
Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 2 of 2)
Why does Germany, a country with the same amount of sun on a yearly basis as Alaska, have residential solar costs half that of the U.S.? The answer is in the soft costs of solar PV—all the non-hardware-related costs of installing a solar PV system.
Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 1 of 2)
Why does Germany, a country with the same amount of sun on a yearly basis as Alaska, have residential solar costs half that of the U.S.? The answer is in the soft costs of solar PV—all the non-hardware-related costs of installing a solar PV system.