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For Large Companies, Kenya Represents Fertile Ground

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | September 6, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Nearly half of its population lives in poverty, but a stark rise in education and literacy puts Kenya on the shortlist of nations poised for greater prosperity. Full Article
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SPI 2011 Gets An Assist From Magic

by Steve Leone | September 2, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Solar is getting big and it’s promising to get bigger. Texas, as we all know, invented big. So as far as Solar Power International is concerned, it’s a match made in solar tradeshow heaven. And they have the numbers... Full Article
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SolarWorld to Consolidate, Close California Production

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 6, 2011 | Post Your Comment
In what seems to be a rough few weeks for the solar industry, SolarWorld announced plans to shut down its Camarillo, Calif. manufacturing plant and several aging German lines. Full Article
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Video: Filmmaker Rides 700 Miles to Find Out Which Energy Is Best

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 6, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Documentary filmmaker Mark Pedri has put his own energy — that of the pedal-pushing variety — into determining which American-made power source best serves our interests. Full Article
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Solar Fred Memo: After Solyndra and Evergreen...We're Still Here, Yo!

by Tor 'Solar Fred' Valenza | September 6, 2011 | 4 Comments
It’s amazing how many questions and comments I’ve received about Solyndra in the past few days. My Dad, friends, acquaintances, and the press have all sheepishly nudged me. "Did you hear about Solyndra?" It's not lik... Full Article
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Germany Sets New Renewable Energy Record in 2011

by Paul Gipe, Contributor | September 6, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Germany's Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports that renewable energy supplied nearly 21 percent of the country's electricity during the first half of 2011. Full Article
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Technology Cost Review: Grid Parity for Renewables?

by Renewable Energy World Network Editors | September 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
Research from the University of Melbourne's Energy Research Institute predicts that the price of wind and solar energy will continue to fall. The Institute's Renewable Energy Technology Cost Review covers the current and future co... Full Article
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The Economics of Distributed Renewable Power - Why We Should Democratize the Electricity System, Part 2

by John Farrell | September 2, 2011 | 2 Comments
A serialized version of ILSR's new report, Democratizing the Electricity System, Part 2 of 5. Click for Part 1. The Economics of Distributed Generation The falling cost of distributed renewable generation has been one of the ke... Full Article
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Veterans, Politicians Team Up in Battle to Change Energy Policy

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | September 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
It was 1996 and Rear Adm. Larry Baucom had a job to do. His mission: Protect American oil interests in the Persian Gulf. Even with the backdrop of peace, Baucom understood this was a costly endeavor. Full Article
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FBI Raids Solyndra Headquarters

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | September 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The FBI and agents from the Energy Department's inspector general's office conducted a joint raid early Thursday at Solyndra headquarters in Fremont, Calif. Full Article

Google Discloses Carbon Footprint, Renewable Energy Goals

by Ucilia Wang, Contributor | September 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Google has been playing an interesting role in renewable energy development, and not only because it has invested more than $780 million in renewable energy generation and tech development. Full Article

U.S. Senator to Obama: Hike Tariffs on Chinese Panels

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Just hours before President Obama was to unveil a jobs package to address America's stagnant employment figures, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called for the president to implement policies that would address China's dominan... Full Article

Solar Comes of Age: SolarCity to Double PV Systems on American Homes by 2016

by Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress | September 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
A leading American solar company is set to begin the largest residential rooftop project ever undertaken, effectively doubling the number of solar systems currently on homes around the U.S. Full Article

In Oregon, Last Stand for Commercial Solar?

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
Oregon is in the midst of a drastic shift in its solar strategy, only you wouldn't notice it based on recent news. The state in late August launched efforts on two big, highly visible projects -- one just off a major highway and t... Full Article

Eight Bio-based Technologies for 2050

by Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest | September 7, 2011 | Post Your Comment
What kind of technologies will evolve in the 2030s, and even the 2040s, to transform our fuel, food, and materials choices, and lead us towards some of the fuel targets outlined for 2050 by the International Energy Agency? In look... Full Article
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Asia Report: Will Region Maintain Its Edge?

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
Since the beginning of the month, the world solar market has focused intently on China. The collapse of big-name American companies like Evergreen and Solyndra and the continued troubles for many European makers pointed to the sam... Full Article
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The Question: How Can the U.S. Solar Industry Meet Expectations?

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 13, 2011 | Post Your Comment
RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar executives and our social media community to lend their voices and define what three strategies they think will lead to a thriving solar industry. Answers were varied, and many valid opinions were ... Full Article

Obama's Jobs Speech Shows Clean Energy Isn't the "Cool Kid" Anymore

by Jennifer Runyon | September 9, 2011 | 15 Comments
Well, one thing is for sure. Solyndra’s recent bankruptcy filing cemented the removal of the words “solar energy” from President Obama’s speech to Congress last night when he laid out his American Jobs Act.... Full Article
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U.S. Biofuel Industry Prepares for Life Without Subsidies

by Tildy Bayar, Associate Editor, Renewable Energy World | September 9, 2011 | 5 Comments
A recent feature story in UK newspaper The Guardian reported that the financial crisis in the U.S. and the country's pressing need to cut its federal budget by $1.3 trillion had combined to spur lawmakers to reevaluate three decad... Full Article
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Video: Solar Decathlon Is 10 Days of Imagination and Innovation

by Steve Leone | September 12, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The houses have hit the road as the world’s greenest block party gets ready to kick off a 10-day celebration of solar innovation in the front yard of America’s capital. The fifth Solar Decathlon — an event he... Full Article
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Geothermal, Offshore Wind Get Boost in U.S.

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 12, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The geothermal and offshore wind industries received major boosts over the next several years from the U.S. Department of Energy late last week. Full Article

U.S. Solar PV Pipeline Up to 24 GW

by Renewable Energy World Editors | September 12, 2011 | Post Your Comment
That vaunted American solar PV pipeline just got a whole lot wider. Full Article

Are the Chinese Using Predatory Pricing to Knock America Out of Solar Manufacturing?

by Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress | September 12, 2011 | 6 Comments
Armed with tens of billions in loans from the Chinese government, Chinese solar companies have scaled at a rate unthinkable only a few years ago. At the end of this year, there will likely be 50,000 MW of manufacturing capacity in... Full Article

Nova Scotia Community Feed-in Tariffs To Launch September 19th

by Paul Gipe, Contributor | September 13, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Nova Scotia's Community Feed-in Tariff, or ComFIT, launches September 19th when the Canadian maritime province opens the application process. Applicants must jump several hurdles, including a preliminary connection request, to suc... Full Article
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