• Last updated 5/3/13 by SolarReviews

-- By SolarReviews --    A recent Navigant Research report anticipates that the world will add 220 new gigawatts of distributed solar photovoltaics by 2018 as solar comes into parity with other energy sources, creating $540.3 billion in revenue in the process. That’s a significant jump in the amount of solar that is currently installed throughout world, which the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) said reached 100 gigawatts at the end of 2012.    In recent years, much of the growth in solar is attributable to the giant PV projects being installed... read more

• Last updated 5/1/13 by SolarReviews

  -- By SolarReviews --    On April 25, Mosaic launched its biggest public solar investment opportunity yet. It opened up a nearly $700,000 round of financing to Californians to support its 487 kilowatt project at the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. The convention center hosts such events as WWE, the Harlem Globetrotters and Roller Derby events and has seen more than 1 million visitors since opening in 2002.    The offering is part of Mosaic’s $100 million Golden State Series of solar investments, which allows residents of California to directly... read more

• Last updated 4/30/13 by SolarReviews

-- By SolarReviews --   Just two days after Earth Day, environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace unveiled its sixth Cool IT Leaderboard. The leaderboard evaluates companies based on their efforts to reduce climate change both within their own power and by using their influence to advocate for clean energy like solar, wind and more. This year Cicso tied Google for first place with both companies scoring 58 out of 100 points in the leaderboard’s scoring criteria.  It’s a move back up on the leaderboard for Cicso, which had been in first place until 2012... read more

• Last updated 4/26/13 by GreenJobsGuru

More car than motorcycle, Lit Motors' C-1 2-wheeler, self-stabilizing prototype looks like a very promising personal vehicle, and Lit Motors is hiring a lot of engineers to go from prototype to manufacturing a production model.   Based in San Francisco, the company is currently looking for 10 additional employees, including 8 engineers in 8 different disciplines of car-making.   While not as revolutionary as the Segway, the Lit Motors C-1 is more an evolutionary product, mixing motorcycle technology, auto technology with an electric propulsion system. Its gyro... read more

• Last updated 4/26/13 by katiepkelly

  Many people today are concerned about the environment and living eco-friendly lives. The same goes for businesses. It isn’t hard to start living and working eco-friendly, but it can be overwhelming to figure out how to start. No matter what business you own, whether it’s an auto body shop or a corporate office, there are steps you can take to be more environmentally conscious and save money at the same time!   1.       What is your office lighting like?   Your office may have the large fluorescent lights available, but that doesn’t mean you have to use... read more

• Last updated 4/24/13 by SolarReviews

  -- By SolarReviews --    Plagued with asthma, lung diseases and severe allergies, members of the Moapa Band of Paiutes tribe trekked 16 miles over Earth Day weekend in a “Coal to Clean Energy” walk. The Native Americans marched to increase awareness about the solar energy plant that will replace the coal-fired power plant that currently pollutes their southern Nevada community.   Although tribe members are excited that plans are underway to close the Reid Gardner Generating Station, which includes four units and produces 557 megawatts of power, many remain... read more

• Last updated 4/24/13 by SolarReviews

-- By SolarReviews --   You own your home. You want to save on your electric bill and reduce your carbon footprint. You’ve paid for a roof that can support solar panels. The next step is to research solar installation companies that serve your area, right? Wrong, say some Homeowners Associations (HOAs).    Across the U.S., homeowners who have installed solar panels without approval from their HOA are losing tens of thousands of dollars as they are forced to remove their solar systems. In Nebraska, Tim Adams of Omaha installed a $40,000 rooftop solar system... read more

• Last updated 4/24/13 by SolarReviews

-- By SolarReviews --   A new poll by Gallup finds that across the U.S. more citizens want a greater emphasis on domestically produced solar, wind and natural-gas fired electricity. Guess which option was the most popular? Solar, by an overwhelming 76 percent. It was the most popular option among more than 1,000 individuals polled across the U.S. by Gallup in March.     Gallup was confident in its results, too. “For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4... read more

• Last updated 4/22/13 by GreenJobsGuru

We've decided that at least once a month we should present a non-profit organization as our employer of the week.   Especially today, to celebrate Earth Day!   Environmental and conservation non-profits play such an important and critical role in the protection of our planet that it seems highly fair and justified to give them as much exposure as we give for-profit companies.                 So this week, and in honor of Earth Day, we've picked a great environmental nonprofit as our green employer of the week:The Nature Conservancy,... read more

• Last updated 4/18/13 by SolarReviews

-- By SolarReviews -- Solar energy is on the brink of a mainstream breakthrough. Over the past few years, this form of clean energy has become more affordable, more available and more publicized than ever before. Some experts believe solar power will become the standard around 2030, while others think we'll see a shift in the next few years.   Arno Harris, CEO of Recurrent Energy and chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) board, predicts that 2013 will be a “watershed” year for solar power. “What lies behind us is the history of solar’s... read more