Archive for the ‘2008 Commercial Solar Report’ Category
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Much has been written about upstream development in US renewable energy. Tech advances are impressive, and there is a reason why renewable technology continues to attract venture funding.
However, the US is failing on the downstream - the installation side of the renewable equation. SEIA reports that all US grid-connected solar ...
Posted in 2008 Commercial Solar Report, Commercial Solar, Commercial Solar Analysis, Commercial Solar Ventures, Energy Policy, Urban Planning and Solar, Utility-scale Solar Power | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Many consider SEIA's "U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review" to be the industry standard for year-end statistics, and people are taking note of the recent paper by Larry Sherwood et al, on installed megawatts of solar energy in 2008. Despite ending the year with the worst economic crisis in decades, ...
Posted in 2008 Commercial Solar Report, Commercial Solar, Energy Policy | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
The Portland Habilitation Center (PHC) recently held an open house to introduce the public to the largest solar installation in Oregon. PHC is a non-profit that trains and employs people with all types of disabilities. PHC occupies a 110,000 square foot building near the Portland airport and the Columbia River ...
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