In this week’s Solar News Roundup, a Yale study on the support of transitioning to a clean economy, and Arizona’s new carbon-free generation requirement.
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Solar news: November 13th, 2020
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Solar news: October 30th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, an economic analysis of a 100 percent renewables plan, and a look back at a record-setting 2019 for the renewable industry.
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Solar news: October 16th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, the IEA’s World Energy Outlook report paints a positive picture for solar around the world, and New York commits to 70 percent renewables by 2030.
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Solar news: September 18th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, Facebook announces a new net-zero emissions commitment, and a look back at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the solar industry so far this year.
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Long duration storage: what you need to know 2020
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As states and cities throughout the country embrace the renewable energy transition, setting and committing to 100 percent clean energy targets, one crucial gap remains in ultimately meeting those targets: how do you stretch the production from renewable resources like wind and solar to keep powering the country even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing? Enter long duration storage, the promising broad category of technologies that can fill this gap.
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Corporate renewable energy procurement: an overview
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In today’s current era of renewable energy targets, action is not just limited to political entities such as the federal government, states or individual cities. In fact, many corporations are getting in on the act by promoting corporate sustainability programs or contracting directly with renewable energy developers to build solar and wind farms specifically for their company. As the solar and wind industries continue to grow, corporate renewable procurement and targets will play a substantial role in driving renewable energy to greater and greater heights.
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Solar news: June 12th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, renewables account for all new generating capacity in April, and Massachusetts gets two new community solar + storage projects.
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An overview of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA)
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Virginia may not seem like one of the best states to go solar in, but that’s all about to change: thanks to the recent passing of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), Old Dominion is poised to become one of the most advanced (and financially advantageous!) solar markets in the country.
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Solar news: May 29th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, we’re talking net-zero plans. We’re highlighting two companies working on ambitious net-zero carbon emissions roadmaps: Southern Company, who pledged net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, and Amazon, who bought another massive chunk of solar energy to power operations.
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Solar news: May 15th, 2020
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In this week’s Solar News Roundup, renewables are projected to produce more than coal in the U.S. for the first time ever, and a summary of our new report on consumer and installer sentiment during COVID-19 times.
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