Renewable Energy

New Way To Filter Light — First Directional Selectivity For Light Waves Achieved By Researchers

An entirely new way to filter light, one that has long been sought but until now remained elusive, has been achieved by researchers at MIT. For the first time, it’s become possible to selectively filter light according to its direction of propagation — in other words, to filter it based on where it’s coming from.

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By James Ayre | March 29, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Soligent & SunWize Become Soligent Distribution

Soligent and SunWize have decided to integrate and combine their operations in order to reportedly become the largest provider of solar distribution and dealer services in the US. Their combined portfolio of offerings involve financing and value-added services for solar installers, energy efficiency firms, electrical contractors, and roofing companies. The company’s new name is Soligent

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By Cynthia Shahan | March 29, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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2 Of Top 10 Stock Searches In 2013 Were For Cleantech Companies — Tesla (TSLA) & SolarCity (SCTY)

I happened to be poking around Google Trends the other day and noticed there was a section for the most-trending stocks in 2013. To my surprise, two of the top 10 companies were cleantech companies — Tesla (TSLA) (#2) and SolarCity (SCTY) (#8). Well, Tesla wasn’t a huge surprise, but really, 1/5 of the top 10 stocks are

2 Of Top 10 Stock Searches In 2013 Were For Cleantech Companies — Tesla (TSLA) & SolarCity (SCTY) was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 27, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media, Solar Energy |
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2013: Renewable Energy’s Best of Times, Worst of Times

2013 was a classic good news-bad news year for renewable energy with surging solar, green building, and EVs counterbalanced by slowing wind and investment

2013: Renewable Energy’s Best of Times, Worst of Times was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Silvio Marcacci | March 27, 2014 | Solar Energy, Wind Energy |
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Putting Up Reliable Solar Mounting Systems

Originally Published on the ECOreport. There are currently approximately 400,000 homes in the US with rooftop solar arrays and by 2024 solar panels may be more common than satellite dishes. In their white paper, “The Importance of Reliable Solar Mounting Systems,” Barry Cinnamon, Liz Oh, and a consortium of experts in the solar industry provide

Putting Up Reliable Solar Mounting Systems was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Roy L Hales | March 27, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Poles Want To Switch To Renewable Energy Sources

Originally published on 350.org. Guest blog from Diana Maciąga, Global Power Shift participant and organiser for the Association Workshop for All Beings/ StopEP campaign The vast majority of Poles want their country to take strong action on climate change and shift to renewable energy. This is the result of a representative nationwide poll by TNS Polska in

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By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2014 | Climate Change, Renewable Energy |
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Ukraine Crisis Is Connected To Climate & Energy Policy

Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave centre stage to energy dependence. First climate change, then competitiveness, now security of

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By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Wind Energy |
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Size Matters: New See Through Solar Windows Go Big

The company New Energy Technologies is reporting a breakthrough in their see through solar window technology and it’s all about size. When New Energy began developing a solar glass coating several years ago, it started out as a solution in a vial before progressing to a tiny square. In the latest development, New Energy’s SolarWindow™

Size Matters: New See Through Solar Windows Go Big was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Tina Casey | March 27, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Will Solar Stock Returns Keep Growing?

Originally published on Roen Financial Report. Any way you slice it, solar investing has been on a tear for the last year. Of the 69 solar stocks that the Roen Financial Report tracks, three-quarters are up for the year. On average solar stocks have gained 85% for the year, with 60% of solar companies up in the double digits.

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By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Solar-Powered KB Home Models In Arizona

Originally published on Green Building Elements. Homes designed with renewable energy options continue to become more common. This press release from KB Homes is great news. New homes are a logical place to feature solar power options where the challenge of financing the cost of renewables can be included in the original mortgage loan. Expansion of popular solar

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By Glenn Meyers | March 27, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy |
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