Middle Class Leading Solar Push in California There’s a new trend in solar—at least in California: More middle-class homeowners are installing solar than ever before. As such a new crop of cities are showing tremendous growth in solar. That’s according to a new report by SunRun and PV Solar Report that looked at full-year 2011 residential solar growth across the state. The [...] Related posts:The Top 5 California Cities Installing Residential SolarSunRun Expands into New YorkAcro Energy... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

Patent Applications Prove Coda Automotive Moving into Energy Storage Greentech Media recently reported that Southern California electric vehicle startup Coda Automotive (Coda) launched a battery business called Coda Energy, which will enter the grid-scale energy storage market. Coda’s patent portfolio offers a window into the battery technology that might be part of the new business. Coda owns at least half a dozen U.S. patent [...] Related posts:Coda Enters Energy Storage MarketNREL’s Optical Furnace PatentGreen... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

Adobe Orders More Bloom Boxes @ HQ Earlier this week Adobe announced that it had added another 400 kilowatts of Bloom Energy fuel cells to its current fleet of Bloom Boxes. I spoke with Mike Bangs, Adobe’s Director of Global Facilities, about the installation. The two 200-kilowatt units installed at the company’s San Francisco site are Bloom’s next-generation design and put out [...] Related posts:Adobe Installs 1.2 MW of Bloom BoxesMore Buzz on Bloom... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

$1B Prize for 100 MPG Gasoline Car As the GOP works to eliminate the renewable energy production tax credit and the $7500 rebate for electric and plug-in cars, they’re pushing for efficient cars that still run on oil. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) introduced legislation to offer a $1 billion prize to the first U.S. automaker that can sell 60,000 gasoline-powered cars that get 100 miles [...] Related posts:The Future of High-Speed Rail in CaliforniaElectric vs. Gasoline Cars:... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

Creating Energy Champions In late January, I had the great pleasure of joining a group of Charlotte, N.C. city employees at an “Energy Champions” training hosted by Duke Energy and Charlotte Center City Partners. The city workers were bursting with enthusiasm, inventing creative ideas on the spot about how to motivate people to reduce energy use in the [...] Related posts:Duke Energy: Creating a Digital Grid $DUKDuke Energy Tests Solar Panels, Smart Grid... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

SPV Concept by Omer Sagiv Designer Omer Sagiv’s futuristic Solar Powered Vehicle (SPV) is an ideal vehicle for long rides in deserts or other open lands. The SPV is a typical solar vehicle design. The aluminum structure mounts plenty of flexible thin film modules, which can generate much energy for long rides. In form, the SPV almost resembles Nuon solar [...] Related posts:The CRK Solar Comet ConceptThe Smart Ball 2046 Concept VehicleThe Solar HXO Futuristic Concept... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

2011 Cleantech Partnerships and Collaborations In cleantech as with most sectors, partnerships and collaborations are vital to drive innovation and move forward, this is particularly true during difficult economic times. This was certainly the case in 2011 and all indications are that it will be even more of an important trend in 2012. Asreported by Ernst & Young, key players [...] Related posts:Cleantech Trends Strong for 2011EPA Proposes Percentages for 2011 Renewable Fuel... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

Rooftop Solar: New Roof Needed? Before you consider investing in a roof mounted solar PV or solar water heating system, there are several things to consider. The first, of course, concerns the added weight of the solar system.  Is the roof structurally sound to accept it?  As a rule of thumb a solar power generating system (PV) made up of [...] Related posts:How Big a Roof is Needed for Solar PV, Hot Water or Both?Eagle Solar Roof on Top 5 List5 Ways to Green your Rooftop go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar ...

Why Distributed Solar is a Big Deal A buzzword often used in promotions for small-scale solar PV development is the term “distributed generation”. It’s a broadly defined term, partially because it’s still more of an idea than a tested alternative to centralized power grids common in most communities. Centralized electricity generation typically serves a large and diverse set of consumers from a [...] Related posts:The Role of Energy Storage in Distributed... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

Mitt Romney Could Be $89,000 RICHER if He Went Solar Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney makes more money in one day than the average American makes in a year. With $20.9 million in income last year and a lower tax rate than most middle-class Americans, perhaps he’d be willing to join the thousands of homeowners around the country who are investing in solar? A [...] Related posts:What Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney Have Planned for U.S EnergyThe Koch Brother’s Ties to GOP Presidential... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - ...