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Solar Industry magazine Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Internal Revenue Service released $150 million in unused advanced energy manufacturing tax credits for clean energy and energy efficiency manufacturing projects across the U.S. The credits are the remnants of $2.3 billion in funding authorized under Section 48C of the American Recovery […] NPR Natural gas may have reshaped the domestic energy market in 2012, lowering energy prices and marginalizing the coal industry, but America’s shale boom hasn’t undermined renewables. In fact, while analysts were paying attention to fracking in 2012, a record number of solar panels were being slapped on roofs — enough to produce 3.2 gigawatts […] Science Daily Prices for solar modules — the part of solar panels that produce electricity — will continue to fall, in line with the long-term trend since 1980, according to a survey of experts by Near Zero, a nonprofit energy research organization. However, for prices to keep falling for the long term will require continued […] Reuters A group of U.S. lawmakers said that they plan to push ahead in the new year to change the tax code so renewable energy projects could qualify for beneficial tax structures commonly used by pipelines and other energy-related companies. Democratic and Republican sponsors of proposed legislation said they think momentum is growing for their […] Gizmag Embattled photovoltaic solar power manufacturer Amonix announced that it has broken the solar module efficiency record, becoming the first manufacturer to convert more than one-third of incoming light energy into electricity — a goal once branded “one third of a sun” in a U.S. Department of Energy initiative. The Amonix module clocked an efficiency […] RenewablesBiz Solar energy zones in six western states have been finalized by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The program is intended to spur development of solar projects on 285,000 acres administered by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy development provides a blueprint for utility-scale solar energy […] State clean energy policies vital to development The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s “State of the States 2010” report confirms that state policies have been highly effective at inducing development of solar, wind, and energy efficiency markets. These policies have helped increase the use of renewable energy by 3 percent across the United States in 2010 […] |
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