Thierry Vandal, president and chief executive officer of Hydro-Quebec, discusses methods his company uses to provide energy to customers, the differences between operating in Canada vs the U.S. and the future of hydro and its integration into other energy strategies.
When one thinks of the solar trade dispute that has led to a 31 percent-plus tariff on Chinese solar manufacturers, the first brand that comes to mind is SolarWorld, who publicly led the CASM Coalition and filed the complaint. Now that the decision is in, will SolarWorld’ leadership benefit its brand relationship with installers or hurt it?
Electric heaters provide an inexpensive way of heating your home but they can also present risks, mainly in the form of fire hazards. For that reason it is essential to give proper maintenance to your heater. 1- How old is your heater? With the passage of time, electric components can become damaged or dysfunctional, raising [...]Advertisement
An incredible amount of up to 50% of the total energy input in the industrial sector is lost in the ...
If you care about the future of the American renewable energy industry, you need to learn what the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calls “passive activities.” Because these important rules mean that as long as the U.S. relies on the tax code to provide renewable energy incentives, renewable energy can only grow as fast as Wall
In a New York Times Sunday Review piece last month — rawing the Line at Power Lines mdash; lisabeth Rosenthal suggested that our desire for clean energy will require significant tradeoffs:
There are pipelines, trains, trucks and high-voltage transmission lines. None of them are pretty, and all have environmental drawbac
ATC is teaching a class – “Circuits and Solar” in Guatemala this month. Our team of local engineers are teaching a very hands-on class that communicates the essence electricity, circuits and then how to make and install a small scale solar home energy system. The ultimate goal is to get solar into households that lack [...]
Last Tuesday, March 13, Congress failed to act to renew the 1603 Treasury Grant program, and that’ not only a loss for the entire solar industry, but other renewables too.
Some may see 1603 as a program that only benefits large scale solar, but 1603 indirectly benefits the residential solar community, as well as solar thermal, and all other
A new report released today by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research shows that Minnesota can meet 100% of its electricity needs with in-state wind and solar power, and (with ample energy efficiency investments) at a comparable cost to its existing electricity supply.
The notion that solar and wind energy cannot be the mainstay o
A recent check of the California Solar Initiative’ database reveals that there are currently 2,244 rebate-eligible solar PV installers in California. And on the solar hot water side? Only 374!
That lack of competition for solar water heating services in a huge state like California is startling. Despite the recent — and generous &mdas