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The Cost to Install Solar Panels Has Fallen

Sunrun

Did you know that in many states, the cost of solar energy is the same, if not lower than the cost of power from your utility?1 The average price of solar installation has plummeted dramatically recently, and smart shoppers like you are saving money and increasing their energy independence by switching to solar. Want to know more? Sunrun has focused on keeping costs low in each step of the solar installation process to make sure you’re getting the best service, product, and price.

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India Auctions 500 Megawatts Rooftop Solar Capacity With Lowest Bid At 3.4¢/kWh

CleanTechies

India has auctioned the largest capacity of rooftop solar power projects in history and the results are extremely promising and could provide a much-needed boost to the rooftop solar power…

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Schools Expo Offers Diverse Experiences

Green Technology

The Expo at the Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit offers hands-on exposure to a wide range of products and services. (Photo by David McNew). The annual Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit , which comes to the Pasadena Convention Center November 28-29, is designed to provide resources to support sustainability programs in California schools.

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 3 August

Climate-KIC

Could we recycle aluminium foil into biofuel? What are JPMorgan Chase’s plans for green finance? And, could there be potential to store renewable energy in salt? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. On Earth Overshoot Day, an ecological budget 42 per cent overdrawn Wednesday 2 August was Earth Overshoot […].

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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From Reusable Bags to Solar Power: A Look at How We’ve Gone More Green in the Last 20 Years

Energy Refuge

As technology continues to force humanity to adapt in new and exciting ways, many people remain skeptical of its influence. Virtually nothing has remained unchanged due to its influence, a proposition that is very terrifying to some. However, it’s also important to remember just how effective technology has been at improving quality of life for countless people around the world.

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India Cancels Solar+Storage Auctions Due To High Costs

CleanTechies

India’s first attempt to include battery-based storage with utility-scale solar power projects has failed. Solar Energy Corporation of India recently announced that it had to cancel two solar+storage auctions.

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Too Much Solar Power: Indian State Refuses Power From One Of Country’s Cheapest Solar Projects

CleanTechies

Solar power market in India seems to have expanded at such an astounding pace that now states are unwilling to accept more solar power market, such a case has propped…

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Indian State Asks Solar Developers To Voluntarily Reduce Tariffs Two Years After Auction

CleanTechies

15 project developers on the verge of commissioning their utility-scale solar power projects in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh recently received a shock when the state’s regulator asked them…

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Hydro, Solar Bring Down Electricity Prices In El Salvador

CleanTechies

Increased hydro power generation and a newly commissioned solar power project has reduced the overall cost of electricity in El Salvador, the power regulator of the country – Siget recently…

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India Cancels Solar+Storage Auctions Due To High Costs

CleanTechies

India’s first attempt to include battery-based storage with utility-scale solar power projects has failed. Solar Energy Corporation of India recently announced that it had to cancel two solar+storage auctions.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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India May Withdraw Support For Renewable Energy By 2022

CleanTechies

Indian government’s think tank has proposed in the National Energy Policy to withdraw all incentives available to the renewable energy sector to be withdrawn gradually with none available from 2022.

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India-based Solar IPP Azure Power Raises $500 Million Through Bond Sales

CleanTechies

One of India’s leading solar power project developers – Azure Power – managed to raise $500 million through bond sale to overseas investors.

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India-based Solar IPP Azure Power Raises $500 Million Through Bond Sales

CleanTechies

One of India’s leading solar power project developers – Azure Power – managed to raise $500 million through bond sale to overseas investors.

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India Needs To Do More To Achieve 175 Gigawatts Renewable Energy Target, Says Rating Firm

CleanTechies

Delay in payments from utilities, non-compliance with renewable energy procurement targets and non-availability of transmission infrastructure for power injection are some of the major issues Indian renewable energy developers are…

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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This Indian State Plans Taxes, Reduced Tariff For Rooftop Solar Projects

CleanTechies

While the central government and most states in India are looking to promote, even obligate, the use of rooftop solar power projects, one state is looking to reduce tariffs for…

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Too Much Solar Power: Indian State Refuses Power From One Of Country’s Cheapest Solar Projects

CleanTechies

Solar power market in India seems to have expanded at such an astounding pace that now states are unwilling to accept more solar power market, such a case has propped up in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Indian State Asks Solar Developers To Voluntarily Reduce Tariffs Two Years After Auction

CleanTechies

15 project developers on the verge of commissioning their utility-scale solar power projects in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh recently received a shock when the state’s regulator asked them to reduce the tariff for their projects.

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India Needs To Do More To Achieve 175 Gigawatts Renewable Energy Target, Says Rating Firm

CleanTechies

Delay in payments from utilities, non-compliance with renewable energy procurement targets and non-availability of transmission infrastructure for power injection are some of the major issues Indian renewable energy developers are facing.

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Hydro, Solar Bring Down Electricity Prices In El Salvador

CleanTechies

Increased hydro power generation and a newly commissioned solar power project has reduced the overall cost of electricity in El Salvador, the power regulator of the country – Siget recently stated.

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This Indian State Plans Taxes, Reduced Tariff For Rooftop Solar Projects

CleanTechies

While the central government and most states in India are looking to promote, even obligate, the use of rooftop solar power projects, one state is looking to reduce tariffs for rooftop solar power systems and even impose tax on revenue Read more…

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India Auctions 500 Megawatts Rooftop Solar Capacity With Lowest Bid At 3.4¢/kWh

CleanTechies

India has auctioned the largest capacity of rooftop solar power projects in history and the results are extremely promising and could provide a much-needed boost to the rooftop solar power market.

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India May Withdraw Support For Renewable Energy By 2022

CleanTechies

Indian government’s think tank has proposed in the National Energy Policy to withdraw all incentives available to the renewable energy sector to be withdrawn gradually with none available from 2022.

Energy 40
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China Warns India Against Prospective Anti-dumping Duties On Solar Modules

CleanTechies

Amidst continued border issues, China has warned India against levying any anti-dumping duties on solar modules.

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China Warns India Against Prospective Anti-dumping Duties On Solar Modules

CleanTechies

Amidst continued border issues, China has warned India against levying any anti-dumping duties on solar modules.