By Ana Swanson
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WASHINGTON » President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would extend tariffs on imported solar products first imposed during the Trump administration but would reduce the scope of products affected by the levies, a decision aimed at balancing his g...
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
Government and financial analysts are predicting what industry representatives say they see happening on the ground: 2022 is likely to be a big year for solar energy.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said it expects nearly half of new energy gene...
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONT. » U.S. officials announced approval last week of two solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development, as part of the Biden administration’s effort to ...
With lots of sunshine, state embracing power shift
By Sue McMillin
Columnist for The Denver Post
The sun was, as usual, scorching my rooftop in southern Colorado in mid-June when I signed a contract to add solar panels.
Big Dog Solar out of Pueblo West had blitzed the neighborhood to take a...
By Sue McMillin
Columnist for The Denver Post
Electric vehicles, smart houses, solar panels, attic insulation, LED light bulbs and window caulk are all part of the energy transformation that will reduce Coloradans’ use of fossil fuels, benefit the environment and combat climate cha...
By John Flesher
The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS » Strolling his church’s rooftop among 630 solar panels, Bishop Richard Howell Jr. acknowledged climate change isn’t the most pressing concern for his predominantly Black congregation — even though it disproportionately harms peopl...
EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel hopes to make world’s “greenest steel”
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
A steel mill in Pueblo that has been powered by coal during most of its approximately 140year existence now will get most of its electricity from solar energy.
EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel welcomed s...
By Ivan Penn
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The Biden administration on Wednesday released a blueprint for producing almost half of the nation’s electricity from the sun by 2050 — something that would require the country to double the amount of solar energy installed every year over the ...
By Ivan Penn
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California regulators voted Wednesday to require solar power and battery storage in new commercial buildings and high-rise multifamily dwellings, the latest front in the state’s efforts to hasten a transition from fossil fuels to altern...
Reuters
The Biden administration on Monday said it has approved a major solar energy project in the California desert that will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes.
The $550 million Crimson Solar Project will be sited on 2,000 acres of federal land west of Blythe, California, the In...
By Deborah Swearingen
Boulder Daily Camera
Two new community solar gardens will bring renewable energy to lowincome customers in Boulder County.
Xcel Energy is partnering with Pivot Energy and Energy Outreach Colorado to build the combined 4-megawatt gardens at the Valmont Generating Station. The...
By Dan Mika, BizWest/Daily Camera, from The Denver Post eEdition, July 23, 2020
Real Goods Solar Inc. has begun liquidation of two of its regional installation groups and its financial arm. The three subsidiaries, Alteris Renewables Inc., RGS Financing Inc. and the company behind Sunetric, all file...
April 14th, 2020 by Tina Casey The National Renewable Laboratory just nailed down bragging rights to the world’s most efficient solar cell to date. The new PV device sails past the theoretical limit of 33% and gets pretty close to the 50% range, clocking in at an impressive 47.1%. The downside ...
Nov. 20, 2019 02:50PM EST
RENEWABLE ENERGY "This singular scientific achievement was accomplished at Heliog Olivia Rosaneen's commercial facility in Lancaster, California." Heliogen
A startup backed by Bill Gates unveiled a breakthrough solar technology Tuesday that could free heavy industry ...
Shared from the 6/27/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
By Christopher Martin Bloomberg News
For the clearest sign yet that renewable energy has gone mainstream, consider this: Clean energy resources supplied more of America’s electricity than coal for the first time ever in April.
Hydropower dam...
A floating island of solar panels is being tested in Chile as a way to generate clean energy and reduce water loss at mine operations, a cornerstone of the Andean country's economy that uses huge amounts of electricity and water.
The experimental "Las Tortolas" power-generating island is being run ...
10. Georgia
With more than 1.5 GW of solar, Georgia places 10th when it comes to cumulative solar capacity, and has enough to supply the equivalent of 174,014 homes with solar energy, according to the SEIA.
9. Utah
With 30,500 solar installations, Utah is home to over 1.6 GW of solar capacity acc...
The World Added Nearly 30 Percent More Solar Energy Capacity in 2017
The global solar market grew 29.3 percent last year, with nations installing 98.9 gigawatts of new capacity, according to data from the industry group SolarPower Europe. While more capacity was installed in 2017, the g...
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton pledged that half a billion solar panels will be installed by the end of her first term if she wins the Oval Office this fall. That number may seem daunting, but industry insiders say it’s well within the realm of possibility. Even if yo...
