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SEIA Unveils a Policy Agenda for New Administration, Congress
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a suite of policies and executive actions that it is asking President-elect Biden and the newly elected Congress to act on during their first 100 days... -
A Renewable Energy Call to Action
The American Solar Energy Society held its first virtual conference last month, raising the following questions: The world has changed, and we must change with it, but our ultimate goal – a world run on clean, renewable... -
Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Winners
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge recognized and awarded two Grand Winners – one from the residential division and one from the -
Study: Solar Tariffs Cause Devastating Harm to U.S. Market, Economy and Jobs
Tariffs on imported solar cells and modules have led to the loss of more than 62,000 U.S. jobs and $19 billion in new private sector investment, according to a market impact... -
House Clean Energy Tax Package Includes 5-Year Extension of Solar ITC, Storage Incentives
The United States House Ways and Means Committee released a comprehensive clean energy tax package that includes a five-year extension of the 30% solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and new incentives for... -
Announcing the Solar Decathlon 2020 Design Challenge Teams
Eighty-two teams from 55 collegiate institutions are participating in the next U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. These teams are vying to be selected as one of the finalist teams that will... -
$128 Million in New Projects to Advance Solar Technologies
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for $128 million in new projects to advance solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies...
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Solar Markets Flourish Around the World
Solar is becoming cost competitive with conventional energy technology, giving rise to new opportunities from both the technical as well as business side. According to IHS Markit, demand for solar continued to grow throughout the world, despite... -
What Not to Miss at Solar Power International 2018
Solar Power International (SPI) is the leading North American conference and trade show for the solar industry. Run by SEIA and SEPA, SPI draws 20,000 energy industry professionals from all over the world, more than 700 exhibitors and offers 9... -
Solar's Popularity is Challenged by Political Headwinds
First it was the tariffs. Then it was the trade wars. Now it’s the increasingly contentious (and seemingly inevitable) fight between the solar industry and the utilities that provide electricity in the United States. But despite its... -
Exploring the Incentivization of Local Energy in the UK
The UK’s energy landscape is changing rapidly. Tumbling renewable energy prices and growing public and political will to decarbonise the system has made the rise of the clean energy sector all but unstoppable. At the same time, technological... -
What the ITC Ruling Means to the Solar Industry
On Friday September 22, the International Trade Commission (ITC) in a unanimous decision found injury to the domestic crystalline silicon solar cell industry based on a petition brought by Suniva and SolarWorld. The verdict came as no...
