Asian Solar Electric market surging
Asian solar market is surging ahead. According to calculations from solarbuzz Asia saw a 165% growth in the solar industry last quarter of 2011. They are pressing in on a total of 6GigaWatt’s installed. To put that in perspective the largest power plant in our area of Central Pennsylvania is the Shawville Coal plant, which ...
Tired of government subsidies going to green energy?
The truth is even though governments throughout the world are vowing to expand green energy, they continue to give far more subsidies to fossil fuels than renewable – 10 to 12 times more, according to recent reports. Oil, coal and gas received $557 billion in subsidies from the 37 countries that represent 95% of global ...
U.S., A Net Exporter of Solar Goods!
U.S. PV-related imports in 2009 totaled $1.6 billion while exports totaled $2.3 billion, making the U.S. a net exporter of PV goods by $723 million. Key export goods included polysilicon and modules, while modules and inverters were the most prominent imported goods. China and Mexico were the locations that contributed the most to imports, while ...
Solar News: US Treasury section 1603 grant passes House.
The House has passed a 1 year extension of the US Treasury section 1603 grant providing a 30% cash grant for businesses in lieu of the Income Tax Credit. Thus allowing businesses to take advantage of the other fantastic tax savings that solar offers. Now that the Senate and the House have both passed the ...
