Renewable Energy Consulting – PPA Partners, LLC

Global Solar Technology by Debasish Choudhury After its best year ever in 2008, the world solar market struggled to survive a tumultuous 2009. What looked like a yawning drop for the photovoltaic (PV) market in the first half of the year turned into a solid gain in total amount of systems installed on the strength of strong German sales in the fourth quarter. But despite annual worldwide PV installations rising from 5.8 GW in 2008 to 6.6 GW in 2009, the PV market value dropped by 15.8% to $17.0... (more...)

Global Solar Technology by Debasish Choudhury Skyline Solar, a manufacturer of High Gain Solar (HGS) arrays for commercial, industrial, government and utility markets, today announced the first commercial installation of its High Gain Solar (HGS) 1000 system in a new municipal solar power plant in the tiny desert town of Nipton, Calif. The 80-killowatt Nipton plant is an upgradeable solar power system that will provide roughly 85 percent of Nipton’s electricity needs—the highest percentage... (more...)

Jun 10, 2010 08:15 America/DenverGroup urges scale-up in investment, systemic reforms to create jobs, address national security, solve environmental challenges Call for action in meetings with White House and Congressional leadersWASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire/ — A group of America’s top business executives today released a plan to make America a global leader in energy technology innovation, and in meetings at the White House and with Congressional... (more...)

May 17, 2010 11:29 PM BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN – SUN STAFF WRITER One future renewable energy project will be the first of its kind — and it’s one step closer to coming to Yuma County after the Board of Supervisors meeting Monday. The Yuma Sun previously reported on a planned solar research project at Arizona Western College. The project will include 5 1-megawatt systems and cover five different types of solar collection that will enable researchers to have data that’s never... (more...)

5.04.2010 Guest Post by Jack Lundee – follower of all things green and progressive. Emission reduction, green spaces, and renewable energy are some of the most talked about topics of the 21st century. With the recent passing of Earth Day, and the undying rally for improved green efforts worldwide, some industry giants are making a large footprint. Oddly enough, it isn’t the work of highly regarded green organizations (i.e. – Greenpeace and Global Green USA) that’s capturing everybody’s... (more...)