Electricity
Solar Deal from Corning Brings Corporations to 3 GW for 2015
Fortune 500 member Corning Incorporated announces ~50 MW of solar from BRC company Duke Energy Renewables, inching the market tantalizingly close to—and potentially beyond—the symbolic 3 GW number.
3 Ways Wind and Solar Can Continue To Grow In a 21st-Century Grid
Earlier this year, MIT researchers were the latest in a series of analysts to raise alarm about the perceived limitations of solar PV’s continued growth. In short, these analysts propose that variable renewables will depress wholesale prices when they run, thereby limiting their own economic success. These concerns…
5 Major Themes Facing Corporate Renewable Energy Purchasing Today
On Tuesday last week, more than 160 executives—many of them from the Fortune 500—came together at Bloomberg's New York City office for the Business Renewables Center's latest semiannual meeting. Several major themes will define the corporate renewable energy purchasing market in the months ahead.
An Innovative Business Model Makes Solar Accessible to All
New Mexico is officially known as the “Land of Enchantment.” However, before 1941, the state’s license plates declared New Mexico “the Sunshine State.” It’s the third sunniest state in the U.S., behind Arizona and Nevada. With that abundant sunshine, it’s no wonder that the people of Taos County want to use more solar energy.
Renewables at the South Pole
Mawson Station is the oldest surviving, continuously operated research station south of the Antarctic Circle.
