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Europe Could Attract $417 Billion With Higher Wind-Power Target

10/02/17, 05:58 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy, Utility Wind

Jess Shankleman for Bloomberg Technology: The European Union may create 716,000 jobs with a target for member states to produce 35 percent of their energy from renewables within 12 years.

Britain opens first subsidy-free solar power farm

09/27/17, 06:05 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy, Utility Solar

Reuters: "The cost of solar panels and batteries has fallen dramatically over the past few years, and this first subsidy-free development at Clayhill is a significant moment for clean energy in the UK," Claire Perry, minister for Climate Change and Industry said.

SEIA Statement on Anti-Solar ITC Decision

09/22/17, 08:28 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Feed-in Tariffs, government policy

The ITCs decision is disappointing for nearly 9,000 U.S. solar companies and the 260,000 Americans they employ. Foreign-owned companies that brought business failures on themselves are attempting to exploit American trade laws to gain a bailout for their bad investments.

Kickoff of US Solar Industry's National Event Turns Into Suniva and SolarWorld Smackdown

09/12/17, 06:30 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy, spi 17

Julian Spector for GTM: Solar industry heavyweights threw a lot of punches on the opening day of Solar Power International.

Solar industry says EU tariffs on Chinese imports will raise panel prices

09/11/17, 06:00 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | China, government policy

Arthur Neslen for The Guardian: EU duties on Chinese solar modules are set to rise 30% above market levels signalling 'huge negative effects for businesses

One of the biggest criticisms against wind and solar energy has been quashed

08/21/17, 05:31 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | carbon, government policy, research reports

Akshat Rathi for Quartz: Wind and solar energy helped avoid between 3,000 and 12,700 premature deaths in the US between 2007 and 2015.

Senators fight proposed tariffs on solar panels

08/14/17, 05:40 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | China, government policy

Timothy Cama for The Hill: A bipartisan group of senators is expressing "deep concern" over a federal agency considering potential trade penalties for imported solar panel technology.

Leaked Draft of DOE's Grid Study Says Renewables Are Not a Threat

07/17/17, 11:44 AM | Energy Storage, Other Renewables | government policy, research reports

Julia Pyper for GTM: But will that language make it into the final version?

Solar Power Gets $46 Million Boost From U.S. Energy Department

07/12/17, 03:13 PM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Finance, government policy, Technology Discussions

Chris Martin for Bloomberg: The U.S. Energy Department awarded $46.2 million in research grants to improve solar energy technologies and reduce costs to 3 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2030.

North Carolina legislature fixes a wind farm problem that doesn't exist

07/06/17, 10:01 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy

Legislators pass final-hour moratorium that will kill opportunity for economic growth

Ohio lawmakers fail to fix wind setback rule in budget

06/28/17, 08:55 AM | Solar Power | government policy

Abandoning $4.2 billion in economic development for Ohio

Report: U.S. solar demand could drop 66 percent if trade case succeeds:

06/28/17, 05:59 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Feed-in Tariffs, government policy

Nichola Groom for Reuters: The U.S. solar industry would see two-thirds of expected demand dry up over the next five years if a trade case aimed at propping up the domestic panel manufacturing industry is successful, a new report said on Monday.

Ohio Senate reforms onerous wind setback rule

06/22/17, 06:56 AM | Solar Power | government policy

Unlocking Ohio wind resources a multi-billion dollar opportunity for the state

Can Offshore Wind Power Revive U.S. Ports?

06/20/17, 05:52 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy, maintenance, Offshore Wind

Benjamin Storrow for Scientific American: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Maryland are all eyeing up manufacturing and maintenance businesses that would support wind energy

U.S. Reports a Major Milestone in Wind and Solar Power

06/19/17, 05:44 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy, Utility Solar, Utility Wind

Bobby Magill for Scientific American: 10 percent of electricity generated in the country in March came from these renewables

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