Solar Energy’s Duck Curve
October 27, 2014Intermittent renewable generating technologies (i.e. wind and solar) are causing havoc with electric grid operations because these technologies cannot be…
Hard Times Hit Large Scale Solar Energy
January 17, 2014The economics and environmental consequences of solar energy are finally hitting home to developers, with many more cancellations than construction…
The Myth of Wind and Solar Energy: They Are Not Free
December 21, 2012The public is repeatedly told that wind and solar are “free” energy sources. Of course, this statement relates to costs…
Solar Energy is California’s New Gold Rush
October 26, 2010The California motto is “eureka,” which means, “I have found it.” The ‘it’ refers to gold and conjures images of…
Europe’s Answer to Its Energy Crisis: Buy China’s Solar PVs
October 26, 2022Europe is expected to buy 50 percent of China’s solar PV exports in 2022 in hopes of alleviating its energy…
European Utilities Generate More Energy from Wood than from Wind and Solar
April 19, 2021When most Americans think about “green power” and Europe, they conjure up pictures of wind turbines and solar panels producing…
