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- What Is Holding Back Solar Hot Water in the US?
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-what-is-holding-back-solar-hot-water-in-the-us.jpg" / Solar hot water has been a commercialized technology for many, many years now. It had its heyday back in the 1980s when it seemed like everyone was putting a system on his or her roof. Even my dad, the ultra-conservative New York City money manager put one on our house in Connecticut when I was a teenager. Unfortunately, however, the technology wa
- NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar May 30th 31st
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/assets/logos/9745.gif" /
- UK Again Cuts Solar Feed-in Tariffs
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-uk-again-cuts-solar-feed-in-tariffs.jpg" / The UK government yesterday unveiled an overhaul of its solar feed-in tariffs.
- Sundrop Fuels, ThyssenKrupp Partner for 50 Million-Gallon Louisiana Drop-in B...
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-sundrop-fuels-thyssenkrupp-partner-for-50-million-gallon-louisiana-drop-in-biofuels-project.jpg" / In Colorado, Sundrop Fuels announced a partnership with technology and engineering supplier ThyssenKrupp Uhde for what will be the nation's first bona fide commercial "green gasoline" production facility.
- Gamesa Ousts Chief Executive
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-gamesa-ousts-chief-executive.jpg" / Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has ousted chief executive Jorge Calvert after the company's market value fell 89 per cent while he was in charge.
- Report: Two Solar Technologies That Will Thrive; Two On the Demise
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-report-2-solar-technologies-that-will-thrive-2-on-the-demise.jpg" / For every revolutionary advance in solar, there are countless evolutionary dead-ends ? technologies that were well worth exploring, but ones that ultimately failed to live up to the mantra of "cut costs or die."
- A Solar Fred Caption Contest Featuring a Viral Slinky Video
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/8435-a-solar-fred-caption-contest-featuring-a-viral-slinky-video.jpg" / There are times in solar marketing when one can use seemingly unrelated memes and turn them into useful (and inexpensive) solar advocacy and commentary on social networks. Case in point is this Slinky-on-a-treadmill video below, which now has over 1 million views, according to YouTube. We'll get to why in a bit. First the video: Letrsquo;s disc
- Sandia Releases Web Tool to Evaluate Energy Storage Options
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/23/2-8569-sandia-releases-web-tool-to-evaluate-energy-storage-options.jpg" / Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs. Partnering with DNV KEMA, a global testing and consulting firm, Sandia is releasing Energy Storage Select, or ES-Select, software under a public license to t
- Solar Manufacturing's New Strategy: "Co-opetition"
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/25/1332-solar-manufacturing-s-new-strategy--co-opetition.jpg" / The current crisis in solar manufacturing is leading to some novel economic strategies. Pure manufacturing is dead, say many solar companies: it's time to diversify.
- California PUC Rules in Favor of Net-Metering
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/24/1332-california-puc-rules-in-favor-of-net-metering.jpg" / California net-metering gained a resounding victory on Thursday when the state's Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to accept a proposal that clarifies how utilities should measure the net-metering cap.
- AMSC's 100-MW Wind Deal: New Life After Sinovel
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/24/1332-amsc-s-100-mw-wind-deal-new-life-after-sinovel.jpg" / Massachusetts-based American Superconductor, which is embroiled in a bitter dispute with Chinese wind manufacturer Sinovel, has reached a 100-megawatt (MW) deal with growing Indian turbine maker Inox in a move that may spur renewed interest from investors.
- Latin America Report: Brazil's Earth Summit Gathering to Address Key Energy I...
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/24/1332-latin-america-report-brazil-s-earth-summit-gathering-to-address-key-energy-issues.jpg" / The timing couldn't be better as Rio de Janeiro puts the finishing touches on Earth Summit 2012, dubbed "Rio+20" because it marks two decades since the city hosted the inaugural event that was credited with breakthrough agreements.
- Another Volley as US-China Trade Battle Intensifies
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/24/1332-another-volley-as-u-s-china-trade-battle-intensifies.jpg" / China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday said that after a months-long investigation it has ruled that the United States government broke World Trade Organization rules by supporting six renewable energy projects through unfair grants.