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- NLP Solar Sales Training May 29 30 - New Bonus for Contractors Sales Teams
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/assets/logos/9745.gif" /
- EU Should Scrap Energy Subsidies to Fight Warming, Poland Says
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/17/body-eu-should-scrap-energy-subsidies-to-fight-warming-poland-says.jpg" / The European Union should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports to remain the leader in the fight against global warming, according to Poland's environment minister.
- Fracking and Solar: Friends, Foes or the Bridge to Clean Energy Adoption?
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/17/body-fracking-and-solar-friends-foes-or-the-bridge-to-clean-energy-adoption.jpg" / Hydraulic fracturing or ?fracking? has been widely criticized by environmentalists who cite concerns with water pollution and methane leakage from this high-volume method of extracting natural gas. However, the burning of natural gas is undoubtedly better for the planet than the burning of coal. Some experts are now saying that ? toxic chemicals an
- Breakdown: Penetration of Renewable Energy in Selected Markets
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-penetration-of-renewable-energy-in-selected-markets.jpg" / The penetration of renewable energy into the electricity supply mix has been much in the news recently. During the first quarter, Portugal generated three-quarters of its electricity with renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Germany, one-fifth of all electricity was generated with renewables, most of that from new sources of renewable energy, such as wind and solar. And recently, at a conference in San Francisco, attendees heard calls for generating not just 100 percent of electricity supply with renewable energy, but far more ? 200 percent to 300 percent of generation ? in order to meet the need for heating, cooling, and transportation as well.
- Solar Under Assault Again in Louisiana
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-solar-under-assault-in-louisiana.jpg" / A slew of bills introduced in Louisiana?s legislature this year were challenging the state?s solar incentives. At least one of which, House Bill 705 to gradually phase out the state?s solar and wind tax credits by 2020, has moved forward. While that bill might make some sense, other bills, like a bill to eliminate tax credits immediately, seem to b
- Moniz Unanimously Confirmed As New DOE Chief
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-moniz-unanimously-confirmed-as-new-doe-chief.jpg" / Ernie Moniz has been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of Energy, in a 97-0 vote (with three nonvoters). He succeeds Stephen Chu who held the position for four years.
- SolarCity Scores $500 Million from Goldman Sachs for Solar Leasing
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-solarcity-scores-500-million-from-goldman-sachs-for-solar-leasing.jpg" / SolarCity Corp. (SCTY), a solar-energy developer chaired by billionaire Elon Musk, won financing from Goldman Sachs (GS) Group Inc. for more than $500 million in rooftop solar systems that the company will complete this year.
- China Solar Update: Trina Improves, Suntech Scores Extension, Beijing Awaits ...
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-china-solar-update-trina-improves-suntech-scores-extension-beijing-awaits-eu-tariff-decision.jpg" / Several news bits from the solar sector show more signs of stabilization after a 2-year-old downturn, even as an ongoing trade war looks set to escalate. The big picture in these news bits does seem to reflect some cautious optimism returning to the sector after the prolonged downturn due to massive oversupply. But that turnaround remains very tent
- US Solar 2013 Halftime Update: Victories and Ongoing Initiatives
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/16/body-us-solar-2013-halftime-update-victories-and-ongoing-initiatives.jpg" / 2013 is nearly halfway through, so we'd like to share an update of Vote Solar initiatives and notable industry happenings from net metering to innovative financing.
- SunPower To Launch Solar Leases Overseas
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/15/body-sunpower.jpg" / Distributed generation and international markets will be the twin focus for SunPower over the next few years as the company makes a big push for using its concentrating PV technology and selling residential leases abroad, SunPower executives said during its analyst day presentations Wednesday.
- Solar PV Inverter Giant SMA Cutting Workforce Amid Sales Slide
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/15/body-solar-pv-inverter-giant-sma-cutting-workforce-amid-sales-slide.jpg" / Global inverter leader SMA AG cast a downward glance in its fiscal 1Q13 results today, and is preparing for what could be major layoffs in the face of the global PV market's first decline in many years.
- SolarCity Earnings: Mixed Results, Good Prospects
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/15/body-solarcity-earnings-mixed-results-but-good-prospects.jpg" / SolarCity (SCTY) has been one of the hottest alternative energy stocks since its Initial Public Offering five short months ago. Yesterday it shot up 24% in one day, on the largest one-day volume since it opened, in anticipation of its quarterly earnings release. It is up 95% in the past three months, and has more than tripled from its initial trading price. As of this writing SCTY has given back about a third of yesterday's stratospheric gains.
- The Economic Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2013/5/14/body-the-economic-case-for-divesting-from-fossil-fuels.jpg" / Securities of fossil fuels firms, as an economic sector, may soon be on the decline.