News & Articles on Solar Energy
While I have primarily worked with wind energy, I have long been a proponent of renewable energy in the broadest sense. This includes solar energy. My work in Canada, especially Ontario, stressed inclusion of solar energy because it had been previously overlooked. At one time Ontario was one of the leading jurisdictions in North America developing solar photovoltaics due in part to the programs I and others pushed. The political winds changed and these policies were abandoned and with it Ontario’s progress toward a renewable energy future.
The Ontario Solar Initiative
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Paul Gipe
In response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2007 visit to Toronto, the Ministry of Energy’s call for increased renewable generation and the OPA’s acknowledgement of the important role of renewable energy in Ontario’s future, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) proposes–the “Ontario Solar Initiative”.
Cleveland Science Center Solar Portico
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Paul Gipe
Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center dedicated 156-panel solar array on July 11, 2007.
Solar PV Current Installed Prices per kW in California & Elsewhere
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Paul Gipe
The following chart summarizes actual installed cost of solar PV systems mostly in California.
South Australia Weighs Timid Solar Tariff
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Paul Gipe
South Australia has released a draft of a modest, some would say timid, solar PV feed-in tariff that will be introduced into the state’s parliament.
Price Summary for Solar PV Tariffs Worldwide
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Paul Gipe
The following data is extracted from Tables of Renewable Tariffs or Feed-In Tariffs Worldwide. These tables are updated periodically. Always check the tables for current tariffs.
Solar Without Limits: Breaking Free from Net Metering
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Paul Gipe
For more than a decade, senior environmental leaders in North America have been waiting for Germany’s renewable energy market to collapse, an expectation tinged with schadenfreude. However, it’s been one embarrassment after another for Americans. Most embarrassing of all, the German market hasn’t collapsed.
Solar Without Limits: Breaking Free from Net Metering
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Paul Gipe
For more than a decade, senior environmental leaders in North America have been waiting for Germany’s renewable energy market to collapse, an expectation tinged with schadenfreude.
Solar Energy Cash Flow Tables by Paul Gipe
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Paul Gipe
The following tables calculate the revenue, expenses, and cash flow for a projected investment in a solar PV project. The tables also calculate various investment parameters.
Annual Reoccurring Expenses
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Paul Gipe
Below is a sampling of annual reoccurring expenses for three different solar investments in Germany. Note that these projections include …
Fesa Freiburg Solar B31 Buergerbeteiligung Cash Flow
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