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  • Building a Career in Renewable Energy: The OneEnergy Scholars Program

    Spurred by both a boom in market demand and increased public interest in renewable energy, solar energy jobs have skyrocketed in recent years. According to the Solar Foundation’s 2014 National Solar Jobs Census, in November there were 173,807 solar jobs in the country. Employment in the solar industry has risenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Discussing Yieldcos A Popular New Model for the Selling and Buying of Solar Assets

    There has been an increase in the sale of large solar projects that are in development or have already been built. While developers have a variety of funding options, yieldcos are gaining momentum in the solar energy sector as a new financing model. A yieldco is a corporate subsidiary createdRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sonoma County Is Building the Largest Floating Solar Project in the United States

    Creativity is playing an increasingly important role in how we harvest energy from the sun. It’s not just a matter of choosing rooftops or ground-mount panels anymore. Check out the Dutch bike path called SolaRoad (solaroad.nl/en), which acts like one large solar panel, or Bigbelly Solar Inc. of Newton, Mass.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Findings from the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review

    The most recent edition of the U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that in 2014, the solar power industry was responsible for 32 percent of new electric generating capacity in the United States. Also, the solar power industry has provenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Findings from the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review

    The most recent edition of the U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that in 2014, the solar power industry was responsible for 32 percent of new electric generating capacity in the United States. Also, the solar power industry has provenRead More — Solar Builder magazine