Tag: market research
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Over 60 percent of new electrical generating capacity added this year is renewable energy
Renewable energy sources have dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions in the first eight months of 2020, according to a review of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by the SUN DAY Campaign. We’re talking 63.3% or 10,445 MW of the 16,499 MW of newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nearly 40 percent of homeowners are interested in storage, generator backup says Sunrun
Sunrun Inc. released a study that found COVID-19 has increased energy consumption for the majority of homeowners, causing unique challenges in the event of a power outage. The increased reliance on the home as a place to work and do schooling has led to a surge in power needs, withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar price declines will continue in 2020s led by solar module improvements, declining capex
The global solar industry has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade as the annual demand for solar rose year after year while the cost of solar declined significantly, driven by much cheaper solar modules. Can those price declines continue into the 2020s? New research from Wood Mackenzie says yes,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Evaluating redox flow vs. lithium-ion batteries with IDTechEx Research
In this first part of a series of articles from IDTechEx, an overview of the flow batteries characteristics is provided, extrapolated from IDTechEx’s recent report “Redox Flow Battery 2020-2030: Forecast, Challenges, Opportunities”. While Li-ion batteries are dominating the stationary energy storage sector, a growing number of companies are developing differentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar-generated electricity expanded by 22 percent the first half of 2020
Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, renewable energy sources continue to expand their share of the nation’s energy production and consumption as well as electricity generation, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data in two reports just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest issue of EIA’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine