Tag: reports
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GlobalData predicts a 60-GW coal power reduction by 2020 in U.S.
The US government’s recently announced Clean Power Plan (CPP) will have a negative impact on the country’s coal industry, with the potential loss of up to 60 Gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity by 2020, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Pavan Vyakaranam, GlobalData’s Associate ProjectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Poll: Voters in swing states support transition to clean energy
NextGen Climate was founded by investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer in 2013 and acts politically to support sustainable, pro-climate initiatives. To that end, the organization released polling data that shows an overwhelming majority of voters in key presidential swing states support transitioning to at least 50% clean energy by 2030.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar project acquisitions rise to $2.9 billion, Mercom reports
Total global corporate funding in the solar sector decreased, but solar project acquisitions jumped to $2.9 billion in the second quarter, according a new report from Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm. Corporate funding Corporate funding decreased to $5.9 billion, compared to $6.4 billion in Q1 2015. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GDP growth now ‘uncoupled’ from CO2 emissions
Despite the world’s average annual 1.5% increase in energy consumption in recent years and average 3% growth in Gross Domestic Product, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2014 were unchanged from 2013 levels. For the first time in four decades, the world economy grew without a parallel rise in CO2 emissions,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bloomberg: $3.7 trillion solar boom approaching
We take a little break from the regular industry insider news and reports to take a look at what the broader public is reading this week about solar power. Specifically, Bloomberg made a big headline with its “Renewables to Beat Fossil Fuels with $3.7 Trillion Solar Boom article.” Renewable energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine