SOLAR 2013: What We can Learn from the Germans
There are many things we can learn from the Germany, as the country has become a world leader in renewable energy in just a few short years. The German government has made it a point to decentralize power generation, so over half the country’s clean power is owned by individuals or farmers, providing political support [...]
SOLAR 2013: Schools Going Renewable!
We are continuously seeing school campuses across the nation installing renewables to help power their schools, while also educating the students. This year at SOLAR 2013 we had a forum of speakers who are working directly towards the goal of schools going renewable. Gabriella Martin of the J.L. Clean Energy Community Foundation in Chicago, gave [...]
Thursday Plenary: Climate and Resiliency!
At today’s plenary session, we were thankful to have the ability to Skype with Bill McKibben for the session, as he was unable to join us in Baltimore. Bill McKibben is a radical grassroots activist, author, and president/co-founder of 350.org. He is a fantastic speaker and we were lucky to have the opportunity of listening [...]
Extreme Weather- Planning: Creating the Framework for Resiliency
As a nation, we have experienced a number of extreme weather catastrophes in recent years. We have continuously been able to connect the extremity of these events with our need to address climate change in order to prepare in the best way possible for the next major disaster. Extreme Weather is a prominent theme at [...]
SREC Market Uncovered- East Coast Update
This morning started with a session serving as an update on the SREC market in the east coast states. Our first panelist was Michael Judge, an associate RPS/APS program manager with the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Program. Michael discussed the solar development strategies in Massachusetts and the outlined qualifications for eligibility. A unique aspect [...]
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