
Willing to lend a hand at Solar 2013? We need volunteers to help at registration, check badges at the technical sessions and events, and do miscellaneous tasks throughout the conference (Monday through Saturday). Compensation is in the form of discounted registration fees, limited free nights in the conference hotels, free publications, membership in ASES, etc., [...]

Welcome & Introductions: Eric Wachsman, Director of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center Theme: The Renewable Energy Landscape in 2013 Day and Time: Wednesday, April 17th: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Come Join us for Wednesday’s plenary session at SOLAR2013 and have the honor of listening to distinguished speakers Kevin Knobloch, Eric Martinot, and John Byrne! Economics & Politics of [...]

Clean Power Finance (CPF), the online marketplace for residential solar financing and leading provider of solar sales software, today announced partnerships with Roof Diagnostics Inc. and Trinity Solar. Over the next few months, the new partnerships will expand the range of residential solar financing options available to installers in Connecticut, Maryland and New York. CPF [...]

We know that by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by displacing fossil fuels, renewable energy can slow the pace of climate change. It’s now clear that renewable energy can also make vulnerable communities more resilient, and save lives and money during and after extreme weather events. Recently, by a slim margin of two votes, the U.S. Congress [...]

The ASES National Solar Conference – now in its 42nd year – brings the intellectual resources of the clean energy community together for a crucial cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas. Soliciting peer-reviewed scientific papers from engineers, chemists, physicists, social sciences and other disciplines, ASES taps the the nation’s best universities, the Department of Energy’s national laboratories [...]

SOLAR TODAY‘s March issue is online. Read the full issue, search by key word and share articles. Click here to go directly to the issue. ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS PV at the Polar Ice Cap The Tower of Power’s triangular design means strength to withstand the arctic blasts and maximum solar harvest without mechanical tracking. By Tracy Dahl Energy-Positive [...]

Solar Citizen: Building the renewable energy movement from the ground up! NEWS YOU CAN USE: Do-It-Yourself Solar Even if a traditional solar PV system is outside of your budget, or your state has no incentives or big market barriers to solar, you can still take advantage of solar energy with a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solar project. Creative [...]

ASES National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2013, opens early bird registration! Register now!!

Solar gets down to business at SOLAR 2013 Reach renewable energy pros, as well as professionals with energy responsibility at commercial businesses, institutions, and government agencies. Reserve your booth now to access thousands of pros from throughout the Northeast. If you are interested in exhibiting, please View Exhibit Floor Plan. WREF 2012 Exhibition Hall [scrollGallery id=3] [...]

A recent report from Deutsche Bank concludes that solar power has now reached grid parity in India and Italy, meaning that it costs the same as electricity from the power grid.

This two mile stretch of road in Chicago incorporates pretty much everything city planners could come up with to cut energy use, fight pollution, reduce waste, manage water use and help build a sense of community.
By Kevin Emerson, MSc Sr. Policy Associate, Utah Clean Energy Walking the halls of the Utah State Capitol during the Legislative Session, it is clear that Utah policymakers have embraced modern technologies. From smart phones and tablets, to tweets and blogs, Utah policymakers understand the importance of staying up-to-date in the 21st century. In the [...]

Aruna’s Place, a preschool in Sudbury, Mass., went solar with the help of Sol Solution, a nonprofit that helps groups go solar throughout the state. Solar Citizen: Building the renewable energy movement from the ground up! NEWS YOU CAN USE: Solar for Schools More than 500 K-12 schools in 43 states have installed solar panels, helped [...]

A family in Southern California creates the first net-zero-energy and zero-combustion home in the Hermosa Beach region.

Texas Representative Mark Strama joins Austin community leaders to highlight the positive impact of solar energy on the city and state at unveiling.