
Added record 3.3 gigawatts of capacity, enough new capacity to power more than 500,000 homes.

2012 marks record year for global solar, wind, and biofuels development.
A study, co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson, outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported fuel.

The Vail Global Energy Forum, March 1 to 3, was dominated by discussions of what Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper called “the unbelievable surfeit of natural gas.” Hickenlooper, along with many gas advocates, believes that the United States has enough economically-viable gas reserves to last a century. One pay-off: old, inefficient coal plants are closing, cutting [...]

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 [...]