NREL: In 2010, Residential “Soft Costs” Averaged $1.50/watt
Utility-scale soft costs were just 25 cents/watt According to a new study from NREL, in 2010 the average soft costs for residential systems averaged $1.50 per watt, or roughly 23 percent of system cost. For commercial systems, the median 2010 soft costs were $0.99/W for systems smaller than 250 kW (about 17 percent of system [...]
Better Together: Energy Efficiency and Photovoltaics
The overall return on investment on combined energy efficiency and photovoltaic projects is better than for photovoltaic alone says a panel at WREF 2012.
Dan Arvizu: Realizing a Clean Energy Future
Dr. Dan Arvizu, Director and Chief Executive of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), gave a very detailed presentation on how to “Realize a Clean Energy Future” at WREF 2012. He started off his presentation by talking about the pressing energy issues we currently have: energy security, the economy, and protecting the environment. Currently, the [...]
Are Humans Sustainable?
At home or within our places of business it is necessary to live within our means and do our part to reduce our consumption of natural resources, reuse things instead of throwing them away into a landfill, and recycle materials so that they can be reused in another product. An Ignite presentation at WREF 2012 featured different presentations on how to make this happen.
NREL: U.S. Grid Could Be 80% Renewables By 2050
Today’s technology can do it, if the grid is modernized. A new report published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Renewable Electricity Futures Study (RE Futures), finds that the United States could achieve a very high level of renewable energy generation by 2050, using today’s commercially viable technologies. At 80 percent penetration, though, [...]
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