Chaotic Times Call for Steady Leadership in Clean Energy
What’s a clean energy leader to do in a year already filled with chaos? Keeping perspective is our first suggestion.
Renewable Energy Strategy
The Ubiquitous Topic at RE+2024: Two Years into the Inflation Reduction Act
At RE+ 2024, it’ll be tough to find sessions that don’t mention the Inflation Reduction Act. This cornerstone policy is reshaping the U.S. clean energy landscape – and this year, the industry is finally gaining clarity on some of its crucial aspects.
Why You Should Care About Solar Recycling, and What to Do Next
Solar energy powers 4 percent of the world’s electricity, according to The International Energy Agency — the result of record-breaking growth in clean energy over the last 20-plus years. That’s the good news. At the same time, 8 million metric tons of solar panels are nearing the end of their (25-30 year) life expectancy and could be headed to landfills by 2030. Not so good.
Preparing for this onslaught of decommissioned solar panels requires us to advance the solar panel recycling process. It’s a critical step to fortify the solar industry’s effectiveness and reputation as a sustainable source of clean energy.
Five Steps to Conquering Account-Based Marketing for Commercial Solar
What is Account-Based Marketing and why is it more important than ever?
Bouncing Back: Lessons from the Front Lines of Solar
How are solar companies adapting their business practices during COVID-19 and what lessons can we learn as an industry?
How to Determine Your Microgrid Business Model
Defining your microgrid project’s business model is the process through which you identify the economic benefits and underlying financial structure of your project. This should justify the investment you are making as well as define any ancillary benefits, such as resiliency, that might be more difficult to monetize or quantify. This process is especially important if you are not a utility who might be able to rate-base costs and you need to show financial metrics for your investment with a higher level of certainty.
Can Microgrids Help Define the Utility of the Future?
The quest to create a zero-carbon future and the drive for a more resilient, flexible power grid are not mutually exclusive goals. Utilities who were once resistant to islanded distributed generation projects are now developing renewably powered microgrids at a rapid pace. Here’s why.
Putting Clean Energy to Sustainable Purpose in 2019
As the clean energy industry enters 2019, it can be tempting to get discouraged by the dire climate news that came out toward the end of 2018. But there is good news on the horizon too. What can you do to make a truly sustainable difference?
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Mapping The Clean Energy Customer’s Journey
The customer relationship doesn’t end after solar is installed. In fact, it’s only the beginning.
How to Solarize Your Nonprofit Organization
As the renewable energy industry, specifically solar, gains traction among the residential and commercial markets, a frequent topic of conversation is, “How can a nonprofit organization take advantage of solar energy?” Although there are challenges associated with a nonprofit taking the solar journey, it is doable, and can be an essential piece of not just
