Solar grants from the U.S. federal government help move residents and businesses away from fossil fuels toward a brighter, cleaner future. The Department of Energy recently approved significant funding from the Sunshot Solar Rooftop Challenge to the City of Chicago. The $750,000 grant is one of the largest to date, and is dedicated to support [...]
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The United States Department of Energy is expected to provide a $150 million loan guarantee for a company developing new solar cell technology. The company, 1366 Technologies, is positioned to revolutionize the manufacturing process of silicon cells, which will make it possible to create cheaper solar panels. In fact, estimates are that the cost of [...]
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For those of us holding out for reduced prices on solar panels, you might be wondering… how cheap can solar power get? Well, brace yourselves for this amazing news. The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) unveiled a new program this year that promises to reduce the price of solar energy to about $1 per watt [...]
Its budget time for the federal government. While the news has been buzzing about the deficit and cuts in funding, the Department of Energy announced that approximately $12 million has been allotted for solar R&D. The federal funds will largely be provided to several solar photovoltaics (PV) projects that are undertaken in conjunction with the [...]
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For builders (and future homeowners) in the state of Oregon, a new law encourages green building practices that result in a home that uses half the energy for heating, cooling, lighting and water heating than a similar-sized home. Oregon high performance homes are those that meet stringent benchmarks for residential construction. And what is the [...]
