Fossil fuels would be a lot more expensive if their damage to the environment and the resulting socio-economic costs were included in the price at which they are sold. In a recent study, Drew Shindell, Professor of Climate Sciences at Duke University, found that given its environmental impact, diesel should…

Like microgrids, community solar (aka solar gardens) is growing in popularity as the U.S. comes to value clean and local energy. Here Tendril’s Chris Black offers insight into how community solar benefits both utilities and consumers. Two forces must converge to truly bring solar to the masses: consumers and their…

TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – May 05, 2015) – Today, Ontario Solar Provider (OSP), together with Metro Label Company, celebrates the opening ceremony of a 350 kW solar project at Metro Label Company’s Toronto location. The solar project is one of Ontario Solar Provider’s largest installations to date in the Greater Toronto…

Could Solar see unparalleled growth for an energy technology? should it be viewed as a consumer product and hence follow adoption curves more common say with mobile phones? As solar becomes increasingly plug and play systems, the barriers to rapid deployment are being removed. Global mobile phone usage 1990 -…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2015 National Convention and Design Exposition in Atlanta. The COTE…

Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced estimated first quarter 2015 earnings of $4.9 billion, or $1.17 per diluted share, compared with $9.1 billion a year earlier, demonstrating the value of the company’s integrated businesses in a lower commodity price environment. “ExxonMobil’s balanced portfolio delivered solid financial results in the quarter,” said…

Start spreading the news: The world is now deploying more renewable energy in the production of electricity—more wind and solar power, in particular—than it is fossil fuels. And it has been since 2013, according to the analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. That year, the world added 143 gigawatts of…

The world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced the interconnection of the 17.8 megawatt (MW) DC Solar Spirit and the 17.9 MW DC Bruining solar power plants, both located in Ontario. SunEdison has now installed more than 250 MW DC of utility-scale and commercial roof-top solar power plants in Canada.…

Wallerfing, Germany, 15 April 2015 – Advanced PV Tracker Technology used for 21 MW near Mexico City SafeTrack Horizon solar tracker technology by IdeemaTec Deutschland GmbH, Germany’s leader in solar tracking, has been selected for the expansion of IUSASol’s photovoltaic farms in Pasteje, outside of Jocotitlán, in the State of…

Dr. Patrick Candler, CEO of Sherwood Forest Trust today threw the virtual switch to officially open a brand new three acre Solar Panel Farm at Ransom Wood Business Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on Earth Day 2015 – making it, what is thought to be, the UK’s only self-sustaining business park…