Lower Solar Cost and Higher Efficiency is “Gift from the Sun”
Posted on: April 22nd, 2008Suniva’s investors have put in US$5.5 million of venture capital into a startup whose technology promises to achieve high efficiencies with low-cost monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Denis Du Bois interviews founder and solar pioneer Ajeet Rohatgi about the future of the PV industry and the meaning of his company’s name. (podcast)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Biomass for Central Heat
Posted on: March 31st, 2008Energy Minute: Biomass is slowly gaining popularity for space heat — in part because it’s a renewable energy source, and in part because it’s less expensive to operate than a conventional furnace. (podcast)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Day4 Energy Rides Rising Global Demand for Solar Power
Posted on: February 28th, 2008RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 — Day4 Energy of Canada is one of the almost 200 exhibitors at the conference. Economic woes don’t seem to dampen this company’s enthusiasm. With a fresh IPO and a sold-out production run, Day4 is just trying to keep up with demand for its innovative photovoltaic modules. Denis Du Bois interviews Day4’s Jake Brown at REW. (podcast) (photo)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Solar Financier’s Outlook is Bright; Tax Credits’ Future is Cloudy
Posted on: February 27th, 2008RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 — Adding solar power to your building is getting easier, thanks to a financing model borrowed from utility-scale renewable energy projects. Power purchase agreements are now an option for getting your own clean energy source, without laying out the capital. But even big projects don’t happen without the right incentives in place. Some important federal subsidies are due to expire if Congress doesn’t act soon to extend them. Will that happen in an election year? Does this dark cloud cast gloom on renewable energy’s future? Denis Du Bois asks Mark McLanahan of MMA Renewable Ventures about his expectations for the production tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the global economy.
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Solaicx Anticipates Growth, Even if Economy Slows
Posted on: February 25th, 2008RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 — If the global economy coughs, will it choke off the flow of capital into the solar energy sector? Or does this hot industry have a special antibody that makes it immune to a recession? The prospect of a slowdown is a global issue. For a global perspective, Denis Du Bois interviews Peter Bostock of Solaicx, a company that ships its ingots and wafers to major photovoltaic cell manufacturers all over the world. (podcast)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College