There has literally never been a better time to go solar! Solar PV has made so many advances in the last thirty years that it is now able to compete with the retail cost of electricity in many jurisdictions. Solar PV, in the last 5 years, has evolved so quickly, that those not directly involved in the industry do not know that sol…
Wow, Ontario's industry once again receives a major blow, as the province has canceled their Feed-In-Tariff for "large projects"; those over 500 kW.
This really isn't a surprise; when the latest FIT program was introduced in 2009 (Green Energy Act), the FITs were so generous that we knew it was not sustainable. The tragic story of Ontario so…
Photo Credit: Jim Wilson, The New York Times
As the old cliche` states, "You get what you pay for" certainly applies to the post - PV module price crash. While price declines are a necessary function to allow the PV industry to continue to grow and become sustainable over the long term, buyers need to remember that …
Wow, what a spring it has been. LOTS has been happening here at Sunfind Solar products! This includes moving into our new facility, investing in equipment and technology, improved solar PV sytems and more...
To read all about, please see our newsletter >>> Spring Newsletter 2013
With solar energy expanding at such a rapid rate, storage technologies are one of the biggest hurdles for the industry. The need to store huge amounts of energy (MW and GW) is becoming such a major issue that countries like Germany are providing financial support for those firms working on new storage technologies.
Researchers at the US Dep…
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