The great innovations of the 21st Century will be social. I predict that the solutions to our greatest challenges will emerge through new ways of coming together. Case in point, the Drake Landing Solar Community is a fully integrated housing development that takes solar to the next level. Solar panels channel heat [...]

On the weekend, I posted a piece called Three Ways to Accelerate a Transition to Local Solar Power. In it, I highlighted three noteworthy approaches: local financial incentives, which San Francisco just approved, a solar financing district, which the city of Berkeley is creating, and plans, such as one by Helio Micro Utility, that enable [...]

This past week, the city of San Francisco adopted a new program called GoSolarSF to encourage homeowners and businesses to purchase and install solar panels. Through the program, the city provides financial incentives that, when combined with state and federal tax incentives, can reduce the cost of a typical residential installation from $25,000 to [...]

Grist’s David Roberts has posted an excerpt from an interview with Dr. Hermann Scheer, a leading advocate for renewable energy. (New Scientist conducted the interview, but requires a subscription to access the full interview.) Dr. Scheer is a physicist, member of the German parliament, and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy.
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