Tag Archives: Solar Paradigm

Renewable Energy Databook from NREL

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Enoch1680

Better late than never, NREL put out a renewable energy databook that covers RE through the end of 2013. It is full of charts and graphs that do a nice job of illustrating RE progress in the US and the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Energy Paradigm, Path to a New Paradigm, Resources and Information | Tagged growth, Photovoltaics, PV, PV Cost Reduction, PV Growth, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Paradigm, United States, Wind Energy, Wind Power, Wind turbine | 2 Comments

Tesla is the Most Important Car Company – Morgan Stanley

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Enoch1680

Photo Credit Hans-Johnson CC Tesla is the Most Important Car Company – Morgan Stanley. Tesla mainstreaming EVs, from the world class design to safety to disruptive cost reduction of Li-ion batteries, Tesla is leading revolutionary change in the auto industry … Continue reading →

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What Percentage of the Worlds Land Area Would Be Required to Run Everything With Solar?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Enoch1680

0.3% of the earths surface is what is required to harvest the energy needed for all of humanity’s electrical and auto transportation needs. That is for 10 billion living with the same energy intensity as in the US. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Path to a New Paradigm | Tagged EV, Photovoltaics, PV, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Paradigm | 2 Comments

Renewables In Perspective

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Enoch1680

This Sandia paper offers insights as to the potential for various renewable energy sources. This is one of the sources that Elon Musk is using to guide his vision. Richard Perez offers similar information graphically, see below.

Posted in New Energy Paradigm, Path to a New Paradigm | Tagged PV, Renewable Energy, solar, Solar Energy, Solar Paradigm, wind, Wind Energy, Wind Power | 2 Comments

Utility Scale Solar Cost Halves in 4 Years

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Enoch1680

Great progress is being made in lowering the cost of PV. This report on utility scale PV generation shows recent progress. UPDATE: Dubai paves the way and gets there several years early. Other renewable energy and related cost reduction trends … Continue reading →

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Installed Renewables Capacity

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Enoch1680

UPDATED APRIL 22, 2015 The report from which this graphic was obtained is Here . UPDATE: 2015 Cumulative Wind Installations Wind capacity has risen by nearly 100 fold in the last 20 years. If we see 1 / 10th of … Continue reading →

Posted in Industry Growth, New Energy Paradigm | Tagged Photovoltaics, PV Growth, Renewable Energy, Solar Paradigm, wind, Wind Energy | 7 Comments

China Looking at 4GW Solar Installation

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Enoch1680

INDIA SOLAR RESOURCE Map showing excellent solar resource in India See article on INDIA ADDING 4 GW here. For comparison, the US Southwest has fabulous solar resources as well. Better than India. Only in remote areas of the … Continue reading →