A big win globally recently for climate activist and the overall reduction of carbon emission as major oil giants are facing the heat of the energy transition. Thousands of citizens joined the lawsuit charging Royal Dutch Shell, claiming that Shell's fossil fuel...
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The Energy Transition
Although there are many unknowns, it is quite clear that the new US administration led by President Joe Biden plans to take serious action against carbon emissions in the coming years. In fact, the globe seems to be taking a leap with aggressively tackling climate...
What is a good Solar Software: From Beginners to Professionals?
The answer is as simple (or as complicated) as answering "What is a good car?" Every car has 4 wheels, and steering wheel and yet every car model is different and speaks to a different user. At the heart of this question is the understanding of "who are you", to...
Top US Corporates Adopting On-site Solar Electricity
May 31, 2018: Last month, Apple's CEO Tim Cook proudly announced the launch of their new 100% Solar-powered global headquarters in California. SEIA's recent study on US Corporate Solar reveals 325MW of Solar purchases by Corporates in 2017, with Target Corporation...
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE (DER) GROWTH
Originally published by Tom Hulsebosch, Paul DeCotis, David South, Jack Winter on WestMonroePartners.com. The rise of distributed energy resources (DERs) is an exciting and interesting opportunity for customers, and a challenge and opportunity for the utilities and...
5 TRENDS IMPACTING REVENUE FOR SOLAR ENERGY DISTRIBUTORS
As the pace of growth in solar energy and related services accelerates, the pressures on distributors to compete are becoming more evident. Those distributors who adapt, evolve and optimize their businesses have significant opportunities to increase their revenues....
THE SLEEPING GIANTS IN SOLAR: INSIGHT ON CLEAN ENERGY TRENDS FROM CECET’S, RICK LEWANDOWSKI
The Center for Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology (CECET), an Intertek subsidiary, has made it their mission to provide services and resources for product developers, manufacturers, and investors in the renewable energy industry. Through their comprehensive efforts...
WORKING CAPITAL FINANCING: AN INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS KING, CFO
Enact recently announced its partnership with RapidAdvance. To bring efficient working capital solutions to distributed energy contractors on Enact’s Pro solar software. What does this partnership mean for contractors and installers? First, this is a milestone for the...
5 SIMPLE WAYS TO SELL MORE SOLAR
Most installers will be happy to learn that selling more solar takes no extra work. With these simple tricks, you can close deals faster and easier than ever been. 1. Give Your Team the Tools They Need Use the right technology to convert more leads into customers. To...
RECORD GROWTH OF SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN Q2 2014
The US Solar market set a new record for second quarter sales of over 1.1GW, up 21% over the same quarter in 2013. Analysts expect 2014 to be a banner year, with 6.5GW as a forecast. Which will be 36% higher than 2013 and more than 650% over 2010 levels. Furthermore...