EU solar panel-makers are on the brink of extinction as a massive oversupply from China sees manufacturers pulling out of the market or facing insolvency.
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As the first generation of solar panels reach the end of their lifespan, experts warn that millions of tonnes of waste could end up in landfill.
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Guy de la Bédoyère in the Daily Sceptic says the Government is having a laugh if it expects him to pay £40,000 on making his house more energy efficient, including sticking a wind turbine on his roof.
Long time listener and friend Nick aka @ArtisanLoaf joins me this week. We discussed Elon Musk, his various companies, and his strange and often bad business practices. We started off by talking briefly about Musk’s privileged upbringing in South Africa. We talked about Musk’s first big start with PayPal and his business relationship with Peter Thiel. We then moved onto Tesla and the way the company has been run. We discussed the poor business model that the company has employed under the leadership of Musk.
The California Energy Commission is forcing homebuilders to include solar panels in new construction, which will take full effect in two years and will help the state meet its Agenda 21 goal of supplying 50% of its electricity with solar by 2030. Low cost housing is already in short supply, and the mandate will add as much as $12,000 to the cost of a new home. More than 30% of people in the state’s metro areas cannot afford housing in their area, and in some areas it is higher than 60%.
(ANTIMEDIA) South Australia — The government of South Australia wants to create the world’s largest “virtual” power plant, and it’s tapping Elon Musk’s Tesla, Inc. to do the job. On Sunday, Jay Weatherill, the state’s premier, announced the plan, which will see Tesla install its solar panels and Powerwall 2 batteries in 50,000 homes across South Australia over the next four […]
Israeli authorities claim stop-work orders were issued before Israeli soldiers raided the solar farm which allegedly did not have proper building permits.
The Netherlands has reacted with outrage after Israeli authorities seized dozens of solar panels in a remote occupied West Bank village that were donated by the Dutch government.
In the beginning of June 2017, workers brought a solar energy plant online capable of producing 40 megawatts of power. That’s cool all by itself, but this solar “farm” floats on a manmade lake in China’s Anhui province, and it is the largest floating solar project in the world. [1]
More than 30 countries have already reached grid parity without subsidies.
The new bill requires that all new buildings ─ commercial or residential ─ be fixed with solar panels unless...
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