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Big winners of Renewable Energy: IP and Manufacturing

ByBizMan

Renewable Energy Patents in 2019 As you look at the companies that are winners in Renewable Energy (RE) you have distinct winners (and losers, especially in the fossil fuel world). But there are entire countries that stand to win as well. Several countries have become exporters of energy, for example, when they produce more regional energy than they can use. I like the image set related to 25 areas/countries that are winners in Renewable Energy…

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SolarInvest2020: Residential Quick Take on Doing Good

BySustainMe

Residential Solar can be a good investment. Good Savings.   [UPDATE: 30% Investment Tax Credit on renewables in the IRA Act. See our Blog post here. This makes all the financial discussions below much more profitable. Also, higher inflation and higher power inflation.] Anyone thinking of putting solar on a residential property will obviously be friendly to doing a good deed for the environment, but would also like to understand the financial implications. There are…

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SolarInvest2020: Solar Profitability Calculations: Residential and Commercial

BySustainMe

As people hunker down at home, and spend time doing all those fix-up items that have been waiting for years, they should also consider working through the details of adding solar. First, of course, do those energy efficiency tricks that cost very little: smart thermostats, caulk windows and cracks, and improve your insulation. Your favorite power company will do an energy audit so you can get a check list of things to do. The typical…

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SolarInvest2020: Residential Solar is Good, but Commercial Solar can be Crazy Profitable!

BySustainMe

Business/Commercial Solar can be crazy profitable. [UPDATE: 30% Investment Tax Credit on renewables in the IRA Act 2022. See our Blog post here. This makes all the financial discussions below much more profitable. Also, higher inflation and higher power inflation.] Consistently three-fourths or more of people surveyed believe that renewable energy – especially solar – is good and that we should do more solar on the buildings where the sun shines consistently. But is doing…

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Solar 2020 and Sustainability: Looking for the Silver Lining

BySustainMe

Kelly Pickerel, Editor in Chief of Solar Power World magazine was cautiously optimistic in January when discussing the impact of US Import tariffs on the Solar industry and still solar installations were up 14% during 2019. She hoped that an even year, 2020, would bode well for solar. She concluded her opening letter by the editor in the January 2020 Trends in Solar edition of SPW: “Superstitious or not, I’m crossing my fingers for a calm,…

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Opportunity Lost by Waiting until 2020 for Solar Investment

BySustainMe

[UPDATE: 30% Investment Tax Credit on renewables in the IRA Act 2022. See our Blog post here. This makes all the financial discussions below much more profitable. Also, higher inflation and higher power inflation.] The Renewable Investment Tax Credit, which is currently in 2019 at 30% of the qualifying investment, is a wonderful incentive to put in renewable power including solar, wind and qualifying battery backup. The ITC will drop down by 4% in 2020…