Solar 101 Powerpoint is available for download.
Notes are available here.
Video will be posted soon!
For Further Reading (URL’s and PDF’s):
News:
Research:
- National Renewable Energy Lab
- Solar Energy Industry Association
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance
- Bloomberg New Energy Finance
- Rocky Mountain Institute
Books:
- “Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy-and Our Planet- from Dirty Energy” by Danny Kennedy
- “Reinventing Fire” by Amory Lovins
Solar 101 Specific:
The role of solar thermal:
- Concentrating solar power: its potential contribution to a sustainable energy future,” European Academies Science Advisory Council, 2011
- Concentrating Solar Power: Energy from Mirrors,” National Renewable Energy Lab, 2011
- “The CSP Storage Technology Debate,” Greentech Media, 2013
U.S. Residential vs. Commercial vs. Utility Installations:
- “US Solar PV Installs 684MW in Q3, Looking for Huge Q4”, Greentech Media, 2012
- “Solar Energy Facts: Q3 2012”, Solar Energy Industries Association
Other units used in energy:
Global energy use statistics
Technical potential analysis
- “U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis,” National Renewable Energy Lab, 2012
- “Re-thinking 2050: A 100% Renewable Energy Vision for the European Union,” European Renewable Energy Council, 2010
Other financial metrics:
- Levelized cost of energy: “The Drivers of the Levelized Cost of Electricity for Utility-Scale Photovoltaics,” SunPower, 2008
- Grid Parity: “Rooftop Revolution: Changing Everything with Cost-Effective Local Solar,” Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 2012
Third party financing
- “The Secret to Solar Power,” The New York Times, 2012
- “Solar Leases Will Drive Solar Home Growth to $5.7B,” Forbes, 2013
- “Re-Imagining US Solar Financing,” Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2012
- “Solar for All,” Sierra Club Magazine, 2013
Manufacturing
- “PV Module Consolidation in 2013-2014: What to Expect,” Greentech Media, 2012
- “U.S. Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels,” The New York Times, 2012
- “Solar Tariffs Upheld, but May Not Help in U.S.,” The New York Times, 2012
- “Solar Installations Surge on Lower Costs and Government Support,” The New York Times, 2012
Subsidies + Investment structures