Sunrun and GRID Alternatives renew solar training program for another year

Sunrun and GRID Alternatives renewed a partnership to train California residents in solar installation skills for a second year. Through Sunrun and GRID’s partnership, trainees install on large-scale solar projects in California and gain…

PowerMarket, SunRaise complete 7-MW community solar project in Maine

Borrego Solar installation at 31 Perkins Road in Belfast, ME. (Photo By: Greg M. Cooper / Borrego Solar)A 7-MW community solar project in Belfast, Maine is now operational and providing clean energy to the utility grid. PowerMarket, an employee-owned…

Michigan Municipal League backs state community solar legislation

Credit: OYA Solar The Michigan Municipal League backed community solar legislation by joining the Michigan Community Solar Alliance (MCSA). The League advocates on behalf of more than 520 municipalities across the state and has joined MCSA…

Kristin Thomason, Maine Solar Solutions

For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? I had worked in retail for over a decade…

As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must.

China’s breakneck growth over the last four decades erected soaring cities where there had been hamlets and farmland. The cities lured factories, and the factories lured workers. The boom lifted hundreds of millions of people out of the…

In Deal With Germany, U.S. Drops Threat to Block Russian Gas Pipelines

The announcement followed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meetings in Washington last week with Mr. Biden, who said during the visit that the two leaders had agreed that they were “united in our conviction that Russia should not be able to…

Maine Will Make Companies Pay for Recycling. Here’s How It Works.

In Maine, packaging products covered by the law make up as much as 40 percent of the waste stream.In both states, one important benefit of the program is that it will make recycling more uniform statewide. Today, recycling is a patchwork,…

Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them.

On paper, Toyota’s approach to zero-emissions vehicles, the hydrogen fuel cell, is a dream: Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, these cars carry hydrogen tanks and fuel cells that turn the hydrogen into electricity. They refuel and…

Climate Crisis Turns World’s Subways Into Flood Zones

Follow our live coverage of extreme weather and climate change.Terrified passengers trapped in flooded subway cars in Zhengzhou, China. Water cascading down stairways into the London Underground. A woman wading through murky, waist-deep water…

RP Construction Services recognized as the 10th Top Solar Contractor in the U.S.

Monterey, CALIF., April 22, 2021 (Solar Business Hub) — California-based solar contractor RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS ) announces it has been recognized as a top solar contractor with a ranking of No. 10 overall on the list developed…