New Sklar Publications
Puerto Rico needs Microgrids and Private Buy-in for Reliable Energy by Scott Sklar — 10/04/17 04:40 PM EDT His peer-reviewed paper on zero-energy buildings was published on zero energy buildings in 2013, “Perspective on multi-scale assets for clean energy technologies...
Wind Turbine
Ever wonder if residential wind turbines are loud or intrusive? This video should put such fears to rest.
UC Davis and SunPower Completed 16.3-Megawatt Solar Plant
University of California, Davis (UC Davis), together with San Jose-based SunPower, has constructed a 16.3-megawatt (AC) solar power plant on a 62-acre site south of Interstate 80. SunPower will own and operate the project and sell the generated power to UC Davis. The...
Solar, Wind, Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Extended by Congress
As seen at RenewableEnergyWorld December 21, 2015 By Scott Sklar President On Dec. 15, House Republicans unveiled legislation that included multiyear extensions of tax credits for solar, wind, biofuels and electric vehicles, and energy efficiency. These bills passed...
Solar Jobs Overtake Coal
According to the National Mining Association, the total number of coal miners in the United States fell from 705,000 in 1923 to 87,000 in 2008, while coal production increased from 565,000 tons to over one billion tons during the same period. The number of coal miners...
Historic First
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY: Germany, the fifth largest economy in the world, in 2014 had 50% of its energy from solar and in on day in May 2014 over 70% of its total electricity from solar an wind. The United States 84% of all new electric power was renewable...
Solar Power Meets Half of Germany’s Energy Demand
Solar Power Meets Half of Germany's Energy Demand A core facet of Chancellor Merkel's historic "Energiewende" clean energy transition, Germany has led the world in driving adoption of solar energy technology and systems. Although it is now pulling back hard on...
Renewables 100% of New Capacity in April
RENEWABLE ENERGY DOMINATES ANOTHER MONTH: WIND + SOLAR = 100% OF NEW CAPACITY IN APRIL OVER 84% OF NEW U.S. GENERATING CAPACITY YEAR-TO-DATE IS FROM RENEWABLES For Release: Tuesday - May 26, 2015 Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-270-6477 x.11 Washington DC – In what is...
Sklar Speaks at TEDx
The Stella Group's Scott Sklar recently spoke to TEDx Herndon on the topic of the future of personal energy use. Check out the video:
PV Park in Caceres Completed
Solarpack PV parks worth 12 MW in the Caceres region of Spain 12_7_11 http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/solarpack-completes-2-spanish-pv-parks_100005081/ http://www.solarpack.es/ing/index.aspx