Tag Archives: Photovoltaic

Germany Provides Working Model for High-penetration Solar on the Distribution Grid

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Though in 2012 solar power made up approximately 0.1% of the  electric generation in the United States, solar output has increased sevenfold over the last five years. Is it possible that this … Continue reading →

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Is Solar Power (Once Again) Really On Its Death Bed?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor To hear some folks talk, solar power is a dying industry.  We’ve seen this story before, they say: Remember the Jimmy Carter administration?  And how Ronald Reagan took the solar panels off … Continue reading →

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Is Renewable Power Cheaper Than Coal?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor It has for many years been accepted “knowledge” in the electric industry that renewable power simply can’t compete with coal power on price. It’s commonly believed that if we want clean renewable … Continue reading →

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Are We On the Cusp of a Transformation in Electric Generation Technology?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor The U.S. electric power industry was born in 1882 when Thomas Edison’s Edison Electric Illuminating Company opened a central generating station at Manhattan’s Pearl Street. Soon thereafter a number of small distribution … Continue reading →

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Solar Installations Up 66 Percent in Q1 2011 Compared to Q1 2010

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Enerdynamics staff Based on reports of exponential growth from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011, the U.S. solar industry’s future seems as bright as the sun that fuels it. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight™: Q1 2011 released in … Continue reading →

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Japan Looks to Renewable Energy Technology to Maintain, Rebuild in the Wake of Disaster

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor Aftershocks are still being felt in Tokyo more than two months after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the coastline of northeastern Japan. But the repercussions of the subsequent meltdown of the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Can Solar Power on Our Rooftops Compete with Existing Generation on Price?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President Imagine a world in which photovoltaic (PV) solar power installed on the rooftop of your house was a cheaper source of power than the existing fleet of coal, natural gas, nuclear and hydro generating units.  Such … Continue reading →

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