NREL Report: "Photovoltaic (PV) Shading Testbed for Module-level Power Electronics"
This document focuses primarily on the residential rooftop market to determine representative shade conditions in which it would seem that distributed power electronics have made the greatest initial impact. However, the market is quickly evolving for PV power electronics, and follow-on test cases could easily be considered that would be appropriate for commercial flat roof or utility-scale ground-mount PV.
NREL report: "Using Renewable Energy Purchases to Achieve Institutional Carbon Goals:
A Review of Current Practices and Considerations." With organizations and individuals increasingly interested in accounting for their carbon emissions, greater attention is being placed on how to account for the benefits of various carbon mitigation actions available to consumers and businesses. This paper explores the role of green power and carbon offsets in carbon footprinting and the distinctions between the two products. It reviews how leading greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs treat green power purchases and discusses key issues regarding how to account for the carbon benefits of renewable energy. It also discusses potential double counting if renewable energy generation is used in multiple markets.
Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2010 Edition
The clean energy race is on. The investment and finance data presented in the Pew Clean Energy Program's new report, Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2010 Edition (PDF), show that countries are jockeying for a leadership position in this growing and increasingly competitive sector. Countries with clear, consistent and constructive clean energy policies are powering investment forward.
Circuit Protection Components for Wind Power Production
Wind Power’s Safest Connection for Circuit Protection Ferraz Shawmut is an international company manufacturing a wide range of circuit protection
solutions for the wind power industry. Drawing on a century of experience—and an ongoing commitment to critical research in electrical safety—we provide industrial, commercial, and OEM customers with innovative products and technical support teams to increase effectiveness, simplify applications, and enhance productivity.
Community Wind: Once Again Pushing the Envelope of Project Finance
The community wind sector in the United States defined in this report as consisting of relatively small utility-scale wind power projects that sell power on the wholesale market and that are developed and owned primarily by local investors has historically served as a test bed or proving grounds not only for up-and-coming wind turbine manufacturers trying to break into the broader U.S. wind market, but also for wind project financing structures...
IPCC SRREN: Summary for Policy Makers
The Summary for Policy Makers provides an overview of the SRREN. It summarizes the essential findings concerning the report`s analysis of literature on and experiences with the scientific, technological, environmental, economic and social aspects of the contribution of six renewable energy sources to the mitigation of climate change...
2010 Wind Technologies Market Report
Produced by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, analyzes trends in wind power capacity, manufacturing, performance, and costs. The results indicate that wind energy installations comprised 25% of new U.S. electricity capacity additions in 2010, representing $11 billion in new investments and enough new capacity to power...
Consumer Attitudes About Renewable Energy: Trends and Regional Differences
The majority of consumers (80%) indicated that they care about the use of renewable energy. However, concern has diminished slightly over time, which is consistent with other broad environmental consumer attitudes (such as concerns related to environmental protection or sustainable agriculture)...
Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: Introduction
There are many possible configurations for solar lights. The Consortium for Solar Lighting will focus on pole mounted systems, the kind typically used for roadways, pathways, parking lots, and other overhead lighting...
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ecosystems. 
