If residential solar photovoltaics (PV) were adopted more widely in the United States, they could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But consumers balk at high up-front costs, even if energy savings would later offset those costs. A group of researchers...
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Erb Students featured in Chilean News for Ross MAP Solar Project
A Michigan Ross MAP team was featured in EMOL Economy for their work on a solar research project with The Chilean Association of Solar Energy (Acesol) this spring. The Ross students on the team include Nick Barrett (Erb MBA/MS '18), Andrew Dabrowski (MBA '17),...
Solar Financing in the U.S. – An Intern’s Explanation (Part I)
The Basics of Solar Financing Background You might say the solar industry is doing well. There’s a plethora of statistics that can be used to back up this assertion, but the graph below may sum up the picture best. Installation prices are falling, adoption is growing,...
Solar Water Pumps for Farmers in Drought-Stricken Morocco
By Pavel Azgaldov Morocco. Since childhood, I’ve associated the name with the taste of sweetest oranges. Casablanca. Marrakesh. Atlas Mountains. Berbers: All quickened my imagination. In my mind they were associated with adventure, luring me to visit one day. I...
PG&E: Hanging on to a ray of hope
PG&E: Hanging on to a Ray of Hope (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study # 1-429-377)– published 02/2014, 16 pages. Developed by: Chris Wolff, Masayuki Kawasaki, Natalie Guishar, and John Serron ('16) under the supervision of Andrew...