The GW Solar Institute identifies, creates, and shares pragmatic solutions to the public policy barriers preventing the adoption and scale of solar energy.
06/23/2016
Check out Yale Climate Connection's episode on the Capital Partners Solar Project and Director Amit Ronen.
D.C. universities team-up for clean power - Yale Climate Connections Clean, renewable, and less-expensive solar energy combine to seal solar power deal . . . and at a fixed price.
06/22/2016
Check out tomorrow's episode of Yale Climate Connections, with our director, Amit Ronen, talking about the "“Foggy Bottom Solar Project." http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/
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06/15/2016
The New Energy Outlook 2016 report finds that at least $11.4 trillion will be invested in new power-generating sources over the next 25 years, and 60 percent of that will fund wind and solar power. Is this the end of fossil fuel use as we know it? http://ow.ly/onKJ301ix8C
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06/01/2016
published a report that forecasts Solar PV prices dropping to below $1.00/watt by 2020. http://ow.ly/uU4S300OWez
Solar PV Prices Will Fall Below $1.00 per Watt by 2020 GTM Research describes how the U.S. will achieve the ambitious SunShot target.
05/26/2016
The GW Solar Institute has announced that it has received $430,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative as part of the Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) funding program which seeks to reduce solar installation costs by addressing gaps in solar training and energy education.
Energy Dept. Awards Institute $430K to Boost Solar Energy Education | GW Solar Institute May 17, 2016 Print This Page New SunShot Program to Develop Next-Generation Solar Workforce George Washington University Awarded Federal Funds to Boost Solar Energy Education GW Solar Institute will lead development of cutting-edge training videos WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the George Washington Univer...
11/16/2015
The Wall Street Journal published GWSI's Director Ronen's op-ed on the Investment Tax Credit today, check it out: http://www.wsj.com/articles/will-solar-energy-plummet-if-the-investment-tax-credit-fades-away-1447643512
Will Solar Energy Plummet if the Investment Tax Credit Fades Away? Amit Ronen says the loss or reduction of the 30% credit will represent a “cliff” for the industry. John Farrell argues that the credit’s impact is overstated and solar will continue to grow.
06/09/2015
GWSI is excited to attend in July and present findings from its "Fitting Clean Energy into a Reformed Tax Code" research series.
Sign up by June 15th for early bird pricing!
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06/08/2015
5 Critical Points Missing from MIT's Future of Study
GWSI highlights several misleading policy recommendations that detract from the study's many technical insights and bright long-term vision for the future of solar. solar.gwu.edu/news/gwsi-examines-mits-future-solar-energy-study
GWSI Examines MIT's Future of Solar Energy Study | GW Solar Institute May 18, 2015 Print This Page WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the GW Solar Institute (GWSI) released its analysis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative's (MITEI) recent study on The Future of Solar Energy. GWSI highlights several misleading policy recommendations that it argues detr…
04/30/2015
GWSI continues to make the case for Congress to take action to avoid the solar ITC cliff. This week, Director of Research James Mueller published an op-ed in PV-Tech providing an accessible overview of the upcoming cliff and recommended solutions.
Greentech Media's Katherine Tweed also wrote a succinct summary of the report’s main findings.
Check out the PV Tech op-ed here: http://ow.ly/MlkFf and the Greentech Media article here: http://ow.ly/MlkLr
4 Ways to Blunt the Solar Tax Cliff : Greentech Media George Washington University’s Solar Institute finds it’ll take more than one fix.
04/22/2015
New analysis from the GW Solar Institute finds that the would raise the levelized cost of solar by at least 10% in 2017. For more information and analysis on the impact of the upcoming ITC expiration, read GWSI's new policy brief, Softer Solar Landings.
http://ow.ly/LXxtO
04/15/2015
Today, the GW Solar Institute released its latest policy brief, Softer Solar Landings, that analyzes several options to avoid the investment tax credit (ITC) cliff at the end of 2016. The brief ultimately recommends extending the current 30-percent ITC level for two years and phasing out the ITC gradually after 2018. Because the exact timing of an optimal phase-out is difficult to predict, the brief also recommends that Congress enact a new permanent ITC that includes an automatic phase-out for technologies based on their market maturity and scale. Find out more at ow.ly/LsnCY
New Research: Innovative Ways Congress Could Avoid Upcoming Investment Tax Credit Cliff | GW... April 15, 2015 Print This Page GWSI Releases New Policy Brief on Options for Softer Solar Landings, Submits Recommendations on Energy Tax Reform at Request of Senate Finance Committee WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the GW Solar Institute (GWSI) is releasing a new policy brief, Softer Solar Landings, as…
04/07/2015
Watch GWSI Advisory Board Member Scott Sklar deliver a powerful on the coming personal energy revolution!
The Future of Personal Energy Use | Scott Sklar | TEDxHerndon The convergence of personal power with personal security, personal transportation, personal communication, and personal networking. - This talk was given at ...