Andrew Burger
Andrew is a researcher, reporter, writer and editor whose work spans the fields of energy, science, technology, sociology, finance and political economy. He has a degree in geology, a master's in finance and has completed postgrad studies in international governance for biodiversity.
Solar Home Builders and Rooftop Specialists Geared Up for California’s Title 24 New Build...
State and local solar industry players have been gearing up for the institution of California’s new residential solar housing mandate on January 1, 2020,...
Seven Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrids Live in the Bahamas; More to Come
Hurricane Dorian all but devastated the Bahamas in September, the lightly populated island of Abaco being hit the worst. It wasn’t long thereafter that...
Newmont Goldcorp’s All-Electric Borden Mine Marks Landmark in Major Miners’ Clean Energy Transition
Leading multinational mining companies have been stepping up their investments in and deployment of on-site solar, battery energy storage and hybrid natural gas power...
Southeast Asian Solar Power Set to Surge as Costs Drop Below Natural-Gas Generation
Southeast Asian nations are stepping up plans to invest in and deploy solar power as the cost has dropped below that for gas-fired power...
Big-Box Retail and Shopping Mall Solar: From the Possible to the Probable to the...
Shopping malls and similar venues present attractive, big-time opportunities as potential sites for grid-connected solar power, energy storage and intelligent, highly energy-efficient facilities management....
Papua New Guinea Emerges as a World-Leading Market for Mobile Pay-Go Solar
Papua New Guineans are embracing mobile pay-go, aka PAYG, solar, which is proving to be a potent, if small-scale, agent of change in terms...
Reversal of U.S. Bifacial Solar Tariff Exemption Will Bite, But Growth Expected to Continue
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in early October abruptly and unexpectedly reversed its decision to exempt bifacial solar modules from global import tariffs, throwing up...
Natural Gas Power Stranded Asset Risk Reaches a Tipping Point
Investment risk in new and proposed natural gas power plants is on the rise. The risk of them becoming stranded assets has reached a...
Merchant Solar Projects Rise as Contract Prices Fall to Record Lows
The costs of deploying large-scale solar and solar-storage power plants have come down to a level where growing numbers of developers are willing, and...
Spain’s Second Solar Boom, and Possible Market Failure?
New solar installations in Spain have soared since the institution of new, more ambitious national renewable energy goals and regulatory reforms, including rescinding regulations...
Namibia Sets a Foundation for Sustainable Solar, Renewable Energy and Socioeconomic Development
New solar energy markets and industry are emerging worldwide as costs continue to decline, performance improves, supply chains expand, solar-plus-storage systems march towards economic...
Agrivoltaic Research, Applications Could Reconcile Trade-Offs at the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
A growing body of scientific research and real-world applications at the water-food-energy nexus is revealing that solar panels and photovoltaic (PV) energy systems on...
