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Erin Vaughan

Erin Vaughan is a blogger, gardener and aspiring homeowner. She currently resides in Austin, TX. Erin write with the goal of empowering homeowners with the expert guidance and educational tools they need to take on big home projects with confidence.

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Using solar to power eco-friendly outdoor performances

Art is at its most powerful when it inspires its viewers into action—and when the artist’s message revolves around alternative energy, those pieces have the...

Erin Vaughan / April 7, 2018

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Is space-based solar power the answer to a looming energy crisis?

The best spot for solar power isn’t California. It’s not the sub-Saharan desert or the wilds of the...

Erin Vaughan / February 4, 2018

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Is a diverse workforce the way forward for solar?

The Solar Foundation’s 2017 U.S. Solar Industry Diversity Study recently released, causing a stir among solar workers and...

Erin Vaughan / January 21, 2018

Perspective Science and Technology

What’s powering the Blockchain economy—solar energy

Earlier this year, Bitcoin reported that "miners"—volunteers who notarize Bitcoin transactions—have begun investing heavily in solar as a way to offset electricity costs from large,...

Erin Vaughan / October 16, 2017

Wood Mackenzie expects solar installations to hit 115 GWdc in 2020 — even during the pandemic

Sunrun study reveals that energy security is top of mind for the majority of U.S homeowners during COVID-19

Canadian Solar has launched Series 7 monofacial and bifacial modules that produce up to 665 Watts

Canadian Feds announce 100M investment to help the oil and gas sector reduce its greenhouse gas emissions

Designing rules for light-absorbing dyes that can help make organic solar cells more efficient

Researchers are helping create more efficient solar cells that also do a better job of resisting degradation

How introducing alkali metals into crystals of thin-film flexible solar cells improves their efficiency

Researchers use non-destructive acoustic monitoring to identify earliest stages of failure in solar cells

Achieving Tesla’s 56 percent battery cost reduction strategy — with available material technology

Tesla competitor, Nikola and GM partner to streamline manufacturing and battery technology use

Its not news that Tesla’s stock is rising — these are three factors that are driving the shares higher

China’s ballooning $42b clean energy debt is hurting shares of the country’s renewable developers

Renewables makeup 63.3 percent of new U.S. generating capacity — sole source of new capacity in June, July, and august

Covid-19 notwithstanding, solar + wind increase 15.5% and maintain their lead over coal and nuclear power

Mid-year Report: Solar + Wind increases 16% and retains status as the fastest-growing source of U.S. electricity

Latest FERC data shows, for the first half of 2020, renewables account for 57.1% of new U.S. generating capacity

If battery manufacturers design batteries for easier recycling, a looming e-waste crisis can be averted

Achieving Tesla’s 56 percent battery cost reduction strategy — with available material technology

Tesla competitor, Nikola and GM partner to streamline manufacturing and battery technology use

Post-pandemic recovery plan: Making a case for a federally implementable solar incentive program in Canada

It’s been two years since Matt installed solar panels on his Boston home. How’s it been going?

Check out this time-lapse video of a 15 kilowatt Tesla solar roof installation: completed in 4 days!

Do the environmental impacts of manufacturing solar panels outweigh the benefits? What about recycling?

How the U.S can actually transition away from fossil fuels in just 30 years — a complete road map

Erin Vaughan

Using solar to power eco-friendly outdoor performances

Is space-based solar power the answer to a looming energy crisis?

Is a diverse workforce the way forward for solar?

What’s powering the Blockchain economy—solar energy