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Concentrating solar power firms form industry alliance
On March 6, a group of concentrating solar power companies announced the formation of a new industry group, the Concentrating Solar Power...
Mar 7, 2012
North American PV installations reach quarterly high in Q4 2011
The North American PV market reached a new quarterly high with almost 1 GW installed in the last quarter of 2011, according to a report...
Feb 6, 2012
Analysis finds solar leading the pack in clean energy investment
According to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, global investment in clean energy has jumped five percent from 2010, reaching a...
Jan 18, 2012
Solar industry survey highlights challenges but finds stakeholders optimistic
A new survey of utility-scale solar industry stakeholders sheds light on perceptions of the current state of solar and the future...
Jan 11, 2012
Solar leasing firm foresees more market consolidation in 2012
SunRun, a company that offers solar leasing and PPAs to over 15,000 customers in the U.S., released predictions for the state of solar...
Jan 3, 2012
BP Solar ends operations
After almost 40 years in the solar industry, Europe’s second-largest oil company has decided to wind down it’s solar venture. According...
Dec 28, 2011
Study shows record growth for solar in Q3 2011
A study released this morning shows that the U.S. solar energy industry has seen 140 percent year-on-year growth, setting a record for...
Dec 14, 2011
Google ends solar R&D initiative
Wednesday, November 23, Google announced the end of its Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE<C) initiative. The RE<C program began 2007...
Nov 24, 2011
Chinese PV firms to file trade complaint
China Daily reports that a group of Chinese PV industry group will call upon the Ministry of Commerce to launch an investigation into...
Nov 21, 2011
Chinese solar industry criticizes U.S. complaints
Last month’s petitions from U.S. solar firms demanding countervailing duties of 100 percent on Chinese solar panel imports have been met...
Nov 9, 2011
U.S. solar firms oppose petitions against Chinese imports
This morning, a group of 25 U.S. solar firms have come together against recent charges of unfair trade practices by Chinese solar panel...
Nov 8, 2011
Google invests in solar energy financing
On September 27, Google and Clean Power Finance announced a residential solar fund partnership that will enable 3,000 homeowners to go...
Sep 30, 2011
Westinghouse rolls out all-in-one rooftop solar kit
On September 26 Westinghouse Solar announced the release of a new product for homeowners: an “all-in-one” rooftop solar kit. The kit,...
Sep 27, 2011
DOE Rejects SolarCity Loan Guarantee
Just weeks after the DOE announced a conditional commitment for a $275 million loan guarantee to SolarCity for solar installations on...
Sep 26, 2011
Report: U.S. PV installations up 69% from 2010
A September 20 report on the U.S. solar market found the number of PV installations for the second quarter of 2011 to be 69 percent...
Sep 20, 2011
Solyndra suspends operations, plans bankruptcy filing
On August 31, Solyndra, Inc. suspended operations, leaving 1,100 employees out of a job, and announced plans to file for bankruptcy...
Sep 6, 2011
U.S. breaks records with $1.9B solar export surplus in 2010
New report shows growth in U.S. solar component exports, highlighting the country’s key role in the solar energy supply chain. A report...
Sep 3, 2011
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