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Solar Surplus: California's Renewable Energy Dilemma

Solar Surplus: California's Renewable Energy Dilemma

California's excess solar power production,…

Saudi Arabia Enters JVs With Chinese Solar Firms

Saudi Arabia Enters JVs With Chinese Solar Firms

Saudi Arabia has entered into joint…

Alternative Energy / Solar Energy

New Transparent Solar Cell to Revolutionize the Solar Sector?

Jul 23, 2012 at 17:17 | Brian Westenhaus

In the face of a string of intensely demoralizing federally backed alternative energy projects with Solyndra taking over a half billion dollars alone – solar panels seem to lead…

US Solar Can Compete with China with a Little Innovation

Jul 11, 2012 at 17:24 | Charles Kennedy

The US solar industry is undergoing some serious growing pains, with bankruptcies and mergers a necessary part of that process; meanwhile, competition from Chinese solar panels has many believing that…

Cities that are Paving the Way for an EV Revolution

Jul 05, 2012 at 17:37 | Climate Progress

Sixteen cities around the world have set a cumulative target to sell almost six million electric and plug in hybrid electric vehicles by 2020. If they reach this goal, EVs…

Getting Ahead in the Solar Energy Market

Jun 20, 2012 at 17:26 | Climate Progress

The solar industry has come a long way in recent years, but now companies around the world are grappling with a solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in rapid transition, with significant…

Rough Years Ahead for the Solar Industry

Jun 18, 2012 at 19:04 | Gary Hunt

Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) workshop presentation of its Q2:2012 outlook for photovoltaic panels has attracted a lot of attention.  Before the presentation BNEF leaked the workshop slides to Forbes,…

Investing in the Vast Solar Energy Potential of the Middle East and North Africa

Jun 07, 2012 at 18:23 | Charles Kennedy

Arguably, the Middle East and North Africa are ripe for renewable energy investment, particularly in the solar energy sector and specifically in terms of concentrated solar power (CSP). Because it…

Looking at the Potential Trade War between the U.S. and China

Jun 05, 2012 at 16:36 | Gary Hunt

It was no surprise that China responded to the US decision to impose countervailing tariff duties on sale of imported photovoltaic panels from China.  We expected more of a tit…

Thin-Film Solar Panels, Riding Out the Turbulence

Jun 04, 2012 at 17:58 | Charles Kennedy

Thin-film solar is attractive for a number of reasons; from the fact that it is more environmentally friendly to produce, to the low cost of manufacturing these much lighter weight…

Japanese Solar Market about to Boom

Jun 04, 2012 at 17:40 | Daily Energy Report

Last year, the Japanese government announced the creation of a national feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar, joining Germany and China in creating robust public policy to drive deployment of renewable…

Serbia to House World's Largest Solar Farm, But Investment Climate Flounders

May 29, 2012 at 17:48 | Charles Kennedy

While Serbia prepares to build the largest solar park in the world, tax revenue incentives and European Union policy initiatives rather than a public desire to go green help to…

Solar Trade Wars: Victory for US Manufacturers, Loss for Solar Overall?

May 23, 2012 at 17:36 | Charles Kennedy

Solar manufacturing lobbyists have won the latest round of a trade war with China, but the entire solar industry could pay dearly for a victory that could see heavy US…

Do Anti-Dumping Duties on China PV Panels Make Any Sense?

May 21, 2012 at 14:13 | Gary Hunt

“Low Prices, Always Low Prices” that is the tag line of one of the world’s largest retailers. That may be why Wal-Mart is one of the world’s largest retailers. But…

Proof that the Solar Industry is on the Brink of a Huge Expansion

May 11, 2012 at 09:11 | Climate Progress

A new report from the prominent global consulting firm McKinsey shows why solar photovoltaics have hit a tipping point.As the economics of solar PV continue to improve…

The US Solar Revolution: Sometimes Smaller is Bigger

May 09, 2012 at 19:28 | Charles Kennedy

Solar, wind and geothermal power sources accounted for only around 1.5 percent of US energy consumption last year, but a number of factors are merging to make solar a more…

Solar Cells that can be Painted or Printed Onto Materials

May 01, 2012 at 22:49 | Brian Westenhaus

Scientists at USC think they have the material made of nanocrystals that could be painted on surfaces for making a solar cell. If the team gets to commercial market, the…

New Nanotechnology That Turns Windows Into Transparent Solar Panels

May 01, 2012 at 22:45 | Energy Digital

Our modern world is consuming energy at insatiable rates. The high-tech complexity of contemporary society has created a demand for energy resources that are both easily accessible and infinitely available,…

Nanotechnology Could Make Original Solar Technologies Obsolete

Apr 26, 2012 at 17:29 | Energy Digital

The solar scenario over the last few decades has historically been dominated by silicone-based solar cells. Today, over 80 percent of the manufacturing infrastructure around the globe is dominated by…

NASA Take an In-Depth Look at Space Based Solar Power

Apr 13, 2012 at 16:28 | Brian Westenhaus

NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has started a Phase I effort to explore the overall viability and advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) for an orbital power station…

Solar Insanity: Why is Obama Obsessed with Solar Energy?

Feb 12, 2012 at 19:59 | Daniel J. Graeber

The U.S. Energy Department is throwing a lot of money at solar power recently, with California seemingly getting the bulk of the federal money. President Obama last year set some…

Is a Solar Energy Revolution Just Around the Corner?

Feb 07, 2012 at 12:27 | James Burgess

India’s “Solar Mission” to install 20,000MW of solar power by 2022 has recently had a boost following the news that electricity from solar power is now cheaper than that produced…

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