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Alternative Energy / Solar Energy

Solar Investment Plunges Amid Panel Glut

Jan 17, 2019 at 12:37 | Irina Slav

Global spending on solar energy declined by almost a quarter last year to US$130.8 billion, mainly on the back of a regulatory policy overhaul in China that led to an…

Is Solar Growth Really Lagging?

Dec 27, 2018 at 09:54 | Haley Zaremba

Solar makes sense. It’s cost efficient, it’s eco-friendly and has no carbon footprint, electricity is generated in the same grid where it is consumed, and the price of installing panels…

A Unique Play In Solar

Nov 25, 2018 at 08:21 | Martin Tillier

Usually, when a stock has jumped around fifty percent in five months and twenty percent in just the last week or so, I am looking to sell. The market tends…

Will U.S. Solar Survive The Trade War?

Nov 05, 2018 at 12:40 | Irina Slav

When President Trump announced a 30-percent tariff on Chinese solar panels, the U.S. solar industry responded with an unsurprising outcry against the protectionist measure that aimed to make locally produced…

$200 Billion Saudi Solar Megaproject Might Never Happen

Oct 01, 2018 at 14:01 | Irina Slav

A $200-billion solar power project that was planned to be the largest solar farm in the world might never happen, government sources from Riyadh told the Wall Street Journal. The…

U.S. Solar Developers Benefit From Chinese Subsidy Cuts

Aug 31, 2018 at 17:46 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S. solar market has been rattled twice this year by two separate policy decisions, one in the United States and one in China. U.S. manufacturers and developers are now…

Brazil’s Opposing Energy Views

Aug 21, 2018 at 14:02 | Haley Zaremba

Brazil’s energy industry seems to be caught in a moment of deep ambivalence--on one side of the issue, they are breaking records in terms of renewable resources and green energy;…

India Surges Ahead In Global Solar Race

Aug 16, 2018 at 10:53 | Jon LeSage

While financial analysts and bankers warn about decline in the global solar market, the race is still on, and India has become one of the frontrunners. A new report by…

Is The Solar Industry Really In Trouble?

Jul 24, 2018 at 13:30 | Irina Slav

Last week Goldman Sachs ruined the mood of many in the solar industry—at least of those who pay attention to investment bank forecasts—by projecting that the solar panel market will…

Goldman Predicts Major Solar Market Contraction

Jul 20, 2018 at 08:40 | Julianne Geiger

Sweltering temperatures and a ton of sun aren’t enough to make this a good year for solar, with Goldman Sachs chiming in—again—with a dismal prediction: Global solar installations will decline…

Tesla Closing Down Solar Capacity

Jun 22, 2018 at 11:08 | Irina Slav

Tesla is closing down solar panel sales and installation facilities in nine states, Reuters reports, citing current and former employees of the company’s solar business as well as internal…

U.S. Solar Growth Undeterred By Solar Panel Tariffs

Jun 14, 2018 at 10:07 | Irina Slav

New solar generation capacity in the United States hit 55 percent of total new generation capacity additions in the first quarter of the year, despite the tariffs on imported PV…

China’s Surprising Move To Cut Solar Subsidies

Jun 11, 2018 at 15:38 | Robert Rapier

Chinese solar companies sold off sharply on Monday following an announcement by the Chinese government that it would take measures that may curb the astronomical growth of its solar industry.…

Dubai To Become Global Leader In Solar Energy

May 22, 2018 at 14:12 | Alan Mammoser

On a recent warm evening in the Dubai desert, government ministers and business leaders gathered to mark a major milestone in solar power, one of worldwide significance. A new phase…

Floating Solar Plants Gain Momentum In India

May 04, 2018 at 16:36 | Ag Metal Miner

There’s a new trend on the solar energy harnessing front in India. Like in China and a few of the Southeast Asian nations, India is seeing a spurt in what…

Rooftop Solar Could Power 75% Of U.S. Homes

May 03, 2018 at 13:42 | Robert Rapier

If you have ever wondered how much of the electricity demand in the U.S. could be supplied by rooftop solar, a new study has the answer. Last month the…

This Discovery Is Changing Solar Energy Forever

Apr 26, 2018 at 10:57 | Brian Westenhaus

Rice University scientists have discovered a novel phenomenon of light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials. The lattice expansion cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of…

Saudi Arabia To Fund Giant Solar Project With Oil Riches

Apr 06, 2018 at 16:51 | Robert Rapier

Modern Saudi Arabia has been built on the back of petroleum — an ancient resource that has been stored for millions of years underneath the kingdom. The Ghawar oilfield is…

Solar Attracted More Investment Than Any Technology In 2017

Apr 05, 2018 at 11:42 | MINING.com

Solar power last year attracted far more investment than any other technology, reaching almost $161 billion, an 18 percent increase when compared to 2016, a new study backed by the…

Building The World’s Largest Solar Project

Mar 28, 2018 at 17:27 | Nick Cunningham

Saudi Arabia wants to pour $200 billion into solar to build the world’s largest solar project. The Saudi sovereign wealth fund and SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan jointly announced plans…

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