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Smart Grid Market in China, Japan and South Korea to Hit $19 Billion by 2016

Smart Grid Market in China, Japan and South Korea to Hit $19 Billion by 2016

STAFF: May 16, 2012

New report from GTM Research pinpoints the strategies for engaging Asia’s top smart grid markets.

Video: NRG CEO David Crane on Electric Vehicles and Parking

Video: NRG CEO David Crane on Electric Vehicles and Parking

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2012

“I am very pleased that NRG employees have been among the first to embrace plug-in vehicles—even if it means I don’t have a guaranteed parking spot at work.”

The EEStor Ultracapacitor Saga Continues

The EEStor Ultracapacitor Saga Continues

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

The ultracapacitor urban legend rises again.

No Smart Meter, No Cost in Vermont

No Smart Meter, No Cost in Vermont

Katherine Tweed: May 15, 2012

Vermont becomes the first state to ofter free opt-outs, but overall refusal rates stay low.

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

Sovello joins Germany’s Q-Cells, Soltecture, Odersun, Solar Millennium, and Solon in the group of extremely troubled or shuttered German PV manufacturing firms.

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2012

Advocates say solar’s “civil rights policy” is under attack, and utilities say it is unfair to ratepayers.

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: May 15, 2012

Dow Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, MEMC, REC Silicon, and Suntech America believe that free trade is good for the American solar industry and American jobs.

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: May 15, 2012

China’s solar industry subsidies distort the solar PV competitive and trade landscape.

A123 Reports $125M Q1 Loss as Recall Woes Drag On

A123 Reports $125M Q1 Loss as Recall Woes Drag On

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 15, 2012

The lithium-ion battery maker suffers a record quarterly loss and reduces 2012 outlook as it starts to replace faulty batteries.

Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

The 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar plant on 225 acres in Colorado is now the CPV heavyweight champion.

One Degree Can Save More Than You Think

One Degree Can Save More Than You Think

Katherine Tweed: May 15, 2012

Even adjusting the thermostat in winter can save real money.

Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Jeff St. John: May 15, 2012

Clean Power Research says its prediction tools can help turn rooftop solar panels into predictable power assets.

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Eric Wesoff: May 14, 2012

The other tariff shoe drops this week. It could change the shape of the solar market.

Free Nights Come to Electricity Plans

Free Nights Come to Electricity Plans

Katherine Tweed: May 14, 2012

TXU offers an energy plan that sounds a lot like a mobile phone plan.

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2012

Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.

The Soft Grid 2012