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Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

Solar thermal hybrids create the chimera of a solar-augmented coal or natural gas plant. Does it make sense?

Solar Trade War: It Just Doesn’t Matter

Solar Trade War: It Just Doesn’t Matter

Eric Wesoff: February 6, 2012

Tariffs are likely, China will remain dominant in regionalized manufacturing, and pricing will largely be unaffected.

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Herman K. Trabish: February 1, 2012

Will it make a difference in a region torn by contention over renewables?

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

Element Power and NextEra get delayed; enXco gets started.

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

Study warns of dire impact on US solar industry jobs if tariffs are imposed.

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 1

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 1

Eric Wesoff: January 27, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments?

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments?

Eric Wesoff: January 17, 2012

It’s not Stion or Nanosolar or Solibro or MiaSolé or any other VC-funded startup.

3 GW of Solar in China in 2012?

3 GW of Solar in China in 2012?

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

Can China jump-start its domestic solar market?

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

They tend to do things big in Texas.

SolarWorld’s Gordon Brinser Responds to Solar Trade Tumult

SolarWorld’s Gordon Brinser Responds to Solar Trade Tumult

Gordon Brinser: January 13, 2012

This letter was sent to members on both sides of the solar dumping trade claim between the US and China. 

CEO of an American PV Installer Weighs In on the SolarWorld-China Trade Claim

CEO of an American PV Installer Weighs In on the SolarWorld-China Trade Claim

Darius Tarsio: January 12, 2012

The CEO of Helios Electric, a small PV installer, gives us the view from the rooftop, rather than the boardroom.

CPS Energy to Announce OCI as Developer of 400 MW Solar PV Plant

CPS Energy to Announce OCI as Developer of 400 MW Solar PV Plant

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2012

If and when completed, the project will be one of the largest PV projects on earth.

SunPower and Total: With Friends Like These…

SunPower and Total: With Friends Like These…

Eric Wesoff: January 9, 2012

CEO says Total will “turn around” SunPower.