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U.S. Solar Market Stats: Q1 2011 by the Numbers

U.S. Solar Market Stats: Q1 2011 by the Numbers

Eric Wesoff: July 4, 2011

A solar graphic from Greentech Media and SEIA is worth 1,000 words.

First Solar DOE Loans Full Speed Ahead: 1,300MW, $4.5B

First Solar DOE Loans Full Speed Ahead: 1,300MW, $4.5B

Eric Wesoff: June 30, 2011

First Solar gets a very large Fourth of July present for its CdTe mega-projects.

GreenVolts, CPV Aspirant, Gets $39M in VC

Eric Wesoff: June 29, 2011

Second-tier CPV firm with unknown differentiation completes remainder of inside round.

Q-Cells Enters American Market With CIGS PV Panels

Q-Cells Enters American Market With CIGS PV Panels

Eric Wesoff: June 29, 2011

If column-inches covering CIGS solar were a source of power, our energy problems would be solved.

All Solar Politics is Local

All Solar Politics is Local

Eric Wesoff: June 28, 2011

In the U.S., at least

Shorting First Solar, Again

Shorting First Solar, Again

Eric Wesoff: June 27, 2011

Eventually, shorting First Solar might be a good strategy. Is that time now?

Building a Solar Industry in New York City

Building a Solar Industry in New York City

Eric Wesoff: June 24, 2011

Will a 15-year SREC program jump-start a solar industry in NYC?

PV Industry’s Call for Solar on the White House Roof is a Political Misplay

PV Industry’s Call for Solar on the White House Roof is a Political Misplay

Eric Wesoff: June 22, 2011

Leave the empty gestures to the politicians—the solar industry should focus on real change.

Australia Starts to Go Big in Solar

Australia Starts to Go Big in Solar

Eric Wesoff: June 21, 2011

The 150MW Moree PV Farm and 250MW solar thermal-gas hybrid plant from Areva show Australia moving to utility-scale solar power.

$2 Billion in DOE Conditional Loan Guarantees for Two 250MW CSP Plants

$2 Billion in DOE Conditional Loan Guarantees for Two 250MW CSP Plants

Eric Wesoff: June 14, 2011

The DOE loan guarantee program is really pushing CSP projects.

Intersolar 2011: Notes From the Solar Underground

Intersolar 2011: Notes From the Solar Underground

Shyam Mehta, Shayle Kann: June 14, 2011

Module prices at $1.30 a watt? First Solar opening a plant in India? Component inventory updates? All right here, from the trade show floor.

BrightSource’s “Head Start” for Desert Tortoises

BrightSource’s “Head Start” for Desert Tortoises

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2011

Plus, in related non-tortoise news, the BLM gave the green light for Bechtel to resume the next phase of construction at BrightSource’s Ivanpah CSP site.

Solar Developer Agile Energy Gets $24M More in VC Funding

Eric Wesoff: June 10, 2011

More action in the solar developer arena

Bechtel on BrightSource’s Ivanpah CSP Build

Bechtel on BrightSource’s Ivanpah CSP Build

Eric Wesoff: June 7, 2011

Being in the solar industry now includes testing tortoise blood, a new entry in the LCOE formula.