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Report: CPV Installations to Top 1 GW Per Year by 2015

Report: CPV Installations to Top 1 GW Per Year by 2015

Eric Wesoff: May 19, 2011

The year that CPV broke

Mixed Greens: Paul Allen Likes Solyndra, EnerNoc Lands a Big One, and More

Mixed Greens: Paul Allen Likes Solyndra, EnerNoc Lands a Big One, and More

Michael Kanellos: May 18, 2011

Plus, cheap lights and OLEDs at LightFair

SDG&E Serious About CPV: Utility Adds 125 MW PPA

SDG&E Serious About CPV: Utility Adds 125 MW PPA

Eric Wesoff: May 18, 2011

If everything goes right, San Diego will have 305 megawatts of CPV installed in the the next few years.

Suntech Adding Third Shift at Arizona PV Factory

Suntech Adding Third Shift at Arizona PV Factory

Eric Wesoff: May 17, 2011

A bit of good American manufacturing news in a gloomy solar quarter.

SunPower Q1 Results: Italy Impacts Revenue

SunPower Q1 Results: Italy Impacts Revenue

Eric Wesoff: May 12, 2011

Revenue shortfall on Italian market uncertainty; U.S, biggest market in Q1.

Biggest Solar Roof in the World: 5.38 MW PV at Toys ‘R’ Us

Biggest Solar Roof in the World: 5.38 MW PV at Toys ‘R’ Us

Eric Wesoff: May 12, 2011

Constellation Energy installing 37,000 Uni-Solar flexible amorphous silicon panels

Solar Developer Profile: Lincoln Renewable Energy

Solar Developer Profile: Lincoln Renewable Energy

Eric Wesoff: May 11, 2011

From site identification to commencement of construction in 18 months

CPV Ascendant? Cogentrix Gets $90M Loan Guarantee for 30MW Project

CPV Ascendant? Cogentrix Gets $90M Loan Guarantee for 30MW Project

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2011

Amonix to provide the CPV hardware.

Advanced Energy Wins 150MW Inverter Contract at Sempra PV Project

Advanced Energy Wins 150MW Inverter Contract at Sempra PV Project

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2011

And announces an efficiency milestone as well: 98%

First Solar’s Q1 Results: Flat Sales, EU Outlook Down

First Solar’s Q1 Results: Flat Sales, EU Outlook Down

Eric Wesoff: May 4, 2011

Efficiency up to 11.7 percent, as are other metrics. Sales down slightly.  Gross margin down 2.9 percent to 45.8 percent.

Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations

Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2011

Five- to ten-megawatt CSP plants, pre-assembled and containerized might drive down the cost of this technology.

Some CPV News You Might Have Missed Last Week

Some CPV News You Might Have Missed Last Week

Eric Wesoff: May 2, 2011

Concentrating photovoltaics are actually starting to generate megawatts of energy in 2011.

Nanosolar 2.0: New Attitude and New Deals for Up to 1 GW of Solar Panels

Nanosolar 2.0: New Attitude and New Deals for Up to 1 GW of Solar Panels

Eric Wesoff: April 28, 2011

A CIGS photovoltaic panel player rebounds after some setbacks.

BrightSource Files for $250M IPO: A Closer Look

BrightSource Files for $250M IPO: A Closer Look

Eric Wesoff, Brett Prior: April 25, 2011

Another greentech IPO aspirant with massive VC and DOE loan funding, negligible sales, big losses, and uncertain costs. And beware the desert tortoise, my son, the jaws that bite, the claws that catch.