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GTM Research Goes to DC to Testify For Solar Jobs

GTM Research Goes to DC to Testify For Solar Jobs

Staff: September 8, 2011

GTM Research Managing Director Shayle Kann talks sense to Congress about solar as job creator and U.S. trade engine.

Greece: Desperately Seeking Solar

Greece: Desperately Seeking Solar

Eric Wesoff: September 6, 2011

The sun-soaked, cash-poor country sees solar as an economic salve.

Amazing Green Building, Questionable BIPV Solar Install

Amazing Green Building, Questionable BIPV Solar Install

Eric Wesoff: September 6, 2011

It’s definitely BIPV, and the goals of the architects behind this building seem pure, but the trees kind of defeat the purpose of actual energy production.

Australia Starting to Get on the Solar Map

Australia Starting to Get on the Solar Map

Eric Wesoff: September 1, 2011

Three big new utility-scale solar projects Down Under totaling more than 400 megawatts  

250MW Genesis Thermal Solar Gets $852M DOE Loan Guarantee

250MW Genesis Thermal Solar Gets $852M DOE Loan Guarantee

Eric Wesoff: August 30, 2011

A genuine loan guarantee, not a loan, for huge energy player NextEra

SolarReserve Gets $15M More for Solar Thermal

SolarReserve Gets $15M More for Solar Thermal

Eric Wesoff: August 26, 2011

But can SolarReserve make CSP work and fend off the PV momentum at the Crescent Dunes, NV site?

The Realities of Building-Integrated PV

The Realities of Building-Integrated PV

Eric Wesoff: August 24, 2011

eIQ Energy partners with Abound Solar and architectural firm Focus Materials on solar glass curtain walls. Can this trio make real BIPV happen?

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month

Eric Wesoff: August 24, 2011

Adventures in poor design. This month’s winner is on the rooftop of a congresswoman’s office.

Utility-Scale Solar Gains Momentum in Japan

Utility-Scale Solar Gains Momentum in Japan

Michael Kanellos: August 22, 2011

Mitsui and Toshiba plan to build a 50 MW plant following a similar plan from Softbank.

Tigo’s PV Panel Electronics Move On to Commercial Rooftops

Tigo’s PV Panel Electronics Move On to Commercial Rooftops

Eric Wesoff: August 19, 2011

Do microinverters lose their value in installations greater than 10 or 20 kilowatts? Are panel optimizers more than a niche?

California Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) Now Official

California Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) Now Official

Eric Wesoff: August 18, 2011

1,000 megawatt program starting in the fourth quarter of this year

Dark Day for Solar Thermal: Solar Trust Switches 500MW Power Plant to PV

Dark Day for Solar Thermal: Solar Trust Switches 500MW Power Plant to PV

Michael Kanellos: August 18, 2011

Blythe spirit

Solar Project Focus: Cupertino Electric’s PV Schools

Solar Project Focus: Cupertino Electric’s PV Schools

Eric Wesoff: August 16, 2011

Back to school—but this time with a district full of solar panels

New Greentech Media Conference to Explore the Strategies of US Solar Market

New Greentech Media Conference to Explore the Strategies of US Solar Market

Staff: August 10, 2011

Partnership between Greentech Media and the Solar Energy Industries Association Brings U.S. Solar Market Insight Conference to San Francisco, November 16–17.

Solar Firms in Q2 2011: SunPower, First Solar, Trina, Yingli, Suntech

Solar Firms in Q2 2011: SunPower, First Solar, Trina, Yingli, Suntech

Eric Wesoff: August 10, 2011

SunPower’s revenue up but losses grow and margins shrink. First Solar stock price below $100 for the first time since 2008.