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HelioPower Installs PV but Looks at the Entire Energy Picture

HelioPower Installs PV but Looks at the Entire Energy Picture

Eric Wesoff: April 6, 2011

One of the ten largest solar installers in California is also an energy auditor and hybrid systems engineer and financier.

SolFocus and Bechtel Install 1 MW of CPV on a Pistachio Farm

SolFocus and Bechtel Install 1 MW of CPV on a Pistachio Farm

Eric Wesoff: April 1, 2011

A flurry of recent CPV news, from technology improvements to real megawatt-scale projects.

BrightSource Raises Another $201M for Solar Thermal

BrightSource Raises Another $201M for Solar Thermal

Eric Wesoff: March 31, 2011

This is going to have to be a big financial exit if investors are to be kept happy.

The Humanitarian Side of Solar and Renewables

The Humanitarian Side of Solar and Renewables

Eric Wesoff: March 22, 2011

We take a break from pure capitalism to honor the human, animal, and environmental-minded side of the renewable business.

Soitec Bringing 150MW CPV Solar Project to Light

Soitec Bringing 150MW CPV Solar Project to Light

Eric Wesoff: March 21, 2011

A turning point for CPV?

First Solar Rumors: Buying a VC-Funded CIGS Firm?

First Solar Rumors: Buying a VC-Funded CIGS Firm?

Eric Wesoff: March 17, 2011

First Solar acquiring CIGS thin film startup HelioVolt?

Solar Fight Club Round 2: Rooftop vs. Ground Mount

Solar Fight Club Round 2: Rooftop vs. Ground Mount

Eric Wesoff: March 16, 2011

Where is the smartest place to locate solar?

Solar Fight Club: Round One—Feed-In Tariffs

Solar Fight Club: Round One—Feed-In Tariffs

Eric Wesoff: March 16, 2011

Aggression and acrimony at Greentech Media’s Solar Summit.

Solar Summit: The Challenge of Gigawatt-Scale PV

Solar Summit: The Challenge of Gigawatt-Scale PV

Eric Wesoff: March 15, 2011

Solar heavyweights weigh in on scaling to big solar.

Solar Summit 2011: The U.S. Solar Market in 2015

Solar Summit 2011: The U.S. Solar Market in 2015

Eric Wesoff: March 15, 2011

How do we grow the U.S. solar market? Will the U.S. solar industry stay a niche, or does it grow up and become utility-grade?

Solyndra’s Possible Futures: Comeback Kid or ... ?

Solyndra’s Possible Futures: Comeback Kid or ... ?

Eric Wesoff: March 14, 2011

An interview with Solyndra’s CEO sketches a hopeful future for the solar firm.

Wastewater, Meet Solar

Wastewater, Meet Solar

Simona Drevensek: March 10, 2011

Are wastewater plants the new frontier for muni solar?

U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2010 Year in Review

U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2010 Year in Review

Eric Wesoff: March 10, 2011

It was a pivotal year for the U.S. solar market, according to GTM Research and the SEIA.

Suntech Reports Big Q4 and $3B in 2010 Revenue; Stock Rallies

Suntech Reports Big Q4 and $3B in 2010 Revenue; Stock Rallies

Eric Wesoff: March 8, 2011

Record-setting revenue but a soft gross margin. Almost $1B in revenue in Q4, almost $3B for the year.