Projects | Renewable Energy Projects

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.

Solar Frontier, Gigawatt CIGS Solar Giant, Announcing Customers

Solar Frontier, Gigawatt CIGS Solar Giant, Announcing Customers

Eric Wesoff: April 25, 2011

1.2 megawatts shipping to Granite Construction, 998.8 megawatts to go.

PV Efficiency Pioneer Suniva Foregoes DOE Loan to Raise $115M in VC

PV Efficiency Pioneer Suniva Foregoes DOE Loan to Raise $115M in VC

Eric Wesoff: April 15, 2011

Suniva raising big money from VCs after rejecting a $141 million DOE loan guarantee

SunPower and NRG’s 250 MW Solar Project Closer to Reality

SunPower and NRG’s 250 MW Solar Project Closer to Reality

Eric Wesoff: April 12, 2011

DOE offers $1.187 billion conditional commitment for loan guarantee for the 250-megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch.

Google Invests $168 Million in BrightSource’s Ivanpah Plant

Google Invests $168 Million in BrightSource’s Ivanpah Plant

Michael Kanellos: April 11, 2011

When will enough be enough for BrightSource?

Areva: Expect to See Solar Thermal Deals Soon

Areva: Expect to See Solar Thermal Deals Soon

Michael Kanellos: April 8, 2011

The French nuclear giant is attempting to make its mark in solar with novel technology.

India: The Next Big Solar Market

India: The Next Big Solar Market

Eric Wesoff: April 6, 2011

Abound Solar starts its drive to penetrate the Indian solar market.