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US Bancorp Funding SolarCity’s SolarStrong Military PV Roof Program

US Bancorp Funding SolarCity’s SolarStrong Military PV Roof Program

Eric Wesoff: March 13, 2012

A plan to double the number of residential PV installations in the U.S. is full speed ahead.

Clean Edge: $246B Market for Solar, Wind, Biofuels in 2011

Clean Edge: $246B Market for Solar, Wind, Biofuels in 2011

Jeff St. John: March 13, 2012

Market for green energy grows despite failures like Solyndra—or perhaps because of them.

Germany, China, US Could Install Record Amount of PV in 2012

Germany, China, US Could Install Record Amount of PV in 2012

Eric Wesoff: March 12, 2012

News of the collapse of the solar industry has been greatly exaggerated.

Oerlikon Solar in a $275M Divestiture Deal to TEL

Oerlikon Solar in a $275M Divestiture Deal to TEL

Eric Wesoff: March 7, 2012

A seeming win for amorphous silicon

CPV Startup Energy Innovations Auctioning Non-Core Assets

CPV Startup Energy Innovations Auctioning Non-Core Assets

Eric Wesoff: March 6, 2012

A pioneering CPV solar startup enters Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.

It’s Official: Palo Alto, Calif. Has a Feed-In Tariff for PV

It’s Official: Palo Alto, Calif. Has a Feed-In Tariff for PV

Eric Wesoff: March 6, 2012

Can a city in the heart of Silicon Valley make a solar feed-in tariff program work?

Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One: The Solar Power Plant That Could

Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One: The Solar Power Plant That Could

Herman K. Trabish: March 5, 2012

The 230-megawatt (AC) solar power plant continues to rise from the desert floor.

Oerlikon Divests Its Solar Business and the Fate of Amorphous Silicon PV

Oerlikon Divests Its Solar Business and the Fate of Amorphous Silicon PV

Eric Wesoff: March 2, 2012

Oerlikon joins the list of former amorphous silicon vendors.

First Solar’s $215 Million “Manufacturing Excursion”

First Solar’s $215 Million “Manufacturing Excursion”

Herman K. Trabish: March 2, 2012

A process control issue involving its CdTe thin-film solar panels is being put right.

SolarCity Lands $81M in First Investment for Silver Lake Kraftwerk

SolarCity Lands $81M in First Investment for Silver Lake Kraftwerk

Jeff St. John: February 29, 2012

The green VC supergroup makes its first investment in SolarCity, which is rumored to be planning an IPO.

First Solar Q4 Financials, 2012 Guidance: Challenges Ahead

First Solar Q4 Financials, 2012 Guidance: Challenges Ahead

Eric Wesoff: February 28, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

Feed-In Tariff for PV in Palo Alto, Calif. Imminent

Feed-In Tariff for PV in Palo Alto, Calif. Imminent

Eric Wesoff: February 21, 2012

Can a city in the heart of Silicon Valley make a solar feed-in tariff program work?

Are California Desert Leaders Resisting Utility-Scale Wind and Solar?

Are California Desert Leaders Resisting Utility-Scale Wind and Solar?

Herman K. Trabish: February 21, 2012

Some don’t want to be friends with big renewables, even with benefits.

CPV Startup Energy Innovations Seeking Strategic Acquirer

CPV Startup Energy Innovations Seeking Strategic Acquirer

Eric Wesoff: February 17, 2012

A pioneering CPV startup looks for alternatives.

The Humanitarian Side of Solar and Renewables

The Humanitarian Side of Solar and Renewables

Eric Wesoff: February 15, 2012

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