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Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

The 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar plant on 225 acres in Colorado is now the CPV heavyweight champion.

Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Jeff St. John: May 15, 2012

Clean Power Research says its prediction tools can help turn rooftop solar panels into predictable power assets.

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Eric Wesoff: May 14, 2012

The other tariff shoe drops this week. It could change the shape of the solar market.

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2012

Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2012

Is the “emerging market” rallying cry a mirage or another savior market for solar?

Compelling Quotes From the GTM Solar Summit

Compelling Quotes From the GTM Solar Summit

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2012

Quotes and viewpoints from solar leaders on the US utility market, life after 1603, DRAMs, coal, and natural gas futures.

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2012

Jeffery Wolfe steps down as CEO of groSolar, plus new blood at SEPA

Update—Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Update—Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Eric Wesoff: May 7, 2012

It turns out that vegetation management on solar farms is a big deal.

Cogenra’s PV and Hot Water Business Heating Up

Cogenra’s PV and Hot Water Business Heating Up

Eric Wesoff: May 7, 2012

Khosla Ventures-funded cogen system harvests the sun for hot water, as well as electricity

First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan

First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan

Eric Wesoff: May 4, 2012

New plan is emerging markets, emerging markets, emerging markets

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

James Hughes, the Chief Commercial Officer, is now CEO. Interim CEO and founder Mike Ahearn continues as Chairman.

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

“We are changing the energy industry—and we’re changing the world.” (Updated with news from NRG Q1 earnings report)

Guest Post: Will Banks Win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Solar in 2012?

Guest Post: Will Banks Win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Solar in 2012?

Michael Johnson: May 2, 2012

From this point forward, every solar project will go through a tax equity investor and, most likely, that investor will be a bank.

Arizona’s Solar Market Could be Incentive-Free Next Year and Still Thrive

Arizona’s Solar Market Could be Incentive-Free Next Year and Still Thrive

Herman K. Trabish: May 1, 2012

Utilities and the industry are testing technologies and building at record speeds toward maturity.

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2012

Adventures in lousy O&M. Or a mid-development bankruptcy. This month’s winner is a seemingly neglected utility-scale solar farm in Germany.