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Urban Legend: First Solar as M&A Target for GE

Urban Legend: First Solar as M&A Target for GE

Eric Wesoff: November 21, 2011

First Solar has lost more than $10 billion in value in the last few months, making it somewhat more digestible.

Solar Module Pricing vs. Analyst Estimates

Solar Module Pricing vs. Analyst Estimates

Eric Wesoff: November 21, 2011

It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.

California Valley Solar Ranch: NRG Energy and Bechtel Navigating Compliance and Community

California Valley Solar Ranch: NRG Energy and Bechtel Navigating Compliance and Community

Herman K. Trabish: November 18, 2011

250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch is on track—so far.

Shifting CEOs and CFOs in Greentech

Shifting CEOs and CFOs in Greentech

Eric Wesoff: November 18, 2011

Expect much more C-level dynamism as the energy market becomes increasingly mature and increasingly challenging.

Guest Post: Twelve Good Reasons Why High Efficiency Matters in Photovoltaics

Guest Post: Twelve Good Reasons Why High Efficiency Matters in Photovoltaics

Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi: November 17, 2011

Suniva’s CTO on achieving 20 percent efficiencies at little added cost.

DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra

DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra

Eric Wesoff: November 17, 2011

Attributes the Solyndra failure to “an acute drop in the price of solar cells”

China’s Solar Loans Still Mostly Untapped

China’s Solar Loans Still Mostly Untapped

Jeff St. John: November 17, 2011

China’s biggest solar and wind firms have tapped only a fraction of the billions of dollars available in government credit. We told you so.

Update on SolarWorld Trade Claim: Extending Petition to EU

Update on SolarWorld Trade Claim: Extending Petition to EU

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

Summarizing the brief history and implications of the looming and difficult-to-avert US-China trade dispute

SEIA’s Resch: US Will Be a 10 GW Solar Market in 2015, 1603 Will Be Extended, and More

SEIA’s Resch: US Will Be a 10 GW Solar Market in 2015, 1603 Will Be Extended, and More

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

There’s a good chance that the 1603 tax grant will be extended. And SolarWorld is filing a trade claim in the EU, as well.

GTM Research on the US Solar State of the Union

GTM Research on the US Solar State of the Union

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

The US is becoming a much larger force in the global PV market. Expect a 1.7 GW total in 2011.

Silver Spring’s Maui-Oklahoma Sunshot

Silver Spring’s Maui-Oklahoma Sunshot

Jeff St. John: November 16, 2011

Silver Spring Networks’ dream of networking solar inverters is coming true in Hawaii—and in Oklahoma to boot.

Intermolecular, an R&D Accelerator, Scheduled to Price Its IPO on Friday

Intermolecular, an R&D Accelerator, Scheduled to Price Its IPO on Friday

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

Testing the greentech IPO waters

Amonix: Photos of the Biggest CPV Project in the US

Amonix: Photos of the Biggest CPV Project in the US

Eric Wesoff: November 14, 2011

5 MW of Amonix CPV now online in Hatch, NM, the chile capital of the world.

Veterans Day Solar and Wind Special

Veterans Day Solar and Wind Special

Eric Wesoff: November 11, 2011

Supporting veterans and renewable power at the same time