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Gen110, Energy “Concierge” to the Solar Household, Gets Funding From KP

Gen110, Energy “Concierge” to the Solar Household, Gets Funding From KP

Jeff St. John: May 17, 2012

The Kleiner Perkins-backed startup says its IP can pick out third-party-financed solar customers by economic need, not just green aspirations. SunPower is a new partner.

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Molly Castelazo: May 16, 2012

Keeping this debate to the actual facts is critically important, in no small part because the stakes of this trade case are so high.

Thin Film Manufacturing Prospects in the Sub-Dollar-Per-Watt Market

Thin Film Manufacturing Prospects in the Sub-Dollar-Per-Watt Market

MJ Shiao: May 16, 2012

What happened to the promise of thin-film PV?

Stion Is Having a CIGS Solar Sale

Stion Is Having a CIGS Solar Sale

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2012

Can Stion get its factory to capacity by offering modules at $0.75 per watt?

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

Sovello joins Germany’s Q-Cells, Soltecture, Odersun, Solar Millennium, and Solon in the group of extremely troubled or shuttered German PV manufacturing firms.

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2012

Advocates say solar’s “civil rights policy” is under attack, and utilities say it is unfair to ratepayers.

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: May 15, 2012

Dow Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, MEMC, REC Silicon, and Suntech America believe that free trade is good for the American solar industry and American jobs.

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: May 15, 2012

China’s solar industry subsidies distort the solar PV competitive and trade landscape.

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.

Checking in With CPV Semiconductor Startup Solar Junction

Checking in With CPV Semiconductor Startup Solar Junction

Eric Wesoff: May 11, 2012

Great progress is being made in CPV semiconductors. Now if only the CPV system vendors could sell their hardware in volume.

Enphase Q1: Strong Momentum in First Quarter as Public Firm

Enphase Q1: Strong Momentum in First Quarter as Public Firm

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2012

Net revenues increased to $42.6 million from $18.1 million year-over-year; gross margin increased to 21.8 percent from 14.7 percent year-over-year.

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?