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Longtime Nanosolar Spin Doctor Brian Stone Departs Firm

Longtime Nanosolar Spin Doctor Brian Stone Departs Firm

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

A curious personnel move at one of the first-wave CIGS firms

3 GW of Solar in China in 2012?

3 GW of Solar in China in 2012?

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

Can China jump-start its domestic solar market?

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

They tend to do things big in Texas.

Solyndra’s Remaining Employees Hoping for $500K in Bonuses

Solyndra’s Remaining Employees Hoping for $500K in Bonuses

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

Bonuses, presumably, for a job well done

SolarWorld’s Gordon Brinser Responds to Solar Trade Tumult

SolarWorld’s Gordon Brinser Responds to Solar Trade Tumult

Gordon Brinser: January 13, 2012

This letter was sent to members on both sides of the solar dumping trade claim between the US and China. 

CPV Startup Semprius Adds $3M More to Its War Chest

CPV Startup Semprius Adds $3M More to Its War Chest

Eric Wesoff: January 12, 2012

Can a new approach to chip design make concentrating photovoltaics more of a contender? 

California Proposes Utility Bills as Latest Efficiency Investment Tool

California Proposes Utility Bills as Latest Efficiency Investment Tool

Jeff St. John: January 12, 2012

The latest idea for making building energy financing cheaper and easier? Tying loan repayment to utility bills.

CEO of an American PV Installer Weighs In on the SolarWorld-China Trade Claim

CEO of an American PV Installer Weighs In on the SolarWorld-China Trade Claim

Darius Tarsio: January 12, 2012

The CEO of Helios Electric, a small PV installer, gives us the view from the rooftop, rather than the boardroom.

More Funding for a Different Focus on CPV From REhnu

More Funding for a Different Focus on CPV From REhnu

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2012

Can the design for a better CPV mousetrap come from a telescope scientist?

CPS Energy to Announce OCI as Developer of 400 MW Solar PV Plant

CPS Energy to Announce OCI as Developer of 400 MW Solar PV Plant

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2012

If and when completed, the project will be one of the largest PV projects on earth.

REC Solar at GTM’s US Solar Market Insight

REC Solar at GTM’s US Solar Market Insight

Zach Gottlieb: January 11, 2012
SunPower and Total: With Friends Like These…

SunPower and Total: With Friends Like These…

Eric Wesoff: January 9, 2012

CEO says Total will “turn around” SunPower.

Green Jobs: Where Do Solyndra PR Pros End Up?

Green Jobs: Where Do Solyndra PR Pros End Up?

Eric Wesoff: January 9, 2012

Answer: at LSI. Plus, personnel moves at Rockport Capital, Soladigm, Cisco, and Impress Labs.

Germany Installed More Than 2 GW of Solar in December

Germany Installed More Than 2 GW of Solar in December

Eric Wesoff: January 9, 2012

The annual year-end rush to install solar in Germany—at $2.80 per watt