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EnviroMission Wins $29.8M in Debt/Equity for Solar Updraft Tower

EnviroMission Wins $29.8M in Debt/Equity for Solar Updraft Tower

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2011

Project development funds received for the massive solar updraft tower undertaking.

Guest Post: Fossil Fuel’s Secret Welfare Problem

Guest Post: Fossil Fuel’s Secret Welfare Problem

Mike Casey: January 13, 2011

70 percent of all energy subsidies go to the fossil industry under loose exceptions like “intangible” drilling cost deductions, says Mike Casey.

New GTM Research Report Finds Global CSP Market Under Siege by PV

New GTM Research Report Finds Global CSP Market Under Siege by PV

GTM Staff: January 13, 2011

Unprecedented growth mitigated by increased competition from lower cost PV

VC Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of Cleantech

VC Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of Cleantech

Eric Wesoff: January 12, 2011

What if the developing world leapfrogs traditional energy the way it has leapfrogged old-school telecom?

Why Protectionism Works

Why Protectionism Works

Michael Kanellos: January 12, 2011

In theory, trade restrictions hurt everyone. But phlogiston was a theory, too.

5N Plus Acquires Major Stake in CPV Supplier Sylarus

5N Plus Acquires Major Stake in CPV Supplier Sylarus

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2011

A major materials supplier to First Solar makes a strategic entry into the concentrating photovoltaics market.

DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels

DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2011

Protectionism is a tricky business.

SunPower Racking Up the PPAs: 711 MW with SCE

SunPower Racking Up the PPAs: 711 MW with SCE

Eric Wesoff: January 10, 2011

SunPower’s total contracted U.S. pipeline is now more than one gigawatt. 

Solar Bus Shelters From GoGreenSolar

Solar Bus Shelters From GoGreenSolar

Eric Wesoff: January 10, 2011

A lot of high-tech solar is coming to a street corner near you.

A Breakthrough in CPV From Solar Junction

A Breakthrough in CPV From Solar Junction

Eric Wesoff: January 10, 2011

40.9 percent NREL-certified efficiency from a standard production triple-junction solar cell.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Solar Advocate, Survives Gunshot to Head

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Solar Advocate, Survives Gunshot to Head

Eric Wesoff: January 8, 2011

In critical condition but responsive to doctors’ commands

Silicon Ink Kingpin Innovalight Signs Up Another PV Customer: This Time, It’s Motech

Silicon Ink Kingpin Innovalight Signs Up Another PV Customer: This Time, It’s Motech

Eric Wesoff: January 7, 2011

Efficiency-boosting silicon ink startup signs up yet another Asian customer.

Integrating Smart Grid and PV Technologies at Networked Solar

Integrating Smart Grid and PV Technologies at Networked Solar

Staff: January 7, 2011

Early bird pricing ends today!

First Solar Buys One-Axis Tracker Firm RayTracker

First Solar Buys One-Axis Tracker Firm RayTracker

Eric Wesoff: January 7, 2011

The world’s leading thin film solar company acquires a VC-funded startup.

Elegant On-Site Solar Power From ZeroBase

Elegant On-Site Solar Power From ZeroBase

Eric Wesoff: January 7, 2011

On-site and portable energy systems with zero emissions and zero fuel.