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World’s Tallest CSP Solar Power Tower Completed

World’s Tallest CSP Solar Power Tower Completed

Eric Wesoff: February 9, 2012

Solar Reserve completes the 540-foot tower for its 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Project. Now only 10,000 mirrors to go. 

What Does a Renewable Energy Developer Owe the Community?

What Does a Renewable Energy Developer Owe the Community?

Herman K. Trabish: February 9, 2012

Riverside County wants $450 per acre from desert solar builders—is it constitutional, too much, or not enough?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

Solar thermal hybrids create the chimera of a solar-augmented coal or natural gas plant. Does it make sense?

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Herman K. Trabish: February 1, 2012

Will it make a difference in a region torn by contention over renewables?

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

Element Power and NextEra get delayed; enXco gets started.

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

Study warns of dire impact on US solar industry jobs if tariffs are imposed.

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 1

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 1

Eric Wesoff: January 27, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

Autodesk: A Hollywood Happy Ending for Renewables and Greentech Innovation?

Autodesk: A Hollywood Happy Ending for Renewables and Greentech Innovation?

Herman K. Trabish: January 25, 2012

With Autodesk’s Academy Award-winning software, renewables innovators use movie magic to get across the Valley of Death.

Correction: Layoffs at CIGS Solar Hopeful MiaSolé

Correction: Layoffs at CIGS Solar Hopeful MiaSolé

Eric Wesoff: January 21, 2012

New CEO has to lay off 10 percent of the firm, raise more funding, and try to sell the company.

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments?

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments?

Eric Wesoff: January 17, 2012

It’s not Stion or Nanosolar or Solibro or MiaSolé or any other VC-funded startup.

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.

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.