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Greentech Solar
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Solar From an Auto Factory
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A New CIGS Entrant: NuvoSun
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The Ikea of Solar
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Perspectives
October 27, 2009:How Do You Define Green?
How do you divide up the green market? There are actually lots of ways.
Featured Content:
Growth, Market Share and Dynamic Change in The PV Inverter Industry
The PV inverter market, once short of innovation, has seen a surge of investment in the last few years. Spurred by startup advances, established firms like SMA, Satcon, and National Semiconductor are developing new distributed PV electronics technologies in-house or through acquisition. This Special Report from Greentech Media, sponsored by Enphase Energy, takes a look at the state of innovation in the inverter market, VC investment activity, and the emerging leaders in the $2.4 billion PV inverter market.
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As the price of PV falls, the technology will become more competitively priced in Europe and the U.S. before its prices are competitive in China.
Hot Startup »
Solar Startup Solasta Seeks Next Round
The solar firm was founded in 2006 with A round funding from Kleiner Perkins and claims its process could increase the efficiency of conventional amorphous silicon PV by up to 150 percent.
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Skyline Solar Plans Launch of First Product
The startup low-concentrating PV company plans to use data from its 27-kilowatt pilot project in Silicon Valley to tweak its final design for launching its first commercial product.
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Vela Solaris Tackles the Solar Puzzle
The Swiss startup licenses software for designing solar thermal heating and cooling or electric systems. Expect more software developers to jump into the solar market.
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Ucilia Wang November 5, 2009 -
First Solar Buys Land Option From Ausra for Topaz Project
The land, next to the parcel originally set aside for Topaz, will help First Solar avoid political tussles over building on farmland protected by Williamson Act.
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Ucilia Wang November 4, 2009 -
Ampulse Raises $8M to Marry Silicon With Thin-Film Production
UPDATE: Ampulse’s new board member, Daniel Leff of Globespan Capital Partners, says Ampulse is on a “radically different cost curve.” The startup’s technology deposits a thin layer of monocrystalline silicon on a flexible sheet of metal.
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Ucilia Wang November 3, 2009 -
LDK Solar Shares Dive as Q-Cells Demands Money Back
The German solar cell maker said LDK failed to deliver silicon wafers as promised, and is in legal dispute over the deposit it made to secure the supply back in 2007. UPDATE: LDK says Q-Cells wrongly terminated the contract.
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Ucilia Wang November 2, 2009 -
Cal May Add 365MW in 2009, Still Short of 20% Mandate
California’s utilities are signing gigawatts of renewable electricity contracts, but getting those electrons hasn’t been so easy.
Policy
Ucilia Wang October 30, 2009 -
Stimulus Money for Energy Companies Going, Going…
Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, says 85 percent of the selections for grants have been made.
Policy
Michael Kanellos October 30, 2009: 2 comments -
SPI: Solar Quandaries and Strategies
Another Solar Power International has come and gone. This year was cautiously optimistic as the industry has begun to recover from a shaky 2008.
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Frank Smith October 30, 2009
News from the Web
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Germany to Help Develop Moroccan Solar-Thermal Energy Projects:
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After Two-Year Wait, California Solar Farm Moves Closer to Development:
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Solar Power When the Sun Goes Down?:
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Solarworld 3Q Profit Drops to 16M Euros:
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Solar Power From Sahara a Step Closer:
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Italy Set to Relaunch Solar Mirror Power Sector:
Reuters October 30, 2009
Industry Press Releases
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Uniform Solar Energy Code Named an American National Standard:
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Going green, retaining reliability: GlobalSolarHybridremote power system boasts the ‘best of both…:
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U.S. Energy Analyst Profiles Solar Tower Technology: Solar Tower Technology Makes U.S. Debut:
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China Wind Systems, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences:
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ReneSola to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results on November 16, 2009:
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EPA Lauds Siemens Green Power Purchases:
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ONEOK Reports Third-quarter 2009 Results; Increases 2009 Earnings Guidance:
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ONEOK Partners Reports Third-quarter 2009 Results; Updates 2009 Earnings Guidance:
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SRS Energy to Exhibit Sole Power Tile(TM) at Greenbuild 2009:
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Energy to Exhibit Sole Power Tile(TM) at Greenbuild…:
November 3, 2009
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Fiat and Chrysler Pull Back on Electric Cars; Bad News for A123 Systems?
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HP’s Data Center Smart Grid: Two Trends in One Name
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Applied Buys Advent Solar
Ucilia WangNovember 6, 2009 at 5:38pm -
EPA Wants Real-World Environmental Data From the Smart Grid
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GE to Close U.S. Solar Panel Factory
Ucilia WangNovember 6, 2009 at 2:42pm1 comment
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Articles
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Solar Roundup: 6MW Solar Neighborhood, PG&E Buys 500MW
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MIT, Storage, ‘Direct Solar’ Among DOE Research Grant Winners
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What the Solar Industry Wants in a Climate Change Bill
October 27, 2009 3 Comments -
Cutting the Fat, and Cost, Out of Solar
October 26, 2009 3 Comments
Discussions
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Landis+Gyr Raises $100M
Jeff St. JohnNovember 6, 2009 -
Smart Grid’s Low-Tech Savings: Fewer Truck Rolls
Jeff St. JohnNovember 6, 20092 comments -
STR Debuts on NYSE to Lukewarm Reception
Ucilia WangNovember 6, 2009
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Landis+Gyr Raises $100M
Jeff St. JohnNovember 6, 2009 -
Smart Grid’s Low-Tech Savings: Fewer Truck Rolls
Jeff St. JohnNovember 6, 20092 comments -
EnerNoc Finally Turns a Profit
Jeff St. JohnNovember 5, 2009
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Test Drive: A Hunt for Vampire Power
Michael KanellosNovember 6, 20091 comment -
Mitsubishi's New A/C Notifies User of Ways to Save Energy
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Panasonic: One of the Next Green Giants?
Michael KanellosNovember 5, 20091 comment
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