First Solar Executive VP Of Global Business Walks Out
Lately, First Solar has been hitting the headlines for taking on massive solar projects all over the world. But one of the newest headlines has many in bewilderment — Jim Brown, First Solar’s executive...
View ArticleFirst Solar Crushes Thin-Film Efficiency Record, Acquires TetraSun (& Stock...
If I was a gambler, I’d put some of my money on First Solar (and, to be honest, I’m thinking about it). Some of its latest big announcements, which I’ll discuss in more detail below, include: crushing...
View ArticlePeel-and-Stick Thin Film Solar Cells
Thanks to intelligence and academic investigation, solar may soon get more convenient and more easily accessible for application and use. Collaboration is important to achieving the massive generation...
View ArticleWarren Buffet To Buy Suntech?
Suntech was the world leader in solar module sales for awhile. It ran into a few bumps, and in the harsh, highly competitive solar module market of today, that led to its recent collapse and...
View Article10 Top Solar Module Manufacturers In 2012 (IHS Report)
Market research firm IHS has released a report on the top solar module manufacturers of 2012. Regular readers may think this sounds familiar. If so, it’s probably because you’re remembering the...
View ArticleWestinghouse Solar & CBD Energy Merger Approaching — Westinghouse Solar’s...
Westinghouse Solar and Australian renewable energy company CBD Energy have a merger inching towards completion. Wait, do the Aussie’s also uses inches? Anyway, approval from shareholders is expected in...
View ArticleSolar Costs Continuing To Drop Fast, Investment To Increase Considerably
Solar costs falling, investment to rise, world to transform — I know, you hear it every day, but here’s more on those topics: Investment In Renewable Energy Set To Triple By 2030, Costs Plunging (via...
View ArticleFox Energy, Foxconn Subsidiary, To Supply SunEdison With Solar Modules...
I have a feeling this story is going to crumple some people’s mood. SunEdison, a leading utility-scale solar power company, has just signed an agreement to buy photovoltaic modules from Fox Energy,...
View ArticleSolar Junction To Provide Solar Cells For European Space Agency
Well, it’s apparently not a done deal yet, but it’s close enough that Solar Junction has released an announcement about the deal. “Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Solar Power Project, 579-Megawatt Antelope Valley Solar...
MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp. have just marked the start of the 579-Megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects with a community celebration. The huge three-year construction project is expected to...
View ArticleAmonix Breaks Another World Record For PV Module Efficiency
Amonix Inc. is no stranger to setting peak efficiency records with its concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems. As a matter of fact, it just set a new record that successfully converted...
View ArticleList Of Top 20,000 Organic Compounds Useful For The Creation Of Cheap...
In only a couple of months, an incredible resource will be released to the public, a comprehensive list of the top 20,000 organic compounds that are useful for the creation of cheap, printable,...
View ArticleSolar = Disruptive Technology (Graph)
I recently ran across this interesting graph on reddit: The title of the article in which the graph was housed (similar to mine above) was: “Solar Energy: This Is What A Disruptive Technology Looks...
View ArticleSolar3D Moving Towards Manufacturing Prototype
I think Solar3D may well take the cake for obsessiveness in putting out press releases (at least, within the solar industry). It puts out press releases every step of the way, and even in between...
View Article127-Megawatt Utility-Scale Solar Installation Opens In Arizona
A massive, 127-megawatt solar power installation was officially opened in Arizona last week. Block 1 (of 5) of the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation is located...
View ArticleCurrent Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), which I...
View ArticleSolar & Wind Energy Overview
Here are parts 1 and 2 of a presentation I gave to a class of renewable energy graduate students yesterday (reposted from CleanTechnica): Renewable Energy Big Pic: Part 1 (Including 34 Charts &...
View ArticleGerman & Chinese Leaders Pledge To End Solar Trade Dispute
Update: Provisional duties on solar imports have been overwhelmingly voted down, but the 47% duties may still move forward. Will we finally see the end of the Chinese solar trade soap opera? Maybe....
View ArticleGerman Economic Recovery Fastest In All Of Europe — Largely Because Of...
Germany’s economy has recovered from the economic recession of the past few years much faster than any of its peers in Europe — unemployment rates for both old and young workers are now lower than they...
View ArticleMulticrystalline Solar Cell Efficiency Record Set By JA Solar
JA Solar has reported that it has achieved a record 18.3% efficiency for a standard 156×156 mm2 multicrystalline solar cell. This was verified by Yangzhou Opto-Electrical Products Testing Institute....
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