Surviving our solar winter of discontent
02/08/2012
2011 was a rough year for the solar industry, leading into a 2012 solar winter of discontent -- but spring and a glorious summer are coming, says Paula Mints. |
What's driving North America's solar PV market in 2012?
02/08/2012
Solarbuzz examines preliminary 2011 tallies for the US and Canadian solar PV markets, and the key questions to be answered about their 2012 growth prospects. |
Suntech, DuPont to collab on solar backsheets, supply-chain improvements
02/03/2012
A new partnership between Suntech and DuPont will focus on backsheet materials that protect solar panels, their construction and how that affects their longevity, and how backsheets might even improve the module's power output. |
Miasolé claims 17% efficient CIGS device, 14% in production
02/02/2012
Miasolé says it has created a 17.3 percent "champion" thin-film copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar photovoltaic device, and has started making 14 percent efficient modules in production. |
Europe's 2011-2012 PV installs: Two tales of growth
02/01/2012
Two reports out in the past week examine Europe's solar PV market in 2011, indicating slowing growth in the flagship countries and promise in some smaller regions for 2012 and beyond. |
US vs. China solar redux: CASE, Brattle Group lament US jobs at stake
01/30/2012
In the latest round of fisticuffs between US and Chinese solar firms, the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) and consultancy The Brattle Group claim that any US-levied tariffs on imported Chinese solar products would cost tens of thousands of jobs and dent US solar demand. |
US vs. China solar redux: US Commerce Department eyes retroactive penalties
01/30/2012
Another round of fisticuffs between US manufacturers of solar products, aka Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) vs. the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE). This time CASM seemingly has the US Department of Commerce (DoC) in its corner. |
ABB, Siemens eye green energy
umbai, Feb. 8 -- Global majors such as ABB and Siemens aim to tap India's renewable energy sector for power equipment and automation business. AB...
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Pioneers, straight from the hills
India, Feb. 9 -- At the Avani centre in Pithoragarh, a district in the remote Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, natural living is the norm.
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Solectria Renewables to supply inverters for 1.65-MW Utah solar project
(SeeNews North America) - Feb 8, 2012 - US photovoltaic (PV) inverter maker Solectria Renewables LLC said Tuesday it would supply inverters for a...
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NEW ENERGY SECRETARY RECONFIRMS GOVT'S CLEAN ENERGY COMMITMENT
The following information was released by Friends of the Earth:
The newly appointed Energy Secretary Ed Davey has shown encouraging signs of...
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Powering The Solar Revolution
Powering the Solar Revolution Resource CD
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Measuring: The Key Component For Optimizing Your Solar Simulator
Measurement of a solar simulator is a very important task and should be completed at least every 3 months. Lamps and power outputs of simulators ch...
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FREE WEBCAST: Solar Simulator Spectrum Measurement and CalibrationThis free webinar discusses the classification and need of measuring a solar simulator. |
FREE WEBCAST: Advances in Materials Converting and PSA Tapes, Including Bus Bar Tapes, for Solar ManufacturingIn this FREE webinar, you will learn about new materials, adhesives, and the converting capabilities, including advances in PSA’s for bus bars, that will help you improve solar manufacturing. Sponsored by
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Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North AmericaLong Beach, CA
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Solar POWER-GENLong Beach, CA
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SEE Solar - South-East European Solar ExhibitionSofia, Bulgaria
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South-East European Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergySofia, Bulgaria
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Solon files for insolvency
12/15/2011
SOLON SE filed an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings, following "intensive efforts" on a financial restructuring. SOLO...
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FSLR, sustainable markets, and a word about the solar bubble
12/15/2011
First Solar's reduced expectations and strategic shift away from subsidized markets reminds us that the road to solar's future will be expensive, p...
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PV inverter teardown identifies price-reduction opps
12/15/2011
IHS performed its first teardown of a solar PV inverter on the Power-One Inc. Aurora PVI-4.2-OUTD-S-US inverter, and used this data to suggest area...
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