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Gearing up for 2011, solar installers migrate east
Installers have been busy over the past two months. In addition to SolarCity’s acquisition of Clean Currents Solar and groSolar’s residential business, a number of notable installers and a solar...
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Intersolar NA 2011 sheds light on optimized junction boxes
When we attended Intersolar North America in San Francisco last month, our conversations with several companies yielded some noticeable trends and milestones in the residential and commercial power...
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Setting the record straight on Solyndra
Nearly $1 billion in venture capital funding, a massive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee, and a disruptive technology tabbed to translate United States clean technology innovation into...
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Nanosolar’s progress – or lack thereof – revealed at 4th Thin Film Summit USA
In early December, we attended the Fourth Thin Film Summit USA in San Francisco, where we heard an interesting company presentation from Brian Stone at Nanosolar – a noteworthy venture-backed copper...
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Deciphering Germany’s Subsidy Debate
In Q4 2011, Germany saw another boom in solar installations – due both to the crashing prices of crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules and the previously scheduled feed-in tariff (FiT) rate reduction on...
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Solar’s Emerging Markets More Than Quadruple from 2011 to 2017
After recent explosive growth capped by a 66% surge to 26.5 GW in 2011, new solar installations will stall at 26.9 GW this year, while industry revenues will drop from $110 billion in 2011 to $92...
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Cutting Through the Noise on Abound’s Bankruptcy
Late last month, once-promising cadmium telluride (CdTe) start-up Abound Solar filed for bankruptcy. We pegged the company as one of five solar suppliers that would struggle in 2012 (Client...
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The Road to Accelerating On-Site Generation Technology Adoption Runs Through...
Diesel generators’ vice-like grip on the building on-site generation market is loosening as emerging technologies increase in scale and maturity, and Fortune 500 companies commit to more sustainable...
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Policy Outlook: Changes in Germany, Hope in the U.S.
While Germany is set to announce an incentive for energy storage (client registration required) in the coming weeks, the country is also trying to solve the problem of rising costs that resulted from...
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Local Content, Anti-Dumping Policies Miss the Point
Over the past few weeks, solar trade news has been made in three regions: In India, the government will close a loophole that prohibits developers from importing crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules...
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