Renewable Energy World
Driving Down Thin-film Costs
As the solar market rebounds, thin-film technologies are poised to successfully compete against crystalline silicon.»
Voices That Matter 
SustainableBusiness.com
eSolar Licenses Technology for China's First Solar Thermal Plant
The concentrating solar power (CSP) company has licensed its technology to Penglai Electric to build at 2 gigawatt plant.»
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Renewable Energy World
Florida's Successful Feed-in Tariff |
Gainesville has found itself thrust into the media spotlight due to its adoption of the renewable energy policy.» | |
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Cleantechnica
Rooftop Solar Growing Faster than Utility-Scale Solar |
Homeowners and businesses have 250 MW of solar power to the Californian grid from individual rooftops.» | |
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Renewable Energy World
Senate Bill Could Block Solar & Wind Projects in California |
A new permitting process could block renewable energy development on some federal lands in California.» | |
EarthandIndustry
Solar Industry: Solar Could Meet 15% of US Demand by 2020
Solar industry groups release report saying a ramp-up of solar would create 6.3 million jobs.»
Green Economy Post
Four Big Established US Solar PV Companies You Should Know About
We survey large US-based solar PV manufacturers and examine how they are doing in this difficult economic climate.»
Renewable Energy World
Ferrostaal Opens First Palestinian Solar Thermal Plant
The first solar thermal plant for warm water and central heating on Palestinian territory has gone into operation.»
Cleantechnica
Japan May Build a Solar Station in Space by 2030
The Japanese space agency has unveiled a plan to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth via microwaves.»
News That Matters
Greenbang
T-Solar Starts Making World’s Largest Solar Panels
T-Solar of Spain, has begun volume production of what it says are the world’s largest solar panels. With an area of 5.7m2, the panels are designed for large-scale solar farms.»
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Greenbang
‘Fool’s Gold’ Could Promise Cheaper Solar Future |
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) say they’ve identified several abundant and less expensive alternatives to silicon — including iron pyrite.» | |
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Sustainable Industries
Solar Startup Plant Falls Victim to Credit Crunch |
Solar startup SpectraWatt, an Intel spinoff, announces that it is scrapping plans for a plant in Hillsboro Oregon due to an inability to get financing.» | |
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CleanTech.com
UK Researchers Simplify Low-Light Solar With Paint-On PV |
Swansea University engineers are researching ways to paint photovoltaic cells onto flexible steel sheeting.» | |
CleanTechnica
Solar Energy Breakthrough Could Cut Costs By More Than 50%
A US-based company has successfully tested a revolutionary solar panel that is expected to cut the costs of photovoltaic solar power generation by more than 50 per cent.»
Triple Pundit
How to Recession-Proof a Solar Company
The solar industry has taken a beating lately. At their low in November, solar stocks were down 70%.Here are some tactics for solar companies to weather the storm.»
Triple Pundit
5 Surprising Facts About Concentrated Photovoltaics
Scientific journals are full of reports of recent advances in solar cell efficiency. Although this is very encouraging, it is hard to know how these breakthroughs will perform outside of the laboratories and when»
CleanTechnica
Company Hires Prison Inmates to Build Solar Modules
Spire Corporation announced yesterday that it is putting $55 million towards the construction of a solar module factory at the Otisville prison.»
Inhabitat
Vatican Goes Solar with $1.6 Million Array
Drawing attention to inequitable energy use and climate change impacts on the poor, Vatican City installs 300 MW worth of solar panels.»