U.S. slaps tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Solar power prices more competitive than generally thought, says BNEF
Power from solar panels is much closer to price competitiveness with fossil fuel-generated electricity than...
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Saudi Arabia plans to add 41,000 megawatts of solar capacity within two decades
Saudi Arabia is seeking investors for a $109 billion plan to create a solar industry that generates a third of...
Solar was Europe’s most-installed power source last year, trade org says
Solar power became the most-installed energy source in Europe last year for the first time as subsidies drove...
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
First Solar has a new CEO and a 5-year survival plan
Solar bellwether First Solar has two pieces of big news out of its earnings on Thursday: a new CEO with deep...
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Largest solar PV plant in North America comes on-line
About a month ago, the title of largest operational U.S. photovoltaic plant belonged to the 55-megawatt (DC)...
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
First Solar to cut workforce 30 pct, shut plants
April 17 (Reuters) - First Solar Inc said it would shut down some manufacturing operations and cut 2,000 jobs,...
Friday, April 13th, 2012
BrightSource cancels IPO
BrightSource, the builder of solar thermal projects, has canceled its initial public offering on the eve of its...
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
German solar cell maker Q-Cells to file for bankruptcy
Q-Cells was once the largest solar cell maker in the world. Now the company says on Monday it’s filing for...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Department of Commerce announces tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed new tariffs on solar panels imported from China today, in response to...
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Report: Solar installations surged in 2011
The solar industry installed 1,855 megawatts of capacity in 2011, more than twice what it installed in 2010, a...
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
CIGS solar startup MiaSole banks $55M, but needs more to scale
Solar thin film maker MiaSole is fighting for survival in a solar market that has seen many manufacturers...
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
First Solar hits 52-week low
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Shares of First Solar hit a 52-week low on Monday, continuing a slide that began after...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
SolarCity raises $81M to expand rooftop solar empire
Bringing solar energy to the masses is generating sunny interest from investors these days, and SolarCity,...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Korean giants Samsung, Hyundai exit solar industry
Last week we reported that Samsung was withdrawing from the crystalline solar market, a market it had earlier...
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
CIGS solar panel giant Solar Frontier poised to get even bigger
One of the world's fastest-growing solar-panel manufacturers, Tokyo-based Solar Frontier, may soon...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Japan solar cell sales rise 30.7 pct in 2011
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Sales of solar cells in Japan rose 30.7 percent in 2011 from the previous year to...
SunPower sues SolarCity and ex-employees for theft of customer data
SunPower, the Silicon Valley solar panel efficiency leader, has just sued solar installer and financier...
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
China solar silicon production curbed 30% to lift prices
China’s polysilicon industry, the biggest supplier to the world solar-panel industry, have idled about 30...
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Mitt Romney mixes up Solyndra and Keystone pipeline
Mitt Romney made a minor slip-up at a campaign event here Wednesday afternoon when he mixed up the name of a...