EU to propose duties on Chinese solar panels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import duties on billions of euros of solar panels from China, people close to the matter...
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
ABB to buy solar power firm Power-One for $1 bln
ZURICH, April 22 (Reuters) - Swiss industrial group ABB is to buy U.S. solar energy company Power-One Inc for about $1 billion, betting that growth in emerging markets...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
First Solar acquires TetraSun for high-efficiency silicon
On the heels of announcing a new world record in cadmium telluride module efficiency as well as guiding 2013 revenue beyond analyst predictions -- First Solar just...
First Solar sees big drop in manufacturing costs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First Solar shares were up nearly 7 percent after the solar panel maker said it would reduce its costs per watt by nearly 40 percent over the next...
Friday, April 5th, 2013
BrightSource shelves second major solar project this year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - BrightSource Energy Inc has shelved a major solar power project in California, its second such move this year.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Panasonic’s solar unit to post profit on homeowner focus
Panasonic Corp, the Japanese electronics maker forecasting an annual loss, said its solar- panel operation will probably remain profitable amid growing demand from...
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Thin film solar startup Solexant re-emerges from stealth
The firm went silent about two years ago, but it's back and unstealthing.
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
U.S. solar installations jump 76 percent in 2012
March 14 (Reuters) - Photovoltaic solar installations in the United States soared 76 percent to more than 3.3 gigawatts in 2012, helped in part by the completion of a...
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Buffett’s MidAmerican has 6% of U.S. wind, will own 14% of solar
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. accounts for 6 percent of U.S. wind-energy capacity and will generate about 14 percent of the nation’s solar power when it...
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Thin-film solar upstart Nanosolar slims down
One-time ambitious CIGS solar startup has layoffs and goes into “quiet period,” hinting at potential financial troubles.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
US trade officials file case over India's solar program
U.S. trade officials filed a case against India arguing that their government's solar program favors their own products and discriminates against imports from the...
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Sungevity scores $125M for third-party solar financing
Sungevity, the solar financing and solar software startup, just announced $125 million in new venture capital and project financing.
Saturday, December 15th, 2012
SolarCity, Sungevity, SunRun probed for possible ‘misrepresentations’ in getting public money
Three of the country’s most prolific installers of residential solar panels are under federal investigation to determine if they inflated the cost of their work to...
Stion wins $25M VC round for CIGS PV
Despite the carnage in the thin film solar sector, Stion just closed on $25 million of an anticipated $55 million VC round, according to an SEC filing.
Friday, December 14th, 2012
SolarCity’s stock is up almost 50% after first day of trading
At the close of the NASDAQ on Thursday evening, SolarCity ended its first day of trading up close to 50 percent, closing at $11.79.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
SolarCity sets IPO share price
SolarCity looks to sell 10 million shares of its stock at $13 to $15 per share in its maiden offering. A total of 65,012 shares are to be sold by stockholders.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
China starts dumping probe on U.S., European polysilicon
The Chinese government started investigating whether foreign suppliers of polysilicon are selling below cost in China, the world’s biggest consumer of the raw material...
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
EU steps up solar panels trade battle with China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation on Thursday into alleged state subsidies for Chinese solar panel manufacturers, intensifying the conflict...
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
China files solar WTO complaint against the EU
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against photovoltaic solar subsidies in the European Union.
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
BrightSource raises $80M more for solar thermal farms
The leading solar thermal developer BrightSource has raised a massive round of $80 million in private equity.
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