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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Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Verizon to invest $100 million in U.S. solar and fuel cells
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), the second-largest U.S. phone company, plans to spend $100 million on solar systems and fuel cells to power 19 U.S. facilities.
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 crushes CdTe solar PV efficiency record
First Solar (FSLR), the thin-film solar leader, just announced a new cadmium telluride solar module efficiency record that absolutely crushes the previous record, also...
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, April 1st, 2013
Bosch chairman: U.S. fracking helped kill off German solar firms
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bosch, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, blames the U.S. fracking boom in shale gas for hurting demand for energy-efficient green...
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
Research hints at graphene’s photovoltaic potential
Newly observed properties mean the material could be a highly efficient converter of light to electric power.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Honda, SolarCity will partner on solar-energy installments
Add Honda to the list of companies that Elon Musk is partnering with.
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...
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Audi to make fuel using solar power
Audi is building a plant that will use solar and wind power to make methane from water and carbon dioxide.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
GE Research beats First Solar’s CdTe research cell efficiency record
Rather quietly, GE Research has bested First Solar for the cadmium telluride PV cell efficiency record, at 18.3 percent.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Novel solar photovoltaic cells achieve record efficiency using nanoscale structures
Here's how to make a powerful solar cell from indium and phosphorus: First, arrange microscopic flecks of gold on a silicon background. Using the gold as seeds,...
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.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Solar Mosaic turns ‘the kickstarter of solar’ into a way to make money
California and New York residents can now put money into solar projects and make back a 4.5 percent annual return.
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