Preview: Solar Power International 2012
Solar Power International (SPI’ 12) will be held on September 10th to 13th 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida. SPI ’12 will host 21,000 professionals from solar energy and...
View ArticleReport: Global Markets and Technologies for PV Systems
I’m happy to announce the publication of my most recent report, Global Markets and Technologies for Photovoltaic Systems, by the research company BCC Research. You won’t be finding it in your local...
View ArticleThe Solar Shakeout Continues
The past few years have seen some spectacular flameouts in the solar energy industry, with none so prominent—at least in the U.S.—as Solyndra. Many of these flameouts were startups, but some were...
View ArticleSolarreviews.com: Helping Consumers Find the Right Solar Installer
The solar energy market grew by 76% last year, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. As solar power becomes an increasingly competitive energy source, more Americans...
View ArticleTata Solar Moves Sees $$$ in India
Tata Power Solar Systems, a division of India’s biggest company Tata Group, sees installing solar systems in India as a $1.3 billion opportunity. That’s because it will cost more for commercial and...
View ArticleWalmart Turns on 100th Solar Installation
The world’s largest retailer Walmart has finished the rooftop solar installation at its San Diego store, the 100th project completed so far in California. Last year, Walmart committed to extending its...
View ArticleLaser Scanning Thin Film Solar Cells for Defects
A team of scientists led by Bert Nickel at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar...
View ArticlePlasmonic Black Metals: Lowering the Cost of Solar Cells?
According to a Lawrence Livermore engineering team, plasmonic black metals—nanostructured metals are designed to have low reflectivity and high absorption of visible and infrared...The post Plasmonic...
View ArticleSmart Building Industry: Ready to Launch
With the introduction of “smart grid” technology, much of the attention has been focused on how new products will help households become The post Smart Building Industry: Ready to Launch appeared first...
View ArticleIn Focus: SolarCity’s Securitized Portfolio
Last week we reported on a bit of a solar financing milestone — when solar installer and financier SolarCity announced its intent The post In Focus: SolarCity’s Securitized Portfolio appeared first on...
View ArticleWhat Comes After 3D NAND Memory?
One of the biggest developments taking place in the semiconductor industry is the emergence of 3D NAND memory technology. Products are available The post What Comes After 3D NAND Memory? appeared first...
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