Japan has been aggressively building solar projects — close to 11 GW in two years — in the wake of the decision…
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First Solar beats its own solar cell record, again
First Solar is on a race to boost its core technology and remain a major player in the market.…
Read MoreIt was a record year for solar job growth in the U.S.
The solar industry was one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S. last year, and grew 10 times faster than the average adding 24K new jobs.…
Read MoreNice: Google makes its 15th clean power investment . . .15th!!
Google keeps on keepin' on with its latest support of a wind farm near its Oklahoma data center.…
Read MoreApple makes progress on its solar-powered data center in Reno, but (of course) it’s controversial
Apple's Reno data center is already underway, but not surprisingly it's a bit controversial: Apple has a deal for an 85 percent reduction on its property taxes.…
Read MoreGoogle now buying enough wind energy to power 170K homes
Google plans to buy more wind power to indirectly power a data center in Oklahoma and to help it reach its goal of increasing the amount of clean power used by its data centers.…
Read MoreReport sponsored by coal industry says coal is the answer to powering cloud growth
If you believe the coal industry (or reports sponsored by the coal industry), coal power is the only way to fuel the growth of the Internet and the cloud.…
Read MoreSolar farm company BrightSource raising another $35M
As BrightSource moves ever closer to finishing its massive solar thermal farm near Las Vegas, the company is raising more money.…
Read MoreA German solar battery startup comes to America
A German company has engineered a lithium-ion battery system with wireless communication to enable homeowners to manage their solar electricity generation and use and control appliances.…
Read MoreIs the 50% efficient solar cell on the horizon?
Is there a solar panel coming that can convert an unheard-of 50 percent of the suns light into electricity. Some early research indicates that yes, it's possible, though it might take many more years to commercialize.…
Read MoreNew thermocell technique could harvest power from waste heat at power plants
Heat that emanates from tailpipes and the human body can be converted directly into electricity, but the process is not very efficient or affordable right now.…
Read MoreBetter Place bought out of bankruptcy for $12M by group led by solar entrepreneur
After filing for bankruptcy, electric car startup Better Place has now been sold for $12 million to a group that includes a solar entrepreneur, a Canadian businessman and Better Place car owners in Israel.…
Read MoreRobots, cat suits and the future of solar tech [photos]
Despite a difficult solar market this year, the future of solar technology was on display at the annual Intersolar conference in San Francisco this week, from startups and big companies alike.…
Read MoreStartup QBotix launches a better, lighter solar robot
Startup QBotix has launched its better performing, more lightweight, and easier to assemble solar robot. Are robots the future of solar trackers?…
Read MoreThe future of solar financing
The complex world of solar financing has led to some serious startup innovation in the space. But as the sector grows up will it become a vertical or a horizontal play?…
Read MoreGoogle invests in big South African solar project
Google's huge clean power investing project now includes Africa for the first time -- a large solar panel farm being built in South Africa.…
Read MoreUsing data and computer models to store wind energy underground
Power companies in areas with a growing amount of clean power are looking at new ways to store compressed air underground. The Pacific Northwest could get some of these next-gen air technologies in the coming years.…
Read MoreWhat SolarCity’s earnings say about the challenges of building a solar retail business
SolarCity is one of the leaders when it comes to installing solar panels on home owner's rooftops. But the company's $31 million loss, in its latest quarter, shows the growing pains for the retail solar players.…
Read MoreTiny antennas that can harvest light and heat could deliver new solar tech
Capturing energy from light and heat using tiny antennas could be a way to produce solar energy at a lower cost, and capture and reuse waste heat from industrial processes. They're still in the prototype phase.…
Read MoreBright outlook: First Solar sells out of solar panels, inks new deal in China
After reducing production and costs and closing a big solar panel factory, First Solar says it's done a better job of managing its supply and has sold out of its production through nearly the end of the third quarter of this year.…
Read MoreGrid giant ABB throws down $1B for Power-One and its solar gear
ABB plans to buy power inverter leader Power-One for around a billion dollars. The move shows the expected strong growth in solar panel installations, despite the hard times for the solar panel makers themselves.…
Read MoreIn a brutal solar market, Sweden’s Midsummer looks to optical discs for solar
Swedish thin film solar manufacturer startup Midsummer is taking a cue from optical disc manufacturing for its solar panels, but is facing a difficult solar market.…
Read MoreTiny wires could be a breakthrough for cheap solar panels
A Swedish startup has developed a new technology that it says can boost the efficiency of standard solar panels at a minimal cost using nanowires. Is this the great bright hope for solar manufacturers who have been crippled by the difficult solar market in 2013?…
Read MoreIntroducing new solar gear that could change the game
A new solar inverter has been developed by a quiet startup called Empower Micro Systems, which could land on the market by the end of the year. The company's CCO says the tech could disrupt the landscape.…
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