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BERC team wins third place in DOE’s FLoW business plan competition
The team was awarded $40,000 to start their company, Xite Solar, which uses technology developed at UC Berkeley to improve efficiencies for existing thin film cells.
Germany cuts back on solar subsidies: now what?
Germany recently began decreasing subsides for solar energy. On the other side of the Atlantic, their cut-backs resonate in the U.S. solar sector.
SolarWorld pushes further for higher tariffs as China’s solar industry develops internationally
One month after the preliminary decision to impose tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, SolarWorld claims that the low percentage does not compensate for the total damage done to the US manufacturers.
Field Trip to PG&E's Vaca-Dixon Solar Station
Vaca-Dixon Solar Station is a flagship project of a major new solar energy program of PG&E. Join us to tour the facility on Tuesday, April 24.
The story behind BrightSource's IPO withdrawal
In a stunning development on the domestic renewable energy market, Oakland-based BrightSource Energy Inc. withdrew its planned IPO just hours before shares were scheduled to go public. BrightSource is a leading developer of utility-scale solar energy projects in the Mojave Desert of southern California.
ITC Releases Preliminary Decision to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Imports
On March 20, the ITC issued a statement to issue a 2.9% tariff on Suntech, 4.73% on Trina Solar, and 3.59% on all other Chinese solar panel imports. The tariffs short term impacts could be a jump in solar panel prices, reduced domestic demand, and the Chinese selling elsewhere, long-term effects are a bit more convoluted.
Shortcuts in solar siting decisions take a toll on the environment
Making hasty siting decisions in an effort to use stimulus money to build solar plants in the Mojave Desert is backfiring. Investigations have uncovered negative environmental impacts that ultimately harm both desert creatures and investor's wallets.
SOLAR WATER HEATERS GROW MORE PREVALENT IN CHINA
Despite the fact that western media’s attention is focused on solar panels in China, it is the less attention-grabbing solar water heaters that are dominating the domestic solar industry.latest from the blog
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